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Jay McAlpin
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Jay McAlpin is a judge on the 2nd Judicial District for Lane County. He was appointed by Governor John Kitzhaber in May 2012 to succeed Mary Ann Bearden.[1] He was re-elected on November 6, 2012 to another six-year term ending in 2018.[2][3]
Education
McAlpin received his undergraduate degree from George Washington University and his J.D. from the Willamette University College of Law.[1]
Career
After receiving his law degree, McAlpin clerked for Judge Maurice Merten, who was still serving on the court at the time of McAlpin's appointment. Next, he served as Assistant District Attorney for Lane County, then went into private practice with the firm Zipse, Elkins & Mitchell.[1]
Awards and associations
- Pro bono work, Domestic Violence Clinic of Lane County Legal Aid and Advocacy Center
- Pro bono work, Oregon Crime Victims Law Center
- Guest lecturer and workshop instructor, University of Oregon School of Law
- Member, Lane County Bar Association[1]
2012 election
McAlpin ran successfully for re-election against Chris Bevans, Alan Leiman, and Vincent Mulier in the November 6th election. McAlpin failed to file for election to his post and was forced to run a write-in campaign. Candidates Bevans, Leiman, and Mulier also ran as write-ins making the race an all write-in race.[2][3][4]
- See also: Oregon judicial elections, 2012
Delay in results
The results for the write-in race for the 2nd Judicial District, Position 7 were not released until November 20th.[5][6] The votes were hand-counted and talliers did not begin counting until the 13th.[7][8][3]
See also
External links
- Office of the Oregon Governor, Press Release: "Governor Kitzhaber appoints Jay McAlpin to the Lane County Circuit Court," May 31, 2012
- Jay McAlpin Campaign Page
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Office of the Oregon Governor, Press Release: "Governor Kitzhaber appoints Jay McAlpin to the Lane County Circuit Court," May 31, 2012
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Register guard, "An all write-in campaign will decide whether a judge keeps his Lane County position," October 2, 2012
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 The Register-Guard, "Local judge succeeds in write-in campaign to remain on the bench," November 21, 2012
- ↑ Oregon Secretary of State - 2012 Official General Election Results
- ↑ KGW.com, "Write-in race for Ore. judgeship still not tallied," November 16, 2012 (dead link)
- ↑ KVAL, "Write-in ballot count: 'Fictitious characters will be tallied'," November 13, 2012
- ↑ The Register-Guard, "Write-in counting delays judge results Lane County election officials won’t begin to tally the votes until Nov. 13," November 7, 2012
- ↑ The Register-Guard, "Laborious hand counting will reveal the winner of a Lane County judgeship," November 15, 2012
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
