After previously concluding Maine state court Judge Charles F. Budd Jr., had qualified immunity from a sexual harassment lawsuit filed against him by a privately-employed drug court counselor, a federal court has further rejected the plaintiff’s attempt to show that the jurist had supervisory authority over her.
Samantha Pike, a licensed alcohol and drug counselor employed by Wellsprings Inc., a treatment center contracted with the Maine Treatment Recovery Court, accused Budd of making unwelcome sexual advances as they attended the National Association of Drug Court Professionals Conference in Nashville, Tennessee in July 2022, according to court documents.
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