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Michael Gillette
| Michael Gillette | |
|---|---|
| Oregon Supreme Court Justice | |
| Assumed office 1986 | |
| Oregon Court of Appeals Judge | |
| In office 1977-1986 | |
| Preceded by | Betty Roberts |
| Succeeded by | Jack Landau |
W. Michael Gillette was an associate justice of the Oregon Supreme Court. Former Oregon Governor Victor Atiyeh, appointed him to the high court in 1986.He was retained by voters in 1986, 1992, 1998, and 2004. He retired on January 3, 2011. [1][2][3][4]
Education
Justice Gillette graduated from Whitman College in 1963 and from Harvard Law School in 1966.[1]
Career
Justice Gillette began his legal career in 1966 as a lawyer with the firm Rives and Rogers. The following year, he became a Deputy District Attorney in Multnomah County. In 1969, he became an Assistant Attorney General in Oregon and American Samoa. He then organized, directed, and worked as Chief Counsel of the Consumer Protection Division from 1971 to 1973. He worked as Chief Trial Counsel for the Oregon Department of Justice for less than a year before becoming the Solicitor General of Oregon. He worked in this capacity until 1977, when he joined the Oregon Court of Appeals. He was then elevated to the Supreme Court in 1986.[1]
External links
8 Project Vote Smart, Associate Justice W. Michael Gillete (OR)
Footnotes
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
