Deputy district attorney Orr to challenge incumbent Bloom in upcoming election

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April 18, 2012

JACKSON COUNTY, Oregon: Incumbent judge Benjamin Bloom will be challenged by David Orr in the upcoming election for Position 7 on the 1st Judicial District. Orr has criticized Bloom of accepting campaign donations, saying that it would create bias and influence in the courtroom. Orr himself will not be accepting any campaign donations.[1]

"I will accept no campaign funding from any lawyer, law-firm, corporation or from any other source whatsoever. I believe that it is impossible to be completely fair and unbiased when serving as a judge after having received monetary endorsements during the campaign process."[1] - David Orr

Bloom responded by stating that he did not know where the money came from, therefore eliminating the possibility of bias.

"I don't ask anyone for money, and I don't know who's giving me money. As a sitting judge, I simply do not want to know."[1] - Judge Benjamin Bloom


The candidates:

  • Benjamin Bloom currently serves as judge for Position 7 of the Oregon 1st Judicial District. He was appointed to the position by Governor Ted Kulongoski and sworn in on January 7, 2011. From 2005 to 2010, he served as a judge pro tem, in addition to being a partner at a Medford law firm. Bloom received his undergraduate degree from Hamilton College and his J.D. from Lewis & Clark Law School.[2]
  • David Orr currently serves as the Deputy District Attorney for Jackson County. He began his legal career as a deputy public defender in Kansas and later worked as an associate for a civil litigation firm. From 2000 to 2002, Orr served as Linn County deputy district attorney, and in 2003, became a deputy district attorney in Jackson County. Orr earned his bachelor of arts from the University of Kansas and his J.D. from the Law School at Washburn University.[1]


  • Check out other judicial races in Oregon!
-2012 Oregon Supreme Court Race
-2012 Oregon Appeals Court Race

See also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 OPB News, "Debate Breaks Out Between Candidate, 2 Sitting Judges," Feb. 29, 2012
  2. ↑ Oregon Office of the Governor, Press Release: "Governor Kulongoski announces appointments to Jackson County Circuit Court," December 27, 2010
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