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Ramón Pagán
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2022 - Present
2029
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Ramón Pagán is a judge for Position 8 of the Oregon Court of Appeals. He assumed office on January 19, 2022. His current term ends on January 1, 2029.
Pagán won re-election for the Position 8 judge of the Oregon Court of Appeals outright in the primary on May 17, 2022, after the general election was canceled.
Pagán was a judge on the 20th Judicial District from 2016 to 2022. He was appointed by Gov. Kate Brown (D) on August 15, 2016, to fill the vacancy created by the retirement of Judge Rick Knapp.[1] Pagán ran unopposed in the general election on November 8, 2016.
Biography
Prior to joining the court, Pagán worked as a criminal defense attorney. He previously served as a law clerk to Sonia Sotomayor when she was a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: Oregon intermediate appellate court elections, 2022
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Oregon Court of Appeals Position 8
Incumbent Ramón Pagán won election outright in the primary for Oregon Court of Appeals Position 8 on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Ramón Pagán (Nonpartisan) | 98.3 | 603,936 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.7 | 10,625 | ||
| Total votes: 614,561 | |||
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2016
Incumbent Ramón Pagán ran unopposed in the 20th Judicial District's position 14 general election.
| Oregon 20th Judicial District, Position 14, General Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Ramón Pagán Incumbent (unopposed) |
98.05% | 150,498 |
| Write-in votes | 1.95% | 2,988 |
| Total Votes | 153,486 | |
| Source: Oregon Secretary of State, "Unofficial General Election, November 8, 2016," January 4, 2017 These election results are unofficial and will be updated after official vote totals are made available. | ||
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.[2]
The chief judges of the circuit courts are appointed by the chief justice of the state supreme court to serve a two-year term.[2]
Qualifications
To serve on the circuit court, a judge must be:[2]
- 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.
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Ramón Pagán did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Officeholder Oregon Court of Appeals Position 8 |
Footnotes
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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
