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Oregon Supreme Court justice vacancy (December 2018)
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| Kistler Vacancy Oregon Supreme Court |
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| December 24, 2018 |
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Selection process Noteworthy events About Justice Kistler |
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Oregon Supreme Court Justice Rives Kistler retired December 31, 2018.[1] On December 24, 2018, Gov. Kate Brown (D) appointed Judge Chris Garrett to succeed Kistler.[2] Garrett was Brown's fifth nominee to the seven-member supreme court.
Under Oregon law, the governor appoints a replacement in the event of a mid-term vacancy on the state supreme court. Justice Kistler's term was set to expire January 1, 2023. Garrett's appointment was effective January 1, 2019.[2]
The appointee
At the time of his appointment to the state supreme court, Judge Chris Garrett was a judge on the Oregon Court of Appeals, Position 1. He was appointed to the court by Gov. John Kitzhaber (D) on December 24, 2013, to succeed Judge David Schuman. Garrett took the bench on February 1, 2014. He was then elected to the court in May 2014 for a six-year term. Garrett received his undergraduate degree from Reed College and his J.D. from the University of Chicago Law School.[3][4]
Prior to becoming a judge, Garrett served in the Oregon House of Representatives, representing District 38 from 2009 to 2013. He served as the speaker pro tempore in 2013. He previously worked for several law firms and served as a law clerk for Judge Dennis Jacobs of the United States Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit.[3]
The selection process
Judges of the Oregon Supreme Court are chosen in nonpartisan elections to serve six-year terms, after which they must run for re-election if they wish to continue serving.[5]
In the event of a midterm vacancy, the governor appoints a replacement. The appointee serves until the next general election occurring 60 or more days after the appointment, at which point he or she may run for election.[5]
Noteworthy events
Upon his appointment to the Oregon Supreme Court in 2003, Justice Kistler became the first openly LGBT state supreme court justice in the United States.[1]
About Justice Kistler
Justice Rives Kistler was appointed to the Oregon Supreme Court in August 2003 by Democratic Gov. Ted Kulongoski.[6] After his initial appointment, Kistler was elected to the court May 18, 2004. He was re-elected in 2010 and 2016.
Kistler received his J.D., summa cum laude, in 1981 from the Georgetown University Law Center.[6]
Prior to serving on the state supreme court, Kistler was a judge on the Oregon Court of Appeals from 1999 to 2003. He served as an assistant attorney general in Oregon from 1987 to 1999. He was an attorney at the law firm Stoel Rives LLP from 1983 to 1987. After completing his legal studies, he served as law clerk to the Hon. Charles Clark of the United States Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit from 1981 to 1982 and to Justice Lewis Powell of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1982 to 1983.[6]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Portland Tribune, "First openly gay state Supreme Court justice to retire," September 13, 2018
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Oregon.gov, "Governor Brown Appoints Chris Garrett to the Oregon Supreme Court," December 24, 2018
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 StatesmanJournal, "Rep. Garrett appointed to Court of Appeals", December 24, 2013
- ↑ Oregon Secretary of State, "Unofficial Election Results," May 20, 2014
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Oregon," archived October 3, 2014
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Oregon Supreme Court, "Biography - Justice Rives Kistler," accessed September 17, 2018
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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
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