Three candidates to compete in Court of Appeals elections
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April 10, 2012
Oregon: The filing period for the Oregon Judicial Elections has closed and the May 15th Primary draws near. There are seven candidates running for election to the Oregon Court of Appeals this year. Four of the candidates are incumbents running unopposed, but three of the seven will compete in the primary.
The incumbents
The following judges are running for re-election to the Court of Appeals:
- Rick Haselton : Unopposed for Position 5
- Lynn Nakamoto: Unopposed for Position 8
- Erika L. Hadlock : Unopposed for Position 9
- Rex Armstrong : Unopposed for Position 10
Position 6 candidates
The following candidates are competing for Position 6 on the Court of Appeals:
- Allan J. Arlow currently serves as an administrative law judge for the Public Utility Commission and Board of Maritime Pilots. He is a graduate of the Georgetown University Law Center. Arlow has experience serving as the vice president for government affairs at Ameritech Corp. and chief executive of the nonprofit Computer & Communications Industry Association. He worked as a hearing officer with the Bonneville Power Administration and also in private practice in Maryland.[1] In 2010, he ran unsuccessfully for Seat 5 on the Oregon Supreme Court, losing to Jack Landau.[2]
- James C. Egan currently serves as a judge for the Linn County Circuit Court, Position 2.[3] He holds a B.S. in political science/Economics from Willamette University and a J.D. from University of Oregon. In 1985, Egan began work as an attorney for Kryger, Alexander, Egan, Elmer & Carlson. In 2010, he was appointed to the circuit court by Governor Ted Kulongoski.[4]
- Tim Volpert currently works with the law firm Davis Wright Tremaine LLP. He was worked with the firm for the past 27 years and has been a partner since 1989. He obtained a B.A. in political science from Earlham College in Richmond, Indiana and a J.D. from Willamette University College of Law.[4] After graduation from law school Volpert served as judicial clerk for Judge W. Michael Gillette. He later began practicing with the law firm of Cosgrave, Kester, where he worked until joining his current firm.[5]
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See also
- News: Oregon Supreme Court Primary draws nearer, March 28, 2012
- Judicial elections, 2012
- Oregon Supreme Court
Footnotes
- ↑ The Oregonian "Allan J. Arlow and Jack L. Landau running for opening on the Oregon Supreme Court," April 29, 2010
- ↑ Candidate List 2012
- ↑ KVAL: "Governor appoints James Egan as Linn County judge," June 16, 2010
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Oregon Secretary of State Candidate Information for James C. Egan Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; name "bio" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ Tim Volpert's Biography on Campaign Webpage
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