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Oregon 4th Judicial District

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The Oregon 4th Judicial District Circuit Courts resides in Oregon and has jurisdiction in Multnomah County.

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Jurisdiction

This court holds the following jurisdiction:[1]

​Oregon circuit courts are Oregon’s trial courts that by law, decide all types of cases (this is called general jurisdiction). Circuit courts decide criminal, civil, domestic relations, traffic, juvenile, small claims, violations, abuse prevention act, probate, mental commitments, adoption, and guardianship cases. As the “courts of record,” every word spoken during a trial in the circuit courts is recorded and preserved to be available if the court’s decision is appealed.[2]

Judges


Office Name Party Date assumed office
Oregon 4th Judicial District Circuit Courts Position 1 Francis Troy Nonpartisan September 11, 2019
Oregon 4th Judicial District Circuit Courts Position 2 Nan Waller Nonpartisan 2001
Oregon 4th Judicial District Circuit Courts Position 3 Jacqueline Alarcón Nonpartisan July 1, 2022
Oregon 4th Judicial District Circuit Courts Position 4 Shelley Russell
Oregon 4th Judicial District Circuit Courts Position 5 Christopher J. Marshall Nonpartisan
Oregon 4th Judicial District Circuit Courts Position 6 Leslie Bottomly Nonpartisan 2016
Oregon 4th Judicial District Circuit Courts Position 7 Andrew Lavin
Oregon 4th Judicial District Circuit Courts Position 8 Celia Howes Nonpartisan February 1, 2022
Oregon 4th Judicial District Circuit Courts Position 9 David F. Rees Nonpartisan 2009
Oregon 4th Judicial District Circuit Courts Position 10 Katharine von Ter Stegge
Oregon 4th Judicial District Circuit Courts Position 11 Angela Franco Lucero Nonpartisan August 12, 2019
Oregon 4th Judicial District Circuit Courts Position 12 Adrian Brown Nonpartisan January 4, 2021
Oregon 4th Judicial District Circuit Courts Position 13 Morgan Wren Long Nonpartisan September 11, 2019
Oregon 4th Judicial District Circuit Courts Position 14 Amy Holmes Hehn Nonpartisan 2013
Oregon 4th Judicial District Circuit Courts Position 15 Christopher Ramras
Oregon 4th Judicial District Circuit Courts Position 16 Michael Riedel Nonpartisan January 6, 2025
Oregon 4th Judicial District Circuit Courts Position 17 Kelly Skye Nonpartisan 2009
Oregon 4th Judicial District Circuit Courts Position 18 Tom Ryan Nonpartisan March 1, 2007
Oregon 4th Judicial District Circuit Courts Position 19 Michael A. Greenlick Nonpartisan 2013
Oregon 4th Judicial District Circuit Courts Position 20 Bryan Francesconi Nonpartisan January 1, 2023
Oregon 4th Judicial District Circuit Courts Position 21 Rima Ghandour January 1, 2023
Oregon 4th Judicial District Circuit Courts Position 22 Chanpone P. Sinlapasai Nonpartisan September 20, 2021
Oregon 4th Judicial District Circuit Courts Position 23 Melvin Oden-Orr
Oregon 4th Judicial District Circuit Courts Position 24 Eric L. Dahlin Nonpartisan 2016
Oregon 4th Judicial District Circuit Courts Position 25 Maurisa R. Gates Nonpartisan February 22, 2022
Oregon 4th Judicial District Circuit Courts Position 26 Steffan Alexander Nonpartisan 2019
Oregon 4th Judicial District Circuit Courts Position 27 Patricia McGuire
Oregon 4th Judicial District Circuit Courts Position 28 Judith H. Matarazzo
Oregon 4th Judicial District Circuit Courts Position 29 Christine Martin Nonpartisan February 16, 2024
Oregon 4th Judicial District Circuit Courts Position 30 Benjamin Souede
Oregon 4th Judicial District Circuit Courts Position 31 Cheryl A. Albrecht
Oregon 4th Judicial District Circuit Courts Position 32 Xiomara Torres April 1, 2017
Oregon 4th Judicial District Circuit Courts Position 33 Pamela Haan Nonpartisan February 16, 2024
Oregon 4th Judicial District Circuit Courts Position 34 Beth Allen Nonpartisan 2013
Oregon 4th Judicial District Circuit Courts Position 35 Patrick Henry Nonpartisan October 16, 2015
Oregon 4th Judicial District Circuit Courts Position 36 Heidi Moawad Nonpartisan March 14, 2019
Oregon 4th Judicial District Circuit Courts Position 37 Jenna Plank Nonpartisan September 20, 2021
Oregon 4th Judicial District Circuit Courts Position 38 Jeff Auxier Nonpartisan November 27, 2024


Elections

Oregon is one of 43 states that hold elections for judicial positions. To learn more about judicial selection in Oregon, click here.

Selection method

See also: Judicial selection in the states
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.[3]

The chief judges of the circuit courts are appointed by the chief justice of the state supreme court to serve a two-year term.[3]

Qualifications
To serve on the circuit court, a judge must be:[3]

  • 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.

Judicial elections in Oregon

See also: Oregon judicial elections

Oregon is one of 12 states that uses nonpartisan elections to select judges and does not use retention elections for subsequent terms. To read more about how states use judicial elections to select judges across the country, click here.

Primary election

The primary election is held in even-numbered years on the third Tuesday in May.[4]

If a candidate in the primary election receives more than 50% of the vote, she or he is elected. If not, the two candidates with the most votes advance to the general election. The exception to this rule is when the election is for a vacated seat that would not otherwise have been on the ballot.

All judicial races require a primary election except those to fill a midterm vacancy for a seat that would otherwise have not appeared on the ballot that year. In the case of such a midterm vacancy, the primary may be skipped if only one or two candidates file for that office. If there are three or more candidates running for that seat, however, they compete in the primary. If any of them receives over 50% of the vote in the primary, that candidate's name appears unopposed on the general election ballot. If no candidate receives a majority, then the top two candidates advance to the general election. This differs from regular judicial elections that are held at the end of a judge's term in that no candidates can be elected at the primary.[5]

Recounts

Close races may trigger an automatic recount. If the difference between the two highest-voted candidates is not more than one-fifth of one percent of the total votes for both candidates, a recount is required.[6] If, after a recount, two candidates are tied, the winner is decided by lot.[7]

Vote by mail

Oregon votes completely by mail. Registered voters receive a ballot two to three weeks prior to the election, which they must submit by mail or by dropping it in an official drop box. The deadline by which ballots must be received is 8 p.m. on the day of the election.[8]

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