Gov. Janet Mills announced today that she has appointed a new chief medical examiner.
Dr. Alice Briones, a retired U.S. Air Force Colonel, will serve as Maine's next chief medical examiner.
She started this week on a part-time basis, and will begin full-time work in June after her family relocates to Maine.
The Office of Chief Medical Examiner is responsible for investigating sudden, unexpected and violent deaths.
A Hampden native, Briones was the first woman to lead the U.S. Armed Forces Medical Examiner System.
