Catherine ConnorsCatherine Connors is an American lawyer who has served an associate justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court.EducationConnors earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Northwestern University in 1981 and a Juris Doctor from Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law in 1984.CareerConnors practiced at Pierce Atwood. Connors also filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court in support of striking down the Defense of Marriage Act.Maine Supreme Judicial CourtOn January 6, 2020, Governor Janet Mills announced the nomination of Connors to the seat vacated by Jeffrey Hjelm. On January 30, 2020, her nomination was approved by the legislate judiciary committee by a 11–0 vote. On February 4, 2020, she was confirmed unanimously by the Maine Senate.