Maine's Supreme Judicial Court created a statewide Business and Consumer Docket (BCD),[8][9] which includes within its jurisdiction complex case types that might be found on other states' business and commercial court dockets; but also includes, for example, class actions and complex consumer rights cases arising out of business or government dealings. Cases eligible for this specialized docket are cases that could otherwise have been heard in the Superior Court or Maine's District Court.[10][11] The BCD has a distinct set of procedural rules.[12] The BCD has two assigned judges from either the Superior or District Courts, who are designated by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court.[13][14] As of June 2024, the current BCD judges are Superior Court judge Thomas McKeon and District Court judge Michael A. Duddy.[15] Then Superior Court Chief Justice Thomas E. Humphrey was one of the first BCD judges,[16] along with District Court Chief Justice John C. Nivison.[17][18][19]