Former Maine chief justice among dozens calling for judicial independence
By Maine Morning Star
December 16, 2025 | Eesha Pendharkar | Maine Morning Star
As political attacks on the nation’s courts intensify, a former Maine chief justice is joining dozens of his peers in a public effort to defend the independence of the judiciary and the rule of law.
Daniel E. Wathen, who previously headed the Maine Supreme Judicial Court and led the state commission that investigated the Lewiston mass shooting, is among more than 40 former state chief justices participating in the newly launched Alliance of Former Chief Justices, an initiative announced by the nonpartisan civic organization Keep Our Republic on Monday. . . .