Oregon Supreme Court
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| Sitting Justices |
| Paul De Muniz Thomas Balmer Robert Durham Michael Gillette Rives Kistler Martha Walters Virginia Linder |
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The Oregon Supreme Court is the highest court in Oregon. The only court that may reverse or modify a decision of the Oregon Supreme Court is the United States Supreme Court.[1]
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Overview
Oregon has four types of courts in the judicial branch:
- A unified system of state trial and appellate courts, called the Oregon Judicial Department;
- Locally funded, limited jurisdiction municipal courts, county courts, and justice of the peace courts;
- Federal courts; and
- Tribal courts.
Oregon also has a number of administrative boards that function like courts in areas governed by administrative agency rules as well as statutes. Examples include the Land Use Board of Appeals and the Workers' Compensation Board. These boards are not part of the judicial branch. Although these boards are not courts, they do have legal authority to hear certain disputes and make decisions about the parties' legal rights in those disputes. Parties may appeal from those decisions to the state appellate courts.
Municipal, county, and justice courts are "local" courts outside the state-funded court system. Their jurisdiction is limited to violations, lesser crimes, and some other less serious cases. The Oregon Judicial Department, which is the state court system, has no administrative control over those local courts.[1]
Judicial Districts
Oregon is divided into 36 counties and 27 judicial districts. Most judicial districts contain only one county, but several have two or more counties. The county and judicial district map above uses black lines to show county boundaries and different colors to show which counties are in which judicial district, as well as the name of each county and the number of each judicial district.[1]
Justices
The court has seven elected justices. They choose one of their own to serve a six-year term as Chief Justice. The current Justices of the Oregon Supreme Court are:
- Paul De Muniz, Chief Justice
- Thomas Balmer
- Robert Durham
- W. Michael Gillette
- Rives Kistler
- Martha Lee Walters
- Virginia Linder
In addition, the Chief Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court is the administrative head and chief executive officer of the Oregon Judicial Department. The Chief Justice supervises the state court system, makes rules and issues orders to carry out the duties of the office, appoints the Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals and the presiding judges of the state trial courts, adopts rules that establish procedures for all state courts, and supervises the statewide fiscal plan and budget for all state courts.
The State Court Administrator is the Judicial Department's chief operating officer and assists the Chief Justice in administering and supervising the state courts through the various divisions of the Office of the State Court Administrator.[1]
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