Kelly Skye
Kelly Skye is a judge for Position 17 of the Oregon 4th Judicial District Circuit Court. She assumed office in 2009. Her current term ends on January 1, 2029.
Skye won re-election for the Position 17 judge of the Oregon 4th Judicial District Circuit Court outright in the primary on May 17, 2022, after the general election was canceled.
Skye was appointed to the court by Gov. Ted Kulongoski on October 9, 2009.[1][2]
Biography
Skye graduated from the University of Oregon with her B.S. in 1988. She earned her J.D. from the Northeastern University School of Law in 1993.[3][4][5]
Career
- 2009-Present: Judge, Multnomah County Circuit Court
- 2007-2009: General counsel, Governor Ted Kulongoski
- 2006-2007: Deputy general counsel, Governor Ted Kulongoski
- 1993-2005: Staff attorney, senior attorney and chief attorney, Metropolitan Public Defender Services
- 2003-2005: Legislative representative, Oregon Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
- 1998-1999: Adjunct faculty, Northwestern University School of Law[4][5]
Elections
2022
See also: Municipal elections in Multnomah County, Oregon (2022)
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Oregon 4th Judicial District Circuit Courts Position 17
Incumbent Kelly Skye won election outright in the primary for Oregon 4th Judicial District Circuit Courts Position 17 on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Kelly Skye (Nonpartisan) | 98.7 | 105,141 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.3 | 1,407 | ||
| Total votes: 106,548 | |||
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2016
| Oregon 4th Judicial District, Position 17, Primary Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Kelly Skye Incumbent (unopposed) |
98.50% | 91,790 |
| Write-in votes | 1.5% | 1,402 |
| Total Votes | 93,192 | |
| Source: Oregon Secretary of State, "May 17, 2016 Primary Election : Unofficial Election Results," accessed May 18, 2016 | ||
Selection method
- See also: Nonpartisan election of judges
Judges of the Oregon Supreme Court, Oregon Court of Appeals and Oregon Circuit Courts are all selected in an identical manner. They are chosen in nonpartisan elections to serve six-year terms, after which they must run for re-election if they wish to continue serving.[6]
The chief judges of the circuit courts are appointed by the chief justice of the state supreme court to serve a two-year term.[6]
Qualifications
To serve on the circuit court, a judge must be:[6]
- a U.S. citizen;
- a state resident for at least three years;
- a resident of his or her circuit for at least one year;
- a state bar member; and
- under the age of 75.
2010
- See also: Oregon judicial elections, 2010
Skye was ran unopposed for election to the Multnomah County Circuit Court in November 2010. She received 97.57 percent of the vote.[7]
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Kelly Skye did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Oregon Courts, "List of Circuit Court Judges," accessed March 24, 2015
- ↑ The Oregonian, "Kulongoski names his lawyer as new Multnomah County judge," October 9, 2009
- ↑ Martindale, "Judge Profile: Kelly Skye," accessed March 24, 2015
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Multnomah Bar Association "Judge Kelly Skye," accessed March 24, 2015
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Oregon Secretary of State, "Judge of the Circuit Court," accessed March 24, 2015
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Oregon," archived October 3, 2014
- ↑ Oregon Secretary of State, "Judge of the Circuit Court, Official Election Results," November 2, 2010
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
