Pat R. LePage ‘covereon February 13, 2018 Hon. Joseph M. Jabar Capital Judicial Center 1 Court Street Augusta, Maine 04330 Dear Associate Justice Jabar, As you know, I did not intend to reappoint you as justice of the Maine Si was to find a more conservative justice to balance out the court. At the time, you told me that you had only one year left to reach 20 years of se provided you with a lucrative, taxpayer-funded pension, You asked that [allow you to reached the 20-year mark, at which time you would step aside so I could nominate a My chief legal counsel at the time, Avery Day, was witness to this arrangement, In fact, I was against allowing you to continue on the court, since I was told you would probably break the deal a continue to serve after 20 years, However, I gave you the benefit of the doubt and told you that if you stepped aside after 20 years of service, I would support your nomination to go back to the Superior Court or to serve as an Active Retired Justice. [also told you that if another justice retired within the year, our deal was off: you could continue to serve, and I would fill the vacant seat with a more conservative justice. “The fact that you reneged on our arrangement demonstrates to me a lack of character and an example of dishonesty that is not worthy of a member of the bar, let alone a sitting justice. The Maine people deserve to know what kind of character a justice has, especially if he is presiding over the most important judicial decisions in the state. ‘The people you serve have a right to demand the highest qualifications—intelligence, integrity and good moral character—from members of their judicial branch, If a judge fails to uphold these standards, then I believe it is my duty to tell them. Sincerely, TraceR, Paul R. LePage Governor Co: Hon, Leigh I. Saufley, Chief Justice Hon, Donald G. Alexander Hon, Andrew M, Mead Hon, Ellen A. Gorman Hon, Jeffrey L. Hjelm Hon, Thomas E. Humphrey Hon, Robert W. Clifford a TTY USERS CAL! } 287-3531 (Voice) 1 FAX: (207)