Judge's Abilities, Integrity Praised As He Prepares to Step Down ; Robert Clifford has Served On the State Supreme Court for 23 Years - Longer Than Any of the Other Six Justices.

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In his career, Robert Clifford climbed about as high as one can go as a judge in Maine.

When he retires later this summer, he will have spent a full three decades on the bench, serving the last 23 on the state's Supreme Judicial Court. Clifford, 72, has served on the high court longer than any of the other six justices.

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Judge's Abilities, Integrity Praised As He Prepares to Step Down ; Robert Clifford has Served On the State Supreme Court for 23 Years - Longer Than Any of the Other Six Justices.

Those who know him, however, say that despite the lofty credentials, Clifford has never let the success or the position go to his head. Friends and colleagues described the judge as kind, calm and self-effacing, always pointing out the virtues of someone else whil...

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