Susan W. Calkins, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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American judge
Date of Birth: 15-Dec-1942
Place of Birth: Colorado, United States
Profession: judge
Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius 
About Susan W. Calkins
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- Calkins (born December 15, 1942) is a former Justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court appointed by Governor Angus King who served from September 2, 1998 to October 1, 2007.
- Born in Colorado, she graduated from the University of Maine School of Law and joined Pine Tree Legal Services as an attorney in 1970.
- After serving as acting director for a time, she formally became director in 1974.
- In 1980, Calkins was nominated to the Maine District Court, where she was confirmed by the Maine Senate 30–2 after Governor Joseph E.
- Brennan's counsel dispelled rumors that she was involved in demonstrations at the Seabrook Station Nuclear Power Plant.Two years into her term, a group of Enfield, Maine residents tried seeking Calkins' dismissal, finding her standards and sentences to be too lenient; members of the Committee on Judicial Responsibility and Disability found nothing to pursue as she had not been acting unethically.
- In 1990, after a period as Deputy Chief Judge, Calkins was named Chief District Court Judge.
- She served in that position until 1998, when she was nominated to the Maine Supreme Judicial Court.
- During her time as Chief Judge, Calkins focused on making the court more user-friendly, and was praised for her written opinions, which were considered clear and understandable even for non-lawyers.
- She formally became a Justice on September 2, 1998 and was re-appointed in 2005.
- She served on the Court until October 1, 2007, when she resigned from the seat, retiring from the judiciary.
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