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Aruna Masih
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2023 - Present
2031
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Aruna Masih is a judge for Position 5 of the Oregon Supreme Court. She assumed office on September 1, 2023. Her current term ends on January 6, 2031.
Masih won re-election for the Position 5 judge of the Oregon Supreme Court outright in the primary on May 21, 2024, after the general election was canceled.
Governor Tina Kotek (D) appointed Aruna Masih to the Oregon Supreme Court on August 16, 2023, to the seat vacated by Adrienne Nelson. To learn more about this appointment, click here.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Oregon Supreme Court elections, 2024
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Oregon Supreme Court Position 5
Incumbent Aruna Masih won election outright in the primary for Oregon Supreme Court Position 5 on May 21, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Aruna Masih (Nonpartisan) | 97.8 | 571,880 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.2 | 12,895 | ||
| Total votes: 584,775 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Masih in this election.
Appointments
2023
Governor Tina Kotek (D) appointed Aruna Masih to the Oregon Supreme Court. Justice Adrienne Nelson resigned after she was elevated to the U.S. District Court of Oregon on February 23, 2023. Masih was Governor Kotek's (D) first nominee to the seven-member supreme court.
In Oregon, state supreme court justices are elected in nonpartisan elections. There are 13 states that use this selection method. To read more about the nonpartisan election of judges, click here. If an interim vacancy occurs, the governor appoints a candidate to serve until the following general election. The next primary election was scheduled on May 21, 2024, with a general election scheduled on November 5, 2024. Masih will have the opportunity to run for a full term.
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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State supreme court judicial selection in Oregon
- See also: Judicial selection in Oregon
The seven justices on the Oregon Supreme Court are selected through nonpartisan elections.[2] Judges' terms begin on the first Monday in January following their election.[3]
Judges serve six-year terms. Judges seeking to serve more than one term must stand for re-election.[2]
Qualifications
To serve on this court, a judge must be:
- a U.S. citizen;
- a state resident for at least three years;
- a state bar member; and
- under the age of 75.[2]
Chief justice
The chief justice is selected by peer vote and serves in that capacity for a six-year term.
Vacancies
If a midterm vacancy occurs on the court, the governor appoints a replacement. The appointee serves until the next general election occurring 61 or more days after the vacancy, at which point he or she may run for election.[2] The map below highlights how vacancies are filled in state supreme courts across the country.
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Footnotes
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| Preceded by Adrienne Nelson |
Oregon Supreme Court Position 5 2023-Present |
Succeeded by - |
Federal courts:
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: District of Oregon • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: District of Oregon
State courts:
Oregon Supreme Court • Oregon Court of Appeals • Oregon Circuit Courts • Oregon Tax Court • Oregon County Courts • Oregon Justice Courts • Oregon Municipal Courts
State resources:
Courts in Oregon • Oregon judicial elections • Judicial selection in Oregon
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