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This is a list of Oregon judges that have served within the confines of the United States

United States

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in the state of Oregon

Oregon

Oregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is located on the Pacific coast, with Washington to the north, California to the south, Nevada on the southeast and Idaho to the east. The Columbia and Snake rivers delineate much of Oregon's northern and eastern...

, as well as people from Oregon that have served in federal courts outside of the state. These include judges that served prior to statehood on February 14, 1859, including the judges of the Provisional Government of Oregon

Provisional Government of Oregon

The Provisional Government of Oregon was a popularly elected government created in the Oregon Country, in the Pacific Northwest region of North America. It existed from May 2, 1843 until March 3, 1849. Created at a time when no country had sovereignty over the region, this independent government...

. Those listed include judges of the Oregon Supreme Court

Oregon Supreme Court

The Oregon Supreme Court is the highest state court in the U.S. state of Oregon. The only court that may reverse or modify a decision of the Oregon Supreme Court is the Supreme Court of the United States. The OSC holds court at the Oregon Supreme Court Building in Salem, Oregon, near the capitol...

, the Oregon Tax Court

Oregon Tax Court

The Oregon Tax Court is a state court in the U.S. state of Oregon, which has jurisdiction in questions of law that regard state tax laws. Examples of matters that would come before this court include income taxes, corporate excise taxes, property taxes, timber taxes, cigarette taxes, local budget...

, and the Oregon Court of Appeals

Oregon Court of Appeals

The Oregon Court of Appeals is the state intermediate appellate court in the U.S. state of Oregon. Part of the Oregon Judicial Department, it has ten judges and is located in Salem...

at the state level. Judges for the United States District Court for the District of Oregon

United States District Court for the District of Oregon

The United States District Court for the District of Oregon is the Federal district court whose jurisdiction comprises the state of Oregon. It was created in 1859 when the state was admitted to the Union...

and judges from Oregon that have served on other federal courts are also listed. The judges of the Oregon circuit courts

Oregon circuit courts

Oregon's circuit courts are general jurisdiction trial courts of the U.S. state of Oregon. These courts hear civil and criminal court cases.The state has 27 circuit court districts, most of which correspond to the boundaries of the Oregon's 36 counties...

, who generally serve a single county, are not listed.

Pre-Provisional Government

People recorded to have served as a judge prior to the establishment of the Provisional Government of Oregon

Provisional Government of Oregon

in 1843. No formal judicial system existed in the region prior to 1843.

Name	Years	Notes
John Kirk Townsend John Kirk Townsend John Kirk Townsend was an American naturalist, ornithologist and collector.Townsend was born in Philadelphia and trained as a physician and pharmacist. He developed an interest in natural history in general and bird collecting in particular...	1835	Oversaw murder trial of Thomas J. Hubbard Thomas J. Hubbard Thomas Jefferson Hubbard was an Oregon pioneer and politician who was acquitted of murder charges in the first American murder trial in what is now the state of Oregon. At the trial the murder was determined to be justifiable homicide.... at Fort William Fort William (Oregon) Fort William was a fur trading outpost built by American Nathaniel Jarvis Wyeth in 1834. It was located on the Columbia River on Wappatoo Island in what is now part of Portland, Oregon. It was the site of a murder and the first Euro-American trial in what is now the state of Oregon... .
Ira L. Babcock	1841–1843	Chosen by pioneers to be supreme judge with probate powers, dealt with Ewing Young Ewing Young Ewing Young was an American fur trapper and trader from Tennessee who traveled Mexican southwestern North America and California before settling in the Oregon Country. As a prominent and wealthy citizen there, his death was the impetus for the early formation of government in what became the state... estate.

Provisional Government

In 1843, the Provisional Government of Oregon was created. This government constructed a judicial system headed by a single supreme judge.

Name	Years	Notes
Albert E. Wilson Albert E. Wilson Albert E. Wilson was an American pioneer and merchant in Oregon Country. Raised in the United States, he moved to what would become the U.S. state of Oregon where he operated stores, was involved in politics, and was elected as the first judge of the Provisional Government of Oregon.-Early...	1843	Elected at Champoeg Meetings Champoeg Meetings The Champoeg Meetings in Oregon Country were the first attempts at governing in the Pacific Northwest by United States European-American pioneers. Prior to this, the closest entity to a government was the Hudson's Bay Company, mainly through Dr... , but never served.
Osborne Russell Osborne Russell Osborne Russell was a mountain man and politician who helped form the government of the U.S. state of Oregon. He was born in Maine....	October 2, 1843-May 14, 1844	Served as circuit judge and presiding judge
Ira L. Babcock	June 27, 1844-November 11, 1844	Served as circuit judge and presiding judge
James W. Nesmith James W. Nesmith James Willis Nesmith was an American politician and lawyer from Oregon. Born in Canada to American parents, he grew up in New Hampshire and Maine...	December 25, 1844-August 9, 1845	Appointed by Executive Committee Executive Committee (Oregon Territory) An Executive Committee was the title of a three-person committee which served as the executive Branch of the Provisional Government of Oregon in the disputed Oregon Country. This arrangement was announced on July 5, 1843, after three months of study by the Provisional Legislature at Champoeg... before election in 1845, served as circuit judge and presiding judge.
Nathaniel Ford Nathaniel Ford Nathaniel Ford was an American politician and Oregon pioneer during the time of the Oregon Territory. A native of Missouri, he worked as a sheriff in that state before moving to the Oregon Country where he was selected as judge in the Provisional Government of Oregon and served in the Oregon...	never served	Elected by Provisional Legislature on August 9, 1845, declined to serve.
Peter Hardeman Burnett Peter Hardeman Burnett Peter Hardeman Burnett was an American politician and the first state governor of California, serving from December 20, 1849 to January 9, 1851. He was also the first California governor to resign from office...	September 6, 1845-December 29, 1846	Elected by legislature as supreme judge.
J. Quinn Thornton Jesse Quinn Thornton Jessy Quinn Thornton was an American settler of Oregon, active in political, legal, and educational circles. He served as the 5th Supreme Judge of the Provisional Government of Oregon, presented Oregon's petition for official territorial status to Congress, served in the Oregon Legislature, and...	February 20, 1847-November 9, 1847	Appointed by Governor George Abernethy George Abernethy George Abernethy was an American pioneer, notable entrepreneur, and first governor of Oregon under the provisional government in what would become the state of Oregon in the United States... as supreme judge.
Columbia Lancaster Columbia Lancaster Columbia Lancaster was a Delegate from the Territory of Washington.-Early life:Born in New Milford, Connecticut, Lancaster moved with his family to Canfield, Ohio, in 1817. There he attended the common schools before he moved to Detroit, Michigan, in 1824...	November 30, 1847-April 9, 1849	Appointed by Governor George Abernethy as supreme judge.
Asa Lovejoy Asa Lovejoy Asa Lawrence Lovejoy was an American pioneer and politician in the region that would become the U.S. state of Oregon. He is best remembered as a founder of the city of Portland, Oregon...	no record	Elected by Provisional Legislature on February 16, 1849 as supreme judge.

Oregon Supreme Court

The Oregon Territory

Oregon Territory

The Territory of Oregon was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from August 14, 1848, until February 14, 1859, when the southwestern portion of the territory was admitted to the Union as the State of Oregon. Originally claimed by several countries , the region was...

was created in 1848 by the United States Congress

United States Congress

The United States Congress is the bicameral legislature of the federal government of the United States, consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives. The Congress meets in the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C....

. Congress then created a three judge supreme court for the territory. In 1859, the territory became the state of Oregon, with the Oregon Supreme Court

Oregon Supreme Court

remaining, eventually expanded to seven justices.

Order	Name	Years on the Court	Notes
1.	William P. Bryant William P. Bryant William P. Bryant was an American jurist from Kentucky. He served as the first Chief Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court in the Oregon Territory. United States President James K. Polk appointed Bryant, of Indiana, to the court once the Oregon Territory was established in 1848. In Indiana he served...	1848-1850	Appointed by U.S. President, chief justice 1848-1850.
2.	Orville C. Pratt Orville C. Pratt Orville C. Pratt was an American jurist and attorney. He served as the 2nd Associate Justice on the Oregon Supreme Court serving from 1848 to 1852. He wrote the lone dissenting opinion in the controversy over the Oregon Territory’s capital between Oregon City and Salem.-Early life:Pratt was born...	1848-1852	Appointed by U.S. President.
3.	Thomas Nelson Thomas Nelson (Oregon judge) Thomas Nelson was an American attorney and judge. He was appointed as the 2nd Chief Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court serving from 1850 to 1853. A native of the U.S. state of New York, he lived in Oregon only during his term as chief justice....	1850-1853	Appointed by U.S. President, chief justice 1850-1853.
4.	William Strong William Strong (Oregon judge) William Strong was an American attorney and jurist in the Pacific Northwest. He was the 4th Associate Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court when the region was still the Oregon Territory. A native of Vermont, he settled in the Washington Territory after it was created in 1853 and served in the...	1850-1853	Appointed by U.S. President.
5.	George Henry Williams George Henry Williams George Henry Williams was an American judge and politician. He served as Chief Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court, was the 32nd Attorney General of the United States, and served one term in the United States Senate...	1853-1858	Appointed by U.S. President, chief justice 1853-1858.
6.	Cyrus Olney Cyrus Olney Cyrus Olney was an American politician and lawyer in what would become the state of Oregon. He was the 6th Associate Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court serving while the region was still the Oregon Territory...	1853-1858	Appointed by U.S. President.
7.	Matthew Deady Matthew Deady Matthew Paul Deady was a politician and jurist in the Oregon Territory and the state of Oregon of the United States. He served on the Oregon Supreme Court from 1853 to 1859, at which time he was appointed to the newly created federal court of the state...	1853-1859	Appointed by U.S. President.
8.	Obadiah B. McFadden Obadiah B. McFadden Obadiah Benton McFadden was an American attorney and politician in the Pacific Northwest. He was the 8th Associate Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court, temporarily serving on the court to replace Matthew Deady...	1853-1854	Appointed by U.S. President.
9.	Reuben P. Boise Reuben P. Boise Reuben Patrick Boise was an American attorney, judge and politician in the Oregon Territory and the early years of the state of Oregon. A native of Massachusetts, he immigrated to Oregon in 1850, where he would twice serve on the Oregon Supreme Court for a total of 16 years, with three stints as...	1858-1870, 1876-1880	Appointed by U.S. President in 1858, elected in 1859, 1876. Appointed by Governor 1878. Chief justice 1862-1864, 1867-1870.
10.	Aaron E. Wait	1859-1862	Elected in 1858, chief justice 1859-1862.
11.	Riley E. Stratton Riley E. Stratton Riley Evans Stratton was an American attorney and judge in Oregon. He served as the 11th Associate Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court, serving from 1859 until 1866. He was one of the first group of justices elected to the court along with Aaron E...	1859-1866	Elected in 1858, died in office December 26, 1866.
12.	Paine Page Prim Paine Page Prim Paine Page Prim was an American attorney and judge in the state of Oregon. He was the 6th Chief Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court serving in that role from three times between 1864 and 1878. Prim served on Oregon’s highest court for 21 years...	1859-1880	Appointed by Governor in 1859 and 1878, elected 1860, 1866, 1872. Chief justice 1864-1866, 1870-1872, and 1876-1878.
13.	William W. Page William W. Page William Wilmer Page was an American attorney and judge in the state of Oregon. A native of Virginia, he served as the 13th Associate Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court for four months in 1862 to finish the term of Aaron E. Waite....	1862	Appointed by Governor.
14.	Erasmus D. Shattuck Erasmus D. Shattuck Erasmus Darwin Shattuck was an American politician and judge in the state of Oregon. He served as the 7th Chief Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court serving from 1866 to 1867...	1862-1867, 1874-1878	Elected in 1862, 1874. Chief justice 1866-1867.
15.	Joseph G. Wilson Joseph G. Wilson Joseph Gardner Wilson was a U.S. Republican politician in the state of Oregon. A native of New Hampshire, he served as a state circuit court judge and as a justice on the Oregon Supreme Court, and was elected to the United States House of Representatives...	1862-1870	Appointed by Governor in 1862, elected 1864.
16.	Alonzo A. Skinner Alonzo A. Skinner Alonzo A. Skinner was an American judge and Whig party politician in Oregon. He was the 16th Associate Justice on the Oregon Supreme Court and unsuccessful candidate for the office of governor...	1866-1867	Appointed by Governor in 1866.
17.	William W. Upton William W. Upton William W. Upton was an American jurist and politician. He served as Oregon’s 8th Chief Justice of the state’s highest court. William Upton served from 1867 until 1874 on the Oregon Supreme Court before appointment to a position with the United States Treasury in 1877...	1867-1874	Appointed by Governor 1867, elected in 1868. Chief justice 1872-1874.
18.	John Kelsay John Kelsay (judge) John Kelsay was an American politician and judge in Oregon. He was the 18th Associate Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court, and fought in the Rogue River Wars...	1868-1870	Elected in 1868.
19.	Benoni Whitten Benoni Whitten Benoni Whitten was an American attorney and judge in Oregon. He was the 19th Associate Justice on the Oregon Supreme Court in the United States...	1870	Appointed by Governor in 1870.
20.	Lewis Linn McArthur Lewis Linn McArthur Lewis Linn McArthur was an American newspaper publisher and judge in the state of Oregon. He was an Oregon Supreme Court associate justice and the father of Lewis A. McArthur, the first editor of the Oregon Geographic Names publications. He served on the court from 1870 to 1878...	1870-1878	Elected in 1870 and 1876.
21.	Andrew J. Thayer Andrew J. Thayer Andrew Jackson Thayer was an attorney and Democratic U.S. congressman from Oregon. A native of New York state, he previously worked as the U.S. Attorney for Oregon. His brother was William W. Thayer, a governor of Oregon...	1870-1873	Elected in 1870, died in office April 26, 1873.
22.	Benjamin F. Bonham Benjamin F. Bonham Benjamin F. Bonham was an American educator, politician, and judge in Oregon. He was the 9th Chief Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court, USA. Overall he was on Oregon’s highest court from 1870 to 1876. Prior to joining the court he was in the Oregon Territorial Legislature and the first State...	1870-1876	Elected in 1870. Chief justice 1874-1876.
23.	Lafayette F. Moser	1873-1874	Appointed by Governor in May 1873.
24.	John Burnett John Burnett (judge) John Burnett was an American judge in the state of Oregon. He was the 24th Associate Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court. A native of Missouri, he also served as a county and circuit court judge in Oregon, and was elected to the Oregon State Senate.-Early life:Burnett was born on July 4, 1831 in...	1874-1876	Elected in 1874.
25.	James F. Watson James F. Watson James Finley Watson was an American judge and politician in Oregon. A native of Iowa, he was the 25th Associate Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court serving from 1876 until 1878...	1876-1878	Elected in 1876.
26.	James Kerr Kelly	1878-1880	Appointed by Governor in 1878. Chief justice 1878-1880.
27.	William Paine Lord William Paine Lord William Paine Lord , was a Republican politician who served as the ninth Governor of Oregon from 1895 to 1899. The Delaware native previously served as the 27th associate justice on the Oregon Supreme Court, including three times as the Chief Justice of that court...	1880-1894	Elected in 1880, 1882, and 1888. Chief justice 1880-1882, 1886-1888, and 1892-1894.
28.	Edward B. Watson Edward B. Watson Edward Byers Watson was an American jurist in the state of Oregon. He was the 12th Chief Justice on the Oregon Supreme Court...	1880-1884	Elected in 1880. Chief justice 1882-1884.
29.	John B. Waldo John B. Waldo John Breckenridge Waldo was an American politician and jurist from the state of Oregon. A native of Oregon, he grew up near Salem as part of a prominent pioneer political family that included father Daniel and brother William...	1880-1886	Elected in 1880. Chief justice 1884-1886.
30.	William Wallace Thayer W. W. Thayer William Wallace Thayer , was a Democratic politician active in U.S. states of Idaho and Oregon. Most notably, he served as the sixth Governor of Oregon from 1878 to 1882 and Chief Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court from 1888 to 1889.-Background:Thayer was born on a farm near Lima, New York, on...	1884-1890	Elected in 1884. Chief justice 1888-1890.
31.	Reuben S. Strahan Reuben S. Strahan Reuben Scott Strahan was an American politician and judge in Oregon. He was the 15th Chief Justice of the state’s highest court...	1886-1892	Elected in 1886. Chief justice 1890-1892.
32.	Robert S. Bean Robert S. Bean Robert Sharp Bean was an American attorney and judge in the state of Oregon. He was the 16th Chief Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court, serving as chief justice three different times. Bean was on the state’ highest court from 1890 to 1909 when he was appointed as a judge for the United States...	1890-1909	Elected in 1890, 1896, 1902, 1908. Chief justice 1894-1896, 1900-1902, and 1905-1909.
33.	Frank A. Moore Frank A. Moore Frank A. Moore was an American politician and judge in the state of Oregon. He was the 17th Chief Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court. He is the only person to serve as chief justice for Oregon’s highest court on four different occasions, and he spent 26 years overall on the bench...	1892-1918	Elected in 1892, 1898, 1904, 1910, 1916. Chief justice 1896-1898, 1902-1905, 1909-1911, and 1915-1917. Died in office September 25, 1918.
34.	Charles E. Wolverton Charles E. Wolverton Charles Edwin Wolverton was an American state and federal judge in the state of Oregon. He was the 18th Chief Justice on the Oregon Supreme Court...	1894-1905	Elected in 1894 and 1900. Chief justice 1898-1900, and 1905.
35.	Thomas G. Hailey Thomas G. Hailey Thomas G. Hailey was an American attorney and judge in Oregon. He was the 35th Associate Justice on the Oregon Supreme Court in the United States. Prior to appointment to Oregon’s high court he served as a district attorney in Eastern Oregon and as mayor of Pendleton, Oregon.-Early life:Born in La...	1905-1907	Appointed by Governor in 1905.
36.	Robert Eakin Robert Eakin Robert Eakin was an American judge and attorney in the state of Oregon. He served as the 19th Chief Justice on the Oregon Supreme Court. Eakin was the head judge of the court from 1911 to 1913, and was on the court overall from 1907 until 1917.-Early life:Eakin was born on March 15, 1848, in Kane...	1907-1917	Elected in 1906 and 1912. Chief justice 1911-1913.
37.	William R. King William R. King (judge) William R. King was an American politician and judge in the state of Oregon. He was the 37th Associate Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court...	1909-1911	Appointed by Governor in 1909.
38.	Woodson T. Slater Woodson T. Slater Woodson Taylor Slater was an American attorney and jurist in Oregon. He was the 38th Associate Justice on the Oregon Supreme Court, serving from 1909 to 1911. Slater was the son of Congressman James H. Slater...	1909-1911	Appointed by Governor in 1909.
39.	Thomas A. McBride Thomas A. McBride Thomas Allen McBride was an American attorney and judge in Oregon. He was the 20th Chief Justice on the Oregon Supreme Court serving three times as chief between 1913 and 1927...	1909-1930	Appointed by Governor in 1909, elected in 1914, 1920, and 1926. Died in office September 9, 1930. Chief justice 1913-1915, 1917-1921, and 1923-1927.
40.	Henry J. Bean Henry J. Bean Henry J. Bean was an American politician and judge in Oregon. He was the 24th Chief Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court. He served in that role twice during the 1930s. At his death on the bench he was the longest serving justice in the state’s history...	1911-1941	Elected in 1910, 1914, 1920, 1926, 1932, and 1938. Died in office May 8, 1941. Chief justice 1931-1933 and 1937-1939.
41.	George H. Burnett George H. Burnett George Henry Burnett was an American attorney and judge in the state of Oregon. He was the 21st Chief Justice on the Oregon Supreme Court serving twice as chief first in 1921 to 1923, and then in 1927 when he died in office...	1911-1927	Elected in 1910, 1916, and 1922. Died in office September 10, 1927. Chief justice 1921-1923, and 1927.
42.	Charles L. McNary Charles L. McNary Charles Linza McNary was a United States Republican politician from Oregon. He served in the Senate from 1917 to 1944, and was Senate Minority Leader from 1933 to 1944. In the Senate, McNary helped to pass legislation that led to the construction of Bonneville Dam on the Columbia River, and worked...	1913-1915	Appointed in 1913.
43.	William Marion Ramsey William Marion Ramsey William Marion Ramsay was an American politician and judge in Oregon. He was the 43rd Associate Justice on the Oregon Supreme Court serving from 1913 to 1915...	1913-1915	Appointed in 1913.
44.	Henry L. Benson Henry L. Benson Henry Lamdin Benson was an American politician and jurist in the state of Oregon. He was the 44th Associate Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court, serving from 1915 to 1921 on the state's highest court...	1915-1921	Elected in 1914, 1920. Died in office October 16, 1921.
45.	Lawrence T. Harris Lawrence T. Harris Lawrence T. Harris was an American politician and lawyer in the state of Oregon. He was the 45th Associate Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court, serving from 1914 to 1924. An a native Oregonian, he also served as a state court judge and in 1903 was the Speaker of the Oregon House of Representatives...	1915-1924	Elected in 1914 and 1920.
46.	Wallace McCamant Wallace McCamant Wallace McCamant was an American jurist in Oregon. A Pennsylvania native, he served as the 46th Associate Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court from 1917 to 1918. Later he served briefly on the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit...	1917-1918	Appointed by Governor in 1917.
47.	Charles A. Johns Charles A. Johns Charles A. Johns was an American lawyer, jurist and politician who served as the 47th Associate Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court. Johns also served as mayor of Baker City in Eastern Oregon and as a justice on the Supreme Court of the Philippines while that archipelago was under U.S...	1918-1921	Appointed by Governor in 1918. Elected in 1918.
48.	Conrad P. Olson Conrad P. Olson Conrad Patrick Olson was an American politician and judge in Oregon. He was the 48th Associate Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court. Additionally, the Wisconsin native served in both chambers of the Oregon Legislature during the early 1900s.-Early life:Conrad Olson was born in Clay Banks, Wisconsin...	1918-1919	Appointed by Governor in 1918.
49.	Alfred S. Bennett Alfred S. Bennett Alfred Silas Bennett was an American judge, educator, and attorney in Oregon. He was the 49th Associate Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court, serving from 1919 to 1920. Previously he had served as a state circuit court judge and as a county school superintendent...	1919-1920	Elected in 1918.
50.	George M. Brown George M. Brown George M. Brown was an American attorney and judge in the state of Oregon. He was the 50th Associate Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court and the 5th attorney general of the state from 1915 to 1920...	1920-1933	Appointed by Governor in 1920. Elected in 1920 and 1926.
51.	John McCourt John McCourt John McCourt was an American attorney and jurist in the state of Oregon. He served as the 51st Associate Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court. Prior to joinng the court, McCourt had worked as United States District Attorney for the District of Oregon...	1921-1924	Appointed by Governor in 1921. Elected in 1922. Died in office September 12, 1924.
52.	John L. Rand John L. Rand John Langdon Rand was an American politician and jurist in the state of Oregon. He served as the 22nd Chief Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court. Overall he was on Oregon’s highest court from 1921 to 1942 serving as chief justice three times...	1921-1942	Appointed by Governor in 1921. Elected in 1922, 1928, 1934, and 1940. Died in office November 19, 1942. Chief justice 1927-1929, 1933-1935, and 1939-1941.
53.	Oliver P. Coshow Oliver P. Coshow Oliver Perry Coshow was an American attorney and politician in Oregon. He was the 23rd Chief Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court, serving on Oregon’s highest court from 1924 to 1931. The Oregon native earlier had served in the Oregon Legislative Assembly.-Early life:Oliver Coshow was born on...	1924-1931	Appointed by Governor in 1924. Elected in 1924. Chief justice 1929-1931.
54.	Martin L. Pipes Martin L. Pipes Martin Luther Pipes was the an American attorney and judge in Oregon. He was the 54th Associate Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court...	1924	Appointed by Governor in 1924.
55.	Harry H. Belt Harry H. Belt Harry Hackleman Belt was an American educator, lawyer, and judge in the state of Oregon. He was the 28th Chief Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court starting in 1945. He served as chief justice for two years. Belt served on the bench for twenty-five years overall.-Early life:Belt’s father John D...	1925-1950	Elected in 1924, 1930, 1936, 1942, 1948. Chief justice 1945-1947. Died in office August 6, 1950.
56.	George Rossman George Rossman George Rossman was an American lawyer and judge. He was the 29th Chief Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court in the United States. The Illinois native served on Oregon’s highest court for the longest time of any judge in the court’s history, from 1927 to 1965...	1927-1965	Appointed by Governor in 1927. Elected in 1928, 1934, 1940, 1946, 1952, and 1958. Chief justice 1947-1949.
57.	Percy R. Kelly Percy R. Kelly Percy R. Kelly was an American attorney and jurist in the state of Oregon. He was the 26th Chief Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court, serving on Oregon’s highest court from 1930 to 1949...	1930-1949	Appointed by Governor in 1930. Elected in 1930, 1936, 1942, and 1948. Chief justice 1941-1943. Died in office June 14, 1949.
58.	James U. Campbell James U. Campbell James Ulysses Campbell was an American judge and politician in Oregon. He was the 25th Chief Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court, serving on Oregon’s highest court from 1930 to 1937...	1931-1937	Elected in 1930 and 1936. Chief justice 1935-1937. Died in office July 16, 1937.
59.	John O. Bailey John O. Bailey John Ora Bailey was an American judge and politician in the state of Oregon. He was the 27th Chief Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court, serving on Oregon’s highest court from 1933 to 1950. Bailey also served in the Oregon House of Representatives and the Oregon State Senate...	1933-1950	Elected in 1932, 1938, and 1944. Chief justice 1943-1945
60.	Hall S. Lusk Hall S. Lusk Hall Stoner Lusk was an American jurist and politician in the state of Oregon. A native of the District of Columbia, he became a judge in Oregon, serving in both the Oregon circuit courts and later on the Oregon Supreme Court, including time as its Chief Justice...	1937-1960, 1961-1968	Appointed by Governor in 1937. Elected in 1938, 1944, 1950, 1956. Temporary service from 1961-1968. Chief justice 1949-1951.
61.	James T. Brand James T. Brand James T. Brand was the 31st Chief Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court, serving in that role from 1951 to 1953...	1941-1958	Appointed by Governor in 1941. Elected in 1942, 1948 and 1952. Chief justice 1951-1953.
62.	Arthur D. Hay Arthur D. Hay Arthur Douglas Hay was an American attorney and judge in Oregon. He was the 62nd Associate Justice on the Oregon Supreme Court, serving from 1942 to 1952. Prior to his appointment to the state’s highest court, Hay served as a state circuit court judge.-Early life:Arthur Hay was born in Scotland on...	1942-1952	Appointed by Governor in 1942. Elected in 1944 and 1950. Died in office December 19, 1952.
	Walter C. Winslow Walter C. Winslow Walter C. Winslow was an American attorney in Oregon. A native of the state, he practiced law in Salem and later served temporarily on the Oregon Supreme Court. In legal practice he worked for brothers John Hugh McNary and Charles L. McNary in his early years as a lawyer.-Early life:Walter Winslow...	1947-1948	Served as judge pro tempore while Brand served as war crimes judge following World War II World War II World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis... .
63.	E. M. Page E. M. Page Everill Max "E.M." Page was an American lawyer and judge in the state of Oregon. He was appointed as the 63rd Associate Justice on the Oregon Supreme Court, serving for less than a year between 1949 and 1950....	1949-1950	Appointed by Governor in 1949.
64.	Earl C. Latourette Earl C. Latourette Earl Cornelius Latourette was the 32nd Chief Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court and a Clackamas County Circuit Court judge...	1950-1956	Appointed by Governor in 1950. Elected in 1950. Chief justice 1953-1955. Died in office August 18, 1956.
65.	Harold J. Warner Harold J. Warner Harold Johnson Warner was an American attorney and judge in Oregon. He was the 33rd Chief Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court. Warner served on the court from 1950 to 1963, including two years as Chief Justice...	1950-1963	Appointed by Governor in 1950. Elected in 1950 and 1956. Chief justice 1955-1957.
66.	Walter L. Tooze Walter L. Tooze Walter Lincoln Tooze was an American attorney and politician in Oregon. He served as the 66th Associate Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court and as a state district court judge...	1950-1956	Appointed by Governor in 1950. Elected in 1950 and 1956. Died in office December 21, 1956.
67.	William C. Perry William C. Perry William C. Perry was an American attorney and jurist in Oregon. He was the 34th Chief Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court. He served in that role twice for a total of five years. Perry was appointed to the court by soon to be ex-governor Douglas McKay after McKay had already appointed him as a...	1952-1970	Appointed by Governor in 1952. Elected in 1954, 1960, and 1966. Chief justice 1957-1959 and 1967-1970.
68.	William M. McAllister William M. McAllister William Menzies McAllister was an American politician and jurist in the state of Oregon. He served as Speaker of the Oregon House of Representatives in the 1940s, served on the Oregon Supreme Court, and was Chief Justice of the court for eight years beginning in 1959.-Early years:William...	1956-1976	Appointed by Governor in 1956. Elected in 1956, 1962, 1968, and 1974. Chief justice 1959-1967.
69.	Randall B. Kester Randall B. Kester Randall B. Kester is an American attorney and former judge in the state of Oregon. He was the 69th Associate Justice on the Oregon Supreme Court, serving from 1957 to 1958...	1957-1958	Appointed by Governor in 1957.
70.	Gordon Sloan Gordon Sloan Gordon Wright Sloan was an American attorney and judge. He was the 70th Associate Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court in the United States. He previously served on the International Tuna Commission, and later the Kansas native was Oregon’s first senior judge.-Early life:Gordon Sloan was born to...	1958-1970	Appointed by Governor in 1958. Elected in 1958 and 1964.
71.	Kenneth J. O'Connell Kenneth J. O'Connell Kenneth J. O'Connell was an American educator and jurist in the state of Oregon. He served as the 36th Chief Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court, serving in that position from 1970-1976...	1958-1977	Appointed by Governor in 1958. Elected in 1958, 1964, and 1970. Chief justice 1970-1976.
72.	Alfred T. Goodwin	1960-1969	Appointed by Governor in 1960. Elected in 1960 and 1966.
73.	Arno H. Denecke Arno H. Denecke Arno H. Denecke was an American jurist born in Illinois. He served on the Oregon Supreme Court from 1963 to 1982, and as the 37th Chief Justice of the court from 1976 until leaving the bench. The World War II veteran retired from the United States Army at the rank of colonel in 1974.-Early...	1963-1982	Elected in 1962, 1968, 1974, and 1980. Chief justice 1976-1982.
74.	Ralph M. Holman Ralph M. Holman Ralph M. Holman is an attorney and senior judge in the state of Oregon, United States. He was the 74th Associate Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court. Previously he was a circuit court judge for Clackamas County, Oregon.-Early life:...	1965-1980	Elected in 1964, 1970, and 1976.
75.	Thomas Tongue Thomas Tongue Thomas H. Tongue III was an American jurist in the state of Oregon. A native of the state, he served as the 75th associate justice of the Oregon Supreme Court, serving 13 years on the state's highest court. Tongue is the grandson of U.S. Representative Thomas H...	1969-1982	Appointed by Governor in 1969. Elected in 1970 and 1976.
76.	Edward H. Howell Edward H. Howell Edward H. Howell was an American jurist in the state of Oregon. The Oregon native and Army veteran served on the Oregon Tax Court and the state’s highest court, the Oregon Supreme Court.-Early life:...	1970-1980	Appointed by Governor in 1970. Elected in 1970 and 1976.
77.	Dean F. Bryson Dean F. Bryson Dean F. Bryson was an American attorney in the state of Oregon, United States. He was the 77th Associate Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court...	1970-1979	Elected in 1970 and 1976, also appointed by Governor in 1970.
78.	Berkeley Lent Berkeley Lent Berkeley "Bud" Lent was an American politician and jurist in the state of Oregon. He was the 38th Chief Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court, serving from 1982 to 1983. Elected to the court in 1976, Lent remained until 1988...	1977-1988	Elected in 1976 and 1982. Chief justice 1982-1983.
79.	Hans A. Linde Hans A. Linde Hans Arthur Linde, is a German American attorney and former jurist in Oregon. Born in Germany, he also lived with his family in Denmark before immigrating to Portland, Oregon. After serving in the United States Army during World War II he graduated from college and law school. Linde then worked...	1977-1990	Appointed by Governor in 1977. Elected in 1978 and 1984.
80.	Edwin J. Peterson Edwin J. Peterson Edwin J. Peterson is an American jurist in the state of Oregon. He was the 39th Chief Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court, serving from 1983 to 1991, and is currently a Distinguished Jurist in Residence at Willamette University College of Law in Salem, Oregon.-Education:Edwin Peterson received his...	1979-1993	Appointed by Governor in 1979. Elected in 1980, 1986, and 1992. Chief justice 1983-1991.
81.	Jacob Tanzer Jacob Tanzer Jacob B. Tanzer is an American attorney in the state of Oregon, United States. Prior to private practice Tanzer served as the 81st Associate Justice on the Oregon Supreme Court...	1980-1982	Appointed by Governor in 1980. Elected in 1980.
82.	J. R. Campbell J. R. Campbell J. R. “Doc” Campbell is an American attorney in the state of Oregon, United States. He was the 82nd Associate Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court and served on the Oregon Court of Appeals. The Navy veteran from Montana also worked as a circuit court judge in Oregon.-Early life:On July 9, 1918, J....	1980-1988	Appointed by Governor in 1980. Elected in 1982.
83.	Betty Roberts Betty Roberts Betty Cantrell Roberts was a politician and judge in the U.S. state of Oregon. She was the 83rd Associate Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court, the highest state court in Oregon. She was the first woman on the Oregon Supreme Court, and had also been the first woman on the Oregon Court of Appeals...	1982-1986	Appointed by Governor in 1982. Elected in 1982. First woman on court.
84.	Wallace P. Carson, Jr. Wallace P. Carson, Jr. Wallace P. Carson, Jr. is an American attorney and politician from Oregon. He has spent time in both of Oregon’s legislative branches and served on the Oregon Supreme Court for 24 years. Carson served for 14 years as Chief Justice of the court, which is the longest of any previous Chief Justice on...	1982-2007	Appointed by Governor in 1982. Elected in 1982, 1988, 1994 and 2000. Chief justice 1991-2006.
85.	Robert E. Jones Robert E. Jones (judge) Robert Edward Jones is an American politician and judge in Oregon. He is currently a senior judge for the United States District Court for the District of Oregon in the Portland...	1983-1990	Appointed by Governor in 1982. Elected in 1984.
86.	W. Michael Gillette W. Michael Gillette W. Michael Gillette is an American attorney and retired judge in the state of Oregon. He was an associate justice on the Oregon Supreme Court, where he served from 1986 until 2010...	1986-2010	Appointed by Governor in 1986. Elected in 1986, 1992, 1998, and 2004.
87.	George Van Hoomissen George Van Hoomissen George Albert Van Hoomissen is an American attorney in the state of Oregon, United States. He previously served as the 87th Associate Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court and served on the Oregon Court of Appeals...	1988-2001	Elected in 1988 and 1994.
88.	Edward N. Fadeley Edward N. Fadeley Edward Norman Fadeley is an attorney and former politician in the state of Oregon, United States. He was the 88th Associate Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court. Previously he served in both the Oregon House of Representatives and the Oregon State Senate, serving one session as President of the...	1988-1998	Elected in 1988 and 1994.
89.	Richard Unis Richard Unis Richard L. Unis is an American attorney in the state of Oregon, United States. He was the 89th Associate Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court. Previously he was a judge for the city of Portland, a judge at the county level, and a state circuit court judge.-Early life:Richard Unis was born and...	1990-1996	Appointed by Governor in 1990. Elected in 1990.
90.	Susan P. Graber Susan P. Graber Susan Pia Graber is an American attorney and jurist. She is currently a circuit judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. A native of Oklahoma, she previously was the 90th Associate Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court, and served on the Oregon Court of Appeals.-Early...	1990-1998	Appointed by Governor in 1990 and 1991. Elected in 1992.
91.	Robert D. Durham Robert D. Durham Robert D. Durham is a current Associate Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court. Previously Durham was a judge for the Oregon Court of Appeals and a lawyer in private practice.-Education:...	1994-current	Appointed by Governor in 1994. Elected in 1994, 2000, and 2006.
92.	Ted Kulongoski Ted Kulongoski Theodore R. "Ted" Kulongoski is an American politician, who served as the 36th Governor of Oregon. A Democrat, he has served in both houses of the Oregon Legislative Assembly, as the state Insurance Commissioner, the Attorney General, and an Associate Justice on the Oregon Supreme Court.-Early...	1997-2001	Elected in 1996.
93.	Susan M. Leeson Susan M. Leeson Susan M. Leeson is an American attorney and former judge in the state of Oregon. She was the 94th Associate Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court. Prior to her appointment to Oregon’s high court, the Utah native served on the Oregon Court of Appeals.-Early life:Susan Leeson was born on August 16,...	1998-2003	Appointed by Governor in 1998. Elected in 1998.
94.	R. William Riggs R. William Riggs Richard William Riggs is an American attorney and former judge in the state of Oregon. He is currently a senior judge for Oregon, and previously was the 94th justice of the Oregon Supreme Court serving from 1998 to 2006.-Early life:...	1998-2006	Appointed by Governor in 1998. Elected in 1998 and 2004.
95.	Paul J. De Muniz Paul De Muniz Paul J. De Muniz is an American judge in the state of Oregon. He is the first Hispanic Chief Justice in the history of the Oregon Supreme Court. He was elected to the court in 2000, and elected as Chief Justice in 2006. He won re-election in May 2006 for another six-year term on the state's...	2001-current	Elected in 2000 and 2006. Chief justice 2006 to current.
96.	Thomas A. Balmer Thomas A. Balmer Thomas "Tom" A. Balmer is an American jurist in Oregon, United States. A native of Washington, he has served as an Associate Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court since 2001...	2001-current	Appointed by Governor in 2001. Elected in 2002 and 2008.
97.	Rives Kistler Rives Kistler Rives Kistler is an American attorney and judge in the state of Oregon. After college and law school on the East Coast, he moved to Oregon where he worked in private practice before joining the Oregon Department of Justice...	2003-current	Appointed by Governor in 2003. Elected in 2004 and 2010.
98.	Martha Lee Walters Martha Lee Walters Martha Lee Walters is an American labor attorney and judge in the state of Oregon. As of 2008, she is the 98th Associate Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court. She became the first female justice on the state's highest court in three years when she was appointed in 2006...	2006-current	Appointed by Governor in 2006. Elected in 2008.
99.	Virginia L. Linder Virginia Linder Virginia Lynn Linder is an American judge from Oregon who has served, since January 2007, as the 99th justice of the Oregon Supreme Court. She had previously served since 1997 on the Oregon Court of Appeals...	2007-current	Elected in 2006.
100.	Jack L. Landau Jack Landau (judge) Jack L. Landau is an American attorney and jurist in the state of Oregon. A native of Colorado, he worked in private legal practice in Oregon before he joined the Oregon Department of Justice. After he served on the Oregon Court of Appeals, he joined the Oregon Supreme Court as an associate...	2011-current	Elected in 2010.

Oregon Court of Appeals

In 1969, the state of Oregon created an intermediate level appeals court. Judges from the Oregon Court of Appeals

Oregon Court of Appeals

The Oregon Court of Appeals is the state intermediate appellate court in the U.S. state of Oregon. Part of the Oregon Judicial Department, it has ten judges and is located in Salem...

decide cases appealed from the Oregon Circuit Court. The court has a total of ten judgeships.

Name	Years	Notes
Virgil Langtry	1969-1976	Appointed by governor in 1969. Elected in 1970. Resigned in 1976.
Robert H. Foley	1969-1976	Appointed by governor in 1969. Elected in 1970. Resigned in 1976.
Herbert M. Schwab	1969-1980	Appointed by governor in 1969. Elected in 1970 & 1976. Resigned in 1980. Chief judge 1969-1980.
William S. Fort	1969-1977	Appointed by governor in 1969. Elected in 1970.
Edward H. Branchfield	1969-1971	Appointed by governor in 1969.
Robert Y. Thornton Robert Y. Thornton Robert Y. Thornton was an attorney, politician, and jurist in the U.S. state of Oregon. A Democrat, he was the second-longest serving Oregon Attorney General in the state's history, holding that office from 1953 to 1969...	1971-1983	Elected in 1970 & 1976.
Jacob Tanzer Jacob Tanzer Jacob B. Tanzer is an American attorney in the state of Oregon, United States. Prior to private practice Tanzer served as the 81st Associate Justice on the Oregon Supreme Court...	1973-1975, 1976-1980	Appointed by governor in 1973 & 1976. Elected in 1976. Resigned in 1980.
Jason Lee Jason Lee (Oregon judge) Jason Dwight Lee was an American politician and judge in the state of Oregon. A controversial lawyer, he served on the Oregon Court of Appeals and made an unsuccessful attempt at joining the Oregon Supreme Court and was the defendant in several cases that made their way to the state’s highest court...	1975-1980	Elected in 1974. Died in office February 19, 1980.
Lee Johnson	1977-1978	Elected in 1976. Resigned in 1978.
William L. Richardson	1976-1997	Elected in 1976, 1982, 1988, and 1994. Appointed by governor in 1976. Resigned in 1997. Chief judge 1993-1997.
John H. Buttler	1977-1992	Appointed by governor in 1977. Elected in 1978, 1984, and 1990. Resigned in 1992.
George M. Joseph	1977-1992	Appointed by governor in 1977. Elected in 1978, 1984, and 1990. Resigned in 1992. Chief judge 1981-1992.
W. Michael Gillette W. Michael Gillette W. Michael Gillette is an American attorney and retired judge in the state of Oregon. He was an associate justice on the Oregon Supreme Court, where he served from 1986 until 2010...	1977-1986	Appointed by governor in 1977. Elected in 1978 & 1984. Resigned in 1986.
Betty Roberts Betty Roberts Betty Cantrell Roberts was a politician and judge in the U.S. state of Oregon. She was the 83rd Associate Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court, the highest state court in Oregon. She was the first woman on the Oregon Supreme Court, and had also been the first woman on the Oregon Court of Appeals...	1977-1982	Appointed by governor in 1977. Elected in 1978. Resigned in 1982.
J. R. Campbell J. R. Campbell J. R. “Doc” Campbell is an American attorney in the state of Oregon, United States. He was the 82nd Associate Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court and served on the Oregon Court of Appeals. The Navy veteran from Montana also worked as a circuit court judge in Oregon.-Early life:On July 9, 1918, J....	1979-1980	Appointed by governor in 1979. Elected in 1980. Resigned in 1980.
John C. Warden	1980-1988	Appointed by governor in 1980 & 1981. Elected in 1982. Resigned in 1988.
Edward H. Warren	1980-1999	Appointed by governor in 1980. Elected in 1980, 1986 & 1992. Resigned in 1999.
George Van Hoomissen George Van Hoomissen George Albert Van Hoomissen is an American attorney in the state of Oregon, United States. He previously served as the 87th Associate Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court and served on the Oregon Court of Appeals...	1981-1988	Elected in 1980 & 1986. Resigned in 1988.
Thomas F. Young	1981-1988	Appointed by governor in 1981. Elected in 1982. Died in office on January 3, 1988.
Kurt C. Rossman	1982-1994	Appointed by governor in 1982. Elected in 1982 & 1988. Resigned in 1994.
Jonathan Newman	1983-1991	Elected in 1982 & 1988. Resigned in 1991.
Mary J. Deits	1986-2004	Appointed by governor in 1986. Elected in 1986, 1992, & 1998. Chief judge 1997-2004.
R. William Riggs R. William Riggs Richard William Riggs is an American attorney and former judge in the state of Oregon. He is currently a senior judge for Oregon, and previously was the 94th justice of the Oregon Supreme Court serving from 1998 to 2006.-Early life:...	1988-1998	Appointed by governor in 1988. Elected in 1988 & 1994. Resigned in 1998.
Susan P. Graber Susan P. Graber Susan Pia Graber is an American attorney and jurist. She is currently a circuit judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. A native of Oklahoma, she previously was the 90th Associate Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court, and served on the Oregon Court of Appeals.-Early...	1988-1990	Appointed by governor in 1988. Elected in 1988. Resigned in 1990.
Walter I. Edmonds, Jr.	1989-2009	Appointed by governor in 1989. Elected in 1990, 1996, 2002, and 2008.
Paul De Muniz Paul De Muniz Paul J. De Muniz is an American judge in the state of Oregon. He is the first Hispanic Chief Justice in the history of the Oregon Supreme Court. He was elected to the court in 2000, and elected as Chief Justice in 2006. He won re-election in May 2006 for another six-year term on the state's...	1990-2000	Appointed by governor in 1990. Elected in 1990 & 1996. Resigned in 2000.
Robert D. Durham Robert D. Durham Robert D. Durham is a current Associate Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court. Previously Durham was a judge for the Oregon Court of Appeals and a lawyer in private practice.-Education:...	1991-1994	Appointed by governor in 1991. Elected in 1992. Resigned in 1994.
Jack L. Landau	1993-2010	Appointed by governor in 1992. Elected in 1994, 2000, & 2006.
Susan M. Leeson Susan M. Leeson Susan M. Leeson is an American attorney and former judge in the state of Oregon. She was the 94th Associate Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court. Prior to her appointment to Oregon’s high court, the Utah native served on the Oregon Court of Appeals.-Early life:Susan Leeson was born on August 16,...	1993-1998	Appointed by governor in 1992. Elected in 1994. Resigned in 1998.
Rick Haselton Rick Haselton Rick T. Haselton is a Judge of the Oregon Court of Appeals, having been appointed to the post in 1994.Born in Oregon, Haselton received a high school diploma from West Albany High School in 1972 and an A.B. in political science from Stanford University in 1976. While at West Albany and Stanford,...	1994-current	Appointed by governor in 1994. Elected in 1994, 2000, & 2006.
Rex Armstrong	1995-current	Elected in 1994, 2000, & 2006.
Virginia L. Linder	1999-2007	Appointed by governor in 1997. Elected in 1998 & 2004. Resigned in 2007.
Robert D. Wollheim	1998-current	Appointed by governor in 1998. Elected in 1998 & 2004.
David Brewer	1999-current	Appointed by governor in 1999. Elected in 2000 & 2006. Chief judge 2004-current.
Rives Kistler Rives Kistler Rives Kistler is an American attorney and judge in the state of Oregon. After college and law school on the East Coast, he moved to Oregon where he worked in private practice before joining the Oregon Department of Justice...	1999-2003	Appointed by governor in 1999. Elected in 2000. Resigned in 2003.
David Schuman David Schuman David Schuman is a Judge of the Oregon Court of Appeals, having been appointed to the post in 2001.Born in the Chicago suburb of Glencoe, Illinois, Schuman came in second in the North American speed skating finals in the 220 yard competition at the age of 17...	2001-current	Appointed by governor in 2001. Elected in 2002 and 2008.
Darleen Ortega Darleen Ortega Darleen Ortega is an American attorney and judge in the state of Oregon. A native of California, she has served on the Oregon Court of Appeals since 2003...	2003-current	Appointed by governor in 2003. Elected in 2004.
Ellen F. Rosenblum	2005-2011	Appointed by governor in 2005. Elected in 2006.
Timothy Sercombe	2007-current	Appointed by governor in 2007. Elected in 2008.
Rebecca Duncan	2010-current	Appointed by governor in 2010.
Lynn Nakamoto	2011-current	Appointed by governor in 2010.
Erika L. Hadlock	2011-current	Appointed by governor in 2011.

Federal district court

Upon Oregon's entry into the Union, the federal government created the United States District Court for the District of Oregon

United States District Court for the District of Oregon

, a federal trial level court. At first there was a single judge, but currently there are six judgeships. Those who have served as the chief judge are listed in italics.

Order	Name	Years on the Court	Notes
1.	Matthew Deady Matthew Deady Matthew Paul Deady was a politician and jurist in the Oregon Territory and the state of Oregon of the United States. He served on the Oregon Supreme Court from 1853 to 1859, at which time he was appointed to the newly created federal court of the state...	1859-1893
2.	Charles B. Bellinger Charles B. Bellinger Charles Byron Bellinger was a federal district court judge in Portland, Oregon, United States. A native of Illinois, he also served as a state circuit court judge in Oregon, fought in the Modoc War in 1873, and was a newspaper editor...	1893-1905
3.	Charles E. Wolverton Charles E. Wolverton Charles Edwin Wolverton was an American state and federal judge in the state of Oregon. He was the 18th Chief Justice on the Oregon Supreme Court...	1905-1926
4.	Robert S. Bean Robert S. Bean Robert Sharp Bean was an American attorney and judge in the state of Oregon. He was the 16th Chief Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court, serving as chief justice three different times. Bean was on the state’ highest court from 1890 to 1909 when he was appointed as a judge for the United States...	1909-1931
5.	John H. McNary	1927-1936
6.	*James A. Fee*	1931-1954	Chief judge from 1948 to 1954.
7.	Claude C. McColloch Claude C. McColloch Claude Charles McColloch was an American attorney and judge in Oregon. A native of California, he served as a federal district court judge in Portland, Oregon, including four years as the courts chief judge...	1937-1959	Chief judge from 1954 to 1958.
8.	Gus J. Solomon Gus J. Solomon Gus Jerome Solomon was a United States federal judge.Born in Portland, Oregon, was the child of immigrant Jewish parents, his father having been born in Romania and his mother in Russia. Solomon received a Ph.B. from the University of Chicago in 1926 and an LL.B. from Stanford Law School in 1929...	1949-1987	Chief judge from 1958 to 1971.
9.	William G. East William G. East William G. East was an American jurist in the state of Oregon. He served as a judge on the United States District Court for the District of Oregon in Portland, Oregon, and as a state circuit judge...	1955-1985
10.	John Kilkenny John Kilkenny John Francis Kilkenny was a United States federal judge in the District of Oregon and then on the Ninth Circuit.-Early life:...	1959-1969
11.	Robert C. Belloni Robert C. Belloni Robert Clinton Belloni was a judge with the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon. He served as Chief Judge from 1971 to 1976. He was instrumental in upholding Native American fishing rights in the Pacific Northwest.-Career:Belloni was from Myrtle Point, Oregon. Some sources state that...	1967-1999	Chief judge from 1971 to 1976.
12.	Alfred Goodwin Alfred Goodwin Alfred Theodore Goodwin is a senior judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. He was chief judge of that court in 1988-91.-Education and professional career:...	1969-1971
13.	James M. Burns James M. Burns James Milton Burns was a United States federal judge.Born in Portland, Oregon, Burns was in the United States Army during World War II from 1943 to 1945, and thereafter received a B.A. from the University of Portland in 1947 and a J.D. from Loyola University Chicago School of Law in 1950...	1972-2001	Chief judge from 1979 to 1984.
14.	Otto R. Skopil, Jr.	1972-1979	Chief judge from 1976 to 1979.
15.	Helen J. Frye Helen J. Frye Helen Jackson Frye was an American judge and attorney in the state of Oregon. Born in Southern Oregon, she served as an active federal district court judge in Portland, Oregon, for 15 years and as a judge for the Oregon Circuit Court for nine years...	1980-2011
16.	Owen M. Panner Owen M. Panner Owen Murphy Panner is an American attorney and jurist from Oregon. A native of Illinois, he has served on the United States District Court for the District of Oregon since 1980, and was chief judge of the court from 1984 to 1990. He is currently a senior judge on the court.-Early life:Owen Panner...	1980-current	Chief judge from 1984 to 1990.
17.	James A. Redden James A. Redden James Anthony "Jim" Redden Jr. is a judge and politician from the U.S. state of Oregon. Since 1980, he has served as a Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Oregon...	1980-current	Chief judge from 1990 to 1995.
18.	Edward Leavy Edward Leavy Judge Edward Leavy is a judge for the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review. Prior to these positions, Leavy was a judge for the U.S...	1984-1987
19.	Malcolm F. Marsh Malcolm F. Marsh Malcolm Francis Marsh is an American attorney and jurist from the state of Oregon. He is currently a senior federal district court judge in Portland, Oregon, for the United States District Court for the District of Oregon...	1987-current
20.	Robert E. Jones Robert E. Jones (judge) Robert Edward Jones is an American politician and judge in Oregon. He is currently a senior judge for the United States District Court for the District of Oregon in the Portland...	1990-current
21.	Michael R. Hogan	1991-current	Chief judge from 1995 to 2002.
22.	Ancer L. Haggerty Ancer L. Haggerty Ancer Lee Haggerty is a senior district judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon. At the time of his nomination to the federal bench by President Clinton in 1993, he was serving as an Oregon circuit court judge. He graduated University of Oregon with a B.S...	1994-current	Chief judge from 2002 to current.
23.	Ann Aiken Ann Aiken Ann Louise Aiken is an American attorney and jurist in the state of Oregon. A native Oregonian, she has served as a state court judge of the Oregon circuit courts and worked in private legal practice...	1998-current
24.	Garr King Garr King Garr Michael King is a Judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon. He was appointed to the federal bench by President Clinton in 1997 to fill a vacancy left by Helen J. Frye's attaining senior judge status. A graduate of University of Utah, he received his LL.B. from Lewis &...	1998-current
25.	Anna J. Brown Anna J. Brown Anna J. Brown is a United States federal judge in the state of Oregon. A Portland native, she serves on the United States District Court for the District of Oregon.-Early life:...	1999-current
26.	Michael W. Mosman Michael W. Mosman Michael Wise Mosman is an American attorney and jurist from Oregon. He is currently a federal district court judge in Portland, Oregon, for the United States District Court for the District of Oregon...	2003-current

Other federal

Judges from Oregon who have served on federal courts other than the District Court of Oregon. This includes judges who have been assigned to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals

United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit is a U.S. federal court with appellate jurisdiction over the district courts in the following districts:* District of Alaska* District of Arizona...

' duty station at the Pioneer Courthouse

Pioneer Courthouse

The Pioneer Courthouse is a federal courthouse in Portland, Oregon, United States. Built beginning in 1869, the structure is the oldest federal building in the Pacific Northwest, and the second oldest west of the Mississippi River. Along with Pioneer Courthouse Square, it serves as the center of...

in Portland, Oregon

Portland, Oregon

Portland is a city located in the Pacific Northwest, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States...

Name	Court	Years	Notes
William A. Ekwall William A. Ekwall William Alexander Ekwall was a U.S. Representative from Oregon and a judge who served on the United States Custom Court.-Early life:...	United States Customs Court	1942-1956	Nominated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt Franklin D. Roosevelt Franklin Delano Roosevelt , also known by his initials, FDR, was the 32nd President of the United States and a central figure in world events during the mid-20th century, leading the United States during a time of worldwide economic crisis and world war... .
James Alger Fee James Alger Fee James Alger Fee was a United States federal judge from Oregon. He served as a federal district court judge in Portland, Oregon, and as a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in the 1950s. A veteran of the United States Army, his first judicial position was with the...	Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit is a U.S. federal court with appellate jurisdiction over the district courts in the following districts:* District of Alaska* District of Arizona...	1954–1959	Nominated by President Eisenhower
William Ball Gilbert	Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit is a U.S. federal court with appellate jurisdiction over the district courts in the following districts:* District of Alaska* District of Arizona...	1892–1931	Nominated by President Harrison
Alfred Goodwin Alfred Goodwin Alfred Theodore Goodwin is a senior judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. He was chief judge of that court in 1988-91.-Education and professional career:...	Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit is a U.S. federal court with appellate jurisdiction over the district courts in the following districts:* District of Alaska* District of Arizona...	1971-current	Chief judge of the court from 1988 to 1991.
Susan P. Graber Susan P. Graber Susan Pia Graber is an American attorney and jurist. She is currently a circuit judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. A native of Oklahoma, she previously was the 90th Associate Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court, and served on the Oregon Court of Appeals.-Early...	Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit is a U.S. federal court with appellate jurisdiction over the district courts in the following districts:* District of Alaska* District of Arizona...	1998-current	President Bill Clinton Bill Clinton William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton is an American politician who served as the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. Inaugurated at age 46, he was the third-youngest president. He took office at the end of the Cold War, and was the first president of the baby boomer generation... nominated Graber on July 30, 1997.
Bert Emory Haney	Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit is a U.S. federal court with appellate jurisdiction over the district courts in the following districts:* District of Alaska* District of Arizona...	1935–1943	Nominated by Franklin Roosevelt
John Kilkenny John Kilkenny John Francis Kilkenny was a United States federal judge in the District of Oregon and then on the Ninth Circuit.-Early life:...	Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit is a U.S. federal court with appellate jurisdiction over the district courts in the following districts:* District of Alaska* District of Arizona...	1969-1971	Assumed senior judge status in 1971.
Edward Leavy Edward Leavy Judge Edward Leavy is a judge for the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review. Prior to these positions, Leavy was a judge for the U.S...	Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit is a U.S. federal court with appellate jurisdiction over the district courts in the following districts:* District of Alaska* District of Arizona...	1987-current	Assumed senior status Senior status Senior status is a form of semi-retirement for United States federal judges, and judges in some state court systems. After federal judges have reached a certain combination of age and years of service on the federal courts, they are allowed to assume senior status... on the court in 1997.
Wallace McCamant Wallace McCamant Wallace McCamant was an American jurist in Oregon. A Pennsylvania native, he served as the 46th Associate Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court from 1917 to 1918. Later he served briefly on the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit...	Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit is a U.S. federal court with appellate jurisdiction over the district courts in the following districts:* District of Alaska* District of Arizona...	1925-1926	Served as a recess appointment Recess appointment A recess appointment is the appointment, by the President of the United States, of a senior federal official while the U.S. Senate is in recess. The U.S. Constitution requires that the most senior federal officers must be confirmed by the Senate before assuming office, but while the Senate is in... , never confirmed by Senate.
Diarmuid O'Scannlain	Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit is a U.S. federal court with appellate jurisdiction over the district courts in the following districts:* District of Alaska* District of Arizona...	1986-current	Nominated by President Ronald Reagan Ronald Reagan Ronald Wilson Reagan was the 40th President of the United States , the 33rd Governor of California and, prior to that, a radio, film and television actor.... on August 11, 1986.
Nicholas J. Sinnott Nicholas J. Sinnott Nicholas John Sinnott was a Republican politician from the state of Oregon. He served in the Oregon State Senate, in the United States House of Representatives, and on the now defunct United States Court of Claims federal court.-Early life:...	United States Court of Claims United States Court of Claims The Court of Claims was a federal court that heard claims against the United States government. It was established in 1855 as the Court of Claims, renamed in 1948 to the United States Court of Claims , and abolished in 1982....	1928-1929	Nominated by President Calvin Coolidge Calvin Coolidge John Calvin Coolidge, Jr. was the 30th President of the United States . A Republican lawyer from Vermont, Coolidge worked his way up the ladder of Massachusetts state politics, eventually becoming governor of that state... on July 20, 1929.
Otto Richard Skopil, Jr. Otto Richard Skopil, Jr. Otto Richard Skopil, Jr. , is an American attorney and judge in the state of Oregon. He is currently a senior judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. The native Oregonian actively served on the court from 1979 to 1986...	Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit is a U.S. federal court with appellate jurisdiction over the district courts in the following districts:* District of Alaska* District of Arizona...	1979-1986	Nominated by President Jimmy Carter Jimmy Carter James Earl "Jimmy" Carter, Jr. is an American politician who served as the 39th President of the United States and was the recipient of the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize, the only U.S. President to have received the Prize after leaving office... on June 14, 1979.

Oregon Tax Court

In 1962, the state of Oregon created a specialized court to handle state tax cases. The Oregon Tax Court

Oregon Tax Court

consists of a single state-wide elected judge.

Name	Years	Notes
Peter M. Gunnar	1962-1965	Appointed by governor in 1962. Elected in 1962. Resigned in 1965.
Edward H. Howell Edward H. Howell Edward H. Howell was an American jurist in the state of Oregon. The Oregon native and Army veteran served on the Oregon Tax Court and the state’s highest court, the Oregon Supreme Court.-Early life:...	1965-1970	Appointed by governor in 1965. Elected in 1966. Resigned in 1970.
Carlisle B. Roberts	1970-1983	Appointed by governor in 1970. Elected in 1970 & 1976.
Samuel B. Stewart	1983-1985	Elected in 1982. Died in office on February 25, 1985.
Carl N. Byers	1985-2001	Appointed by governor in 1985. Elected in 1986, 1992, & 1998. Retired in 2001.
Henry C. Breithaupt	2001-current	Appointed by governor in 2001. Elected in 2002 & 2008.

Pre-Provisional Government

Provisional Government

Oregon Supreme Court

Oregon Court of Appeals

Federal district court

Other federal

Oregon Tax Court

See also