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Maureen McKnight
Maureen McKnight was a judge on the Multnomah County Circuit Court in Oregon. She served from 2002 to 2019. The court has jurisdiction over Multnomah County and is located within the 4th Judicial District. McKnight was appointed to the position in 2002 by Gov. John Kitzhaber (D), and was elected to the position later that year. She was re-elected to the court in 2008 and again in 2014.[1][2][3][4][5] She retired on May 31, 2019.[6]
Elections
2014
See also: Oregon judicial elections, 2014
McKnight ran for re-election to the Oregon Circuit Court, 4th Judicial District.
Primary: She was elected without opposition in the primary on May 20, 2014.
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Education
McKnight earned her undergraduate degree in history from the Loyola University of Los Angeles in 1974. She received her J.D. from the University of Oregon School of Law in 1979.[4][5]
Career
Prior to her 2002 appointment to the Multnomah County Circuit Court, McKnight served as the director of the Multnomah County Office of Legal Aid Services of Oregon. She also previously worked for over ten years in the Central Office of Legal Aid.[4][5]
Awards and associations
- 2000: Justice Betty Roberts Award for Promoting Women in the Legal Profession and the Community, Oregon Women Lawyers
- 2000: Public Service Award, Oregon State Bar
- Legal Advocate Recognition, American Bar Association Commission on Domestic Violence
- Child Support Advocate of the Year, Western Interstate Child Support Enforcement Commission[4][5]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Oregon Secretary of State, "Candidates for 2014 Primary Election," accessed April 14, 2014
- ↑ See: Judicial selection in Oregon
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Oregon Secretary of State, "Unofficial Election Results," May 20, 2014
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Oregon Courts, "Judge Maureen McKnight," accessed April 8, 2015
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Multnomah County Bar Association, "Judge Maureen McKnight," accessed April 8, 2015
- ↑ [https://www.oregon.gov/newsroom/Pages/NewsDetail.aspx?newsid=3270#:
- text=McKnight's%20retirement%20takes%20effect%20May,Circuit%20Court's%20Family%20Law%20Department. Oregon.gov, "Governor Brown Announces Multnomah County Circuit Court Vacancy," May 6, 2019]
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
