Lance Walker serves as a Justice of the Maine Superior Court, where he presides over complex criminal and civil cases, including jury trials. Prior to his appointment to the Superior Court in 2015, he served for a year as a Judge on the Maine District Court. Before ascending to the bench, Justice Walker spent thirteen years handling a broad range of complex civil matters at trial and on appeal at the Portland firm of Norman Hanson & DeTroy, LLC. Upon graduation from law school, Justice Walker served as a law clerk to Justices Atwood, Marden, and Studstrup of the Maine Superior Court. Justice Walker earned his B.A. from the University of Maine and his J.D., cum laude, from the University of Maine School of Law.