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Tom Ryan (Oregon)
Tom Ryan is a judge for Position 18 of the Oregon 4th Judicial District Circuit Court. He assumed office on March 1, 2007. His current term ends on January 4, 2027.
Ryan won re-election for the Position 18 judge of the Oregon 4th Judicial District Circuit Court outright in the primary on May 19, 2020, after the general election was canceled.
Education
Ryan earned his B.A. from Binghamton University in 1982. He received his J.D. from the University of Oregon School of Law, in 1987.[1]
Career
- 2007-Present: Judge, Multnomah County Circuit Court
- 2004-2007: Hearings referee and judge pro-tem, Multnomah County Circuit Court
- 1989-2004: Attorney and chief attorney, Portland Metropolitan Public Defender
- 1987–1989: Law clerk, Oregon Court of Appeals
Ryan also served as an adjunct faculty member at the Lewis and Clark Law School during the 1990s.[1]
Elections
2020
See also: Municipal elections in Multnomah County, Oregon (2020)
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Oregon 4th Judicial District Circuit Courts Position 18
Incumbent Tom Ryan won election outright in the primary for Oregon 4th Judicial District Circuit Courts Position 18 on May 19, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Tom Ryan (Nonpartisan) | 99.0 | 150,837 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.0 | 1,568 | ||
| Total votes: 152,405 | |||
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2014
See also: Oregon judicial elections, 2014
Ryan ran for re-election to the Oregon Circuit Court, 4th Judicial District.
Primary: He was elected without opposition in the primary on May 20, 2014.
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Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Tom Ryan did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2020 Elections
External links
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
