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	Oregon Court of Appeals
	Court information
Judges:	13
Founded:	1969
Location:	Salem, Oregon
Salary:	Associates: $220,596
	Judicial selection
Method:	Nonpartisan election of judges
Term:	6 years

Latest revision as of 23:20, 17 December 2025

Judges of the Oregon Court of Appeals

The Oregon Court of Appeals, established by statute in 1969, is the intermediate appellate court in Oregon. The court hears all civil and criminal appeals from the circuit courts and also has jurisdiction to review some state administrative agency actions. The court does not have jurisdiction to hear death penalty cases, which is reserved for the Oregon Supreme Court, or tax court appeals, which is reserved for the Oregon Tax Court.^[1] The 13 judges of the court are selected by voters in statewide nonpartisan elections to six-year terms. The administrative head of the court is the chief judge who is appointed by the chief justice of the Oregon Supreme Court.^[2]

Due to its heavy caseload, the Oregon Court of Appeals hears cases divided into four three-judge panels. At the beginning of each month, the chief judge of the court assigns cases to each panel. The chief judge is not a member of a panel, but instead, may serve as a substitute for a judge who has a conflict of interest in the case or is not available to hear it.^[1]

Appeals court decisions are subject to a petition by an aggrieved party for review by the Oregon Supreme Court. The petition must be made within 35 days of the decision, and the Oregon Supreme Court determines by vote of the justices whether to review the case.^[2]

Published opinions of the Oregon Court of Appeals can be found here.

Judges

Office	Name	Party	Date assumed office	Appointed by
Oregon Court of Appeals Position 1	Ryan O'Connor	Nonpartisan	March 31, 2025	Tina Kotek (D)
Oregon Court of Appeals Position 2	Megan Harris-Jacquot	Nonpartisan	January 1, 2023	Kate Brown (D)
Oregon Court of Appeals Position 3	Darleen Ortega	Nonpartisan	2003	Ted Kulongoski (D)
Oregon Court of Appeals Position 4	Robyn Ridler Aoyagi	Nonpartisan	2017	Kate Brown (D)
Oregon Court of Appeals Position 5	Scott A. Shorr	Nonpartisan	January 1, 2016	Kate Brown (D)
Oregon Court of Appeals Position 6	James C. Egan	Nonpartisan	2013	Elected
Oregon Court of Appeals Position 7	Steven Powers	Nonpartisan	2017	Kate Brown (D)
Oregon Court of Appeals Position 8	Ramón Pagán	Nonpartisan	January 19, 2022	Kate Brown (D)
Oregon Court of Appeals Position 9	Jacqueline Kamins	Nonpartisan	January 17, 2020	Kate Brown (D)
Oregon Court of Appeals Position 10	Kristina Hellman	Nonpartisan	January 19, 2021	Kate Brown (D)
Oregon Court of Appeals Position 11	Anna Joyce	Nonpartisan	January 19, 2021	Kate Brown (D)
Oregon Court of Appeals Position 12	Erin C. Lagesen	Nonpartisan	October 17, 2013	John Kitzhaber (D)
Oregon Court of Appeals Position 13	Douglas L. Tookey	Nonpartisan	October 17, 2013	John Kitzhaber (D)

Salary

See also: Oregon court salaries and budgets

In 2025, the associate judges of the court received a salary of $220,596, according to the National Center for State Courts.^[4]

Judicial selection

See also: Judicial selection in Oregon

The thirteen judges on the Oregon Court of Appeals are selected through nonpartisan elections.^[5]

Judges serve six-year terms. Judges seeking to serve more than one term must stand for re-election.^[5]

Qualifications

To serve on this court, a judge must be:

a United States citizen;
a qualified elector of his or her county of residence;
a state bar member; and
under the age of 75.^[5]

Chief judge

The chief judge is appointed by the chief justice of the Oregon Supreme Court to serve a two-year term.^[5]

Vacancies

If a midterm vacancy occurs on the court, the governor appoints a replacement. The appointee serves until the next general election occurring 61 or more days after the vacancy, at which point he or she may run for election.^[5]

Elections

Oregon Court of Appeals Position 2

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

Oregon Court of Appeals Position 4

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

Oregon Court of Appeals Position 6

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

Oregon Court of Appeals Position 7

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

Oregon Court of Appeals Position 3

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

Oregon Court of Appeals Position 5

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

Oregon Court of Appeals Position 8

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

Oregon Court of Appeals Position 10

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

Oregon Court of Appeals Position 11

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

Oregon Court of Appeals Position 1

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

Oregon Court of Appeals Position 9

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

Oregon Court of Appeals Position 12

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

Oregon Court of Appeals Position 13

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

Oregon Court of Appeals Position 2

General election

The general election scheduled for November 5, 2024, was canceled.

Nonpartisan primary

Nonpartisan primary election for Oregon Court of Appeals Position 2

Incumbent Megan Harris-Jacquot (Nonpartisan) won election outright in the primary for Oregon Court of Appeals Position 2 on May 21, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Megan Harris-Jacquot (Nonpartisan)	97.9	571,325
		Other/Write-in votes	2.1%	12,280

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 583,605
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Oregon Court of Appeals Position 4

General election

The general election scheduled for November 5, 2024, was canceled.

Nonpartisan primary

Nonpartisan primary election for Oregon Court of Appeals Position 4

Incumbent Robyn Ridler Aoyagi (Nonpartisan) won election outright in the primary for Oregon Court of Appeals Position 4 on May 21, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Robyn Ridler Aoyagi (Nonpartisan)	97.9	568,615
		Other/Write-in votes	2.1%	12,404

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 581,019
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Daniel Zene Crowe (Nonpartisan)

Oregon Court of Appeals Position 6

General election

The general election scheduled for November 5, 2024, was canceled.

Nonpartisan primary

Nonpartisan primary election for Oregon Court of Appeals Position 6

Incumbent James C. Egan (Nonpartisan) won election outright in the primary for Oregon Court of Appeals Position 6 on May 21, 2024.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	James C. Egan (Nonpartisan)	97.7	569,253
	Other/Write-in votes	2.3%	13,241

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 582,494
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Oregon Court of Appeals Position 7

General election

The general election scheduled for November 5, 2024, was canceled.

Nonpartisan primary

Nonpartisan primary election for Oregon Court of Appeals Position 7

Incumbent Steven Powers (Nonpartisan) won election outright in the primary for Oregon Court of Appeals Position 7 on May 21, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Steven Powers (Nonpartisan)	98.0	565,143
		Other/Write-in votes	2.0%	11,600

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 576,743
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Oregon Court of Appeals Position 3

General election

The general election scheduled for November 8, 2022, was canceled.

Nonpartisan primary

Nonpartisan primary election for Oregon Court of Appeals Position 3

Incumbent Darleen Ortega (Nonpartisan) won election outright against Vance Day (Nonpartisan) in the primary for Oregon Court of Appeals Position 3 on May 17, 2022.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Darleen Ortega (Nonpartisan)	62.2	547,660
	Vance Day (Nonpartisan)	37.5	330,454
	Other/Write-in votes	0.3%	2,473

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 880,587
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Oregon Court of Appeals Position 5

General election

The general election scheduled for November 8, 2022, was canceled.

Nonpartisan primary

Nonpartisan primary election for Oregon Court of Appeals Position 5

Incumbent Scott A. Shorr (Nonpartisan) won election outright in the primary for Oregon Court of Appeals Position 5 on May 17, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Scott A. Shorr (Nonpartisan)	98.4	611,050
		Other/Write-in votes	1.6%	10,105

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 621,155
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Oregon Court of Appeals Position 8

General election

The general election scheduled for November 8, 2022, was canceled.

Nonpartisan primary

Nonpartisan primary election for Oregon Court of Appeals Position 8

Incumbent Ramón Pagán (Nonpartisan) won election outright in the primary for Oregon Court of Appeals Position 8 on May 17, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Ramón Pagán (Nonpartisan)	98.3	603,936
		Other/Write-in votes	1.7%	10,625

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 614,561
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Oregon Court of Appeals Position 10

General election

General election for Oregon Court of Appeals Position 10

Incumbent Kristina Hellman (Nonpartisan) won election in the general election for Oregon Court of Appeals Position 10 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Kristina Hellman (Nonpartisan)	98.0	1,093,911
		Other/Write-in votes	2.0%	22,646

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,116,557
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Oregon Court of Appeals Position 11

General election

General election for Oregon Court of Appeals Position 11

Incumbent Anna Joyce (Nonpartisan) won election in the general election for Oregon Court of Appeals Position 11 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Anna Joyce (Nonpartisan)	97.9	1,042,573
		Other/Write-in votes	2.1%	21,843

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,064,416
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Oregon Court of Appeals Position 1

General election

The general election scheduled for November 3, 2020, was canceled.

Nonpartisan primary

Nonpartisan primary election for Oregon Court of Appeals Position 1

Incumbent Josephine H. Mooney (Nonpartisan) won election outright in the primary for Oregon Court of Appeals Position 1 on May 19, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Josephine H. Mooney (Nonpartisan)	98.7	806,796
		Other/Write-in votes	1.3%	10,680

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 817,476
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Oregon Court of Appeals Position 9

General election

Special general election for Oregon Court of Appeals Position 9

Incumbent Jacqueline Kamins (Nonpartisan) won election in the special general election for Oregon Court of Appeals Position 9 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Jacqueline Kamins (Nonpartisan)	97.6	1,354,230
		Other/Write-in votes	2.4%	33,333

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,387,563
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Nonpartisan primary

The primary scheduled for May 19, 2020, was canceled. Incumbent Jacqueline Kamins (Nonpartisan) advanced from the special primary for Oregon Court of Appeals Position 9 without appearing on the ballot.

Oregon Court of Appeals Position 11

General election

The general election scheduled for November 3, 2020, was canceled.

Nonpartisan primary

Nonpartisan primary election for Oregon Court of Appeals Position 11

Incumbent Joel S. DeVore (Nonpartisan) won election outright against Kyle Krohn (Nonpartisan) in the primary for Oregon Court of Appeals Position 11 on May 19, 2020.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Joel S. DeVore (Nonpartisan)	57.7	572,427
	Kyle Krohn (Nonpartisan)	41.9	415,922
	Other/Write-in votes	0.3%	3,363

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 991,712
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Oregon Court of Appeals Position 12

General election

The general election scheduled for November 3, 2020, was canceled.

Nonpartisan primary

Nonpartisan primary election for Oregon Court of Appeals Position 12

Incumbent Erin C. Lagesen (Nonpartisan) won election outright in the primary for Oregon Court of Appeals Position 12 on May 19, 2020.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Erin C. Lagesen (Nonpartisan)	98.9	804,231
	Other/Write-in votes	1.1%	8,595

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 812,826
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Oregon Court of Appeals Position 13

General election

The general election scheduled for November 3, 2020, was canceled.

Nonpartisan primary

Nonpartisan primary election for Oregon Court of Appeals Position 13

Incumbent Douglas L. Tookey (Nonpartisan) won election outright in the primary for Oregon Court of Appeals Position 13 on May 19, 2020.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Douglas L. Tookey (Nonpartisan)	98.8	793,533
	Other/Write-in votes	1.2%	9,836

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 803,369
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Oregon Court of Appeals Position 2

General election

General election for Oregon Court of Appeals Position 2

Incumbent Bronson James (Nonpartisan) won election in the general election for Oregon Court of Appeals Position 2 on November 6, 2018.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Bronson James (Nonpartisan)	98.2	992,125
	Other/Write-in votes	1.8%	17,957

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,010,082 (100% precincts reporting)
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Oregon Court of Appeals Position 4

General election

General election for Oregon Court of Appeals Position 4

Incumbent Robyn Ridler Aoyagi (Nonpartisan) won election in the general election for Oregon Court of Appeals Position 4 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Robyn Ridler Aoyagi (Nonpartisan)	98.4	1,021,221
		Other/Write-in votes	1.6%	16,133

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,037,354 (100% precincts reporting)
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Oregon Court of Appeals Position 6

General election

The general election scheduled for November 6, 2018, was canceled.

Nonpartisan primary

Nonpartisan primary election for Oregon Court of Appeals Position 6

Incumbent James C. Egan (Nonpartisan) won election outright in the primary for Oregon Court of Appeals Position 6 on May 15, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		James C. Egan (Nonpartisan)	100.0	502,274

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 502,274
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Oregon Court of Appeals Position 7

General election

General election for Oregon Court of Appeals Position 7

Incumbent Steven Powers (Nonpartisan) won election in the general election for Oregon Court of Appeals Position 7 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Steven Powers (Nonpartisan)	98.5	1,007,114
		Other/Write-in votes	1.5%	15,795

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,022,909 (100% precincts reporting)
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Oregon Court of Appeals Position 9

General election

The general election scheduled for November 6, 2018, was canceled.

Nonpartisan primary

Nonpartisan primary election for Oregon Court of Appeals Position 9

Incumbent Erika L. Hadlock (Nonpartisan) won election outright in the primary for Oregon Court of Appeals Position 9 on May 15, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Erika L. Hadlock (Nonpartisan)	100.0	481,596

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 481,596
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Oregon Court of Appeals Position 10

General election

The general election scheduled for November 6, 2018, was canceled.

Nonpartisan primary

Nonpartisan primary election for Oregon Court of Appeals Position 10

Incumbent Rex Armstrong (Nonpartisan) won election outright against Kyle Krohn (Nonpartisan) in the primary for Oregon Court of Appeals Position 10 on May 15, 2018.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Rex Armstrong (Nonpartisan)	62.8	405,899
	Kyle Krohn (Nonpartisan)	37.2	240,896

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 646,795
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Previous election results

2016

See also: Oregon judicial elections, 2016

On the Oregon Court of Appeals, three of the five seats up for election were due to routine term endings. Those seats were elected in a primary on May 17. Judges Darleen Ortega, Meagan A. Flynn, and Rebecca Duncan each ran unopposed, and each was re-elected. The remaining two seats, held by midterm vacancy appointees Judges Scott A. Shorr and Roger J. DeHoog, who were also unopposed, were elected on November 8.

November 8 candidates

Position 5

■ Scott A. Shorr (Incumbent/Unopposed)

Position 8

■ Roger J. DeHoog (Incumbent/Unopposed)

November 8 election results

Oregon Court of Appeals, Position 5, 2016
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Scott A. Shorr Incumbent (unopposed)	98.14%	1,113,271
Write-in votes	1.86%	21,131
Total Votes (100% reporting)		1,134,402
Source: Oregon Secretary of State Official Results

Oregon Court of Appeals, Position 8, 2016
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Roger J. DeHoog Incumbent (unopposed)	98.13%	1,083,621
Write-in votes	1.87%	20,663
Total Votes (100% reporting)		1,104,284
Source: Oregon Secretary of State Official Results

May 17 candidates

Position 2

■ Rebecca Duncan (Incumbent/Unopposed)

Position 3

■ Darleen Ortega (Incumbent/Unopposed)

Position 7

■ Meagan A. Flynn (Incumbent/Unopposed)

May 17 election results

Oregon Court of Appeals, Position 2, 2016
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Rebecca Duncan Incumbent (unopposed)	98.87%	645,237
Write-in votes	1.13%	7,368
Total Votes (100% reporting)		652,605
Source: Oregon Secretary of State Official Results

Oregon Court of Appeals, Position 3, 2016
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Darleen Ortega Incumbent (unopposed)	98.89%	657,261
Write-in votes	1.11%	7,375
Total Votes (100% reporting)		664,636
Source: Oregon Secretary of State Official Results

Oregon Court of Appeals, Position 7, 2016
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Meagan A. Flynn Incumbent (unopposed)	98.96%	653,981
Write-in votes	1.04%	6,842
Total Votes (100% reporting)		660,823
Source: Oregon Secretary of State Official Results

2014

See also: Oregon judicial elections, 2014

Unopposed	Judge Chris Garrett (Position 1)

Unopposed	Judge Timothy Sercombe (Position 4)

Unopposed	Judge Joel S. DeVore (Position 11)

Unopposed	Judge Erin C. Lagesen (Position 12)

Unopposed	Judge Douglas L. Tookey (Position 13)

2012

See also: Oregon judicial elections, 2012

Candidate	Incumbency	Position	Primary Vote	Election Vote
ArlowAllan J. Arlow	No	Position 6	20.87%
HadlockErika L. Hadlock A	Yes	Position 9	99.31%A	A
EganJames C. Egan A	No	Position 6	46.15%A	58.05% A
NakamotoLynn Nakamoto A	Yes		99.30%A	A
ArmstrongRex Armstrong A	Yes	Position 10	99.28%A	A
HaseltonRick Haselton A	Yes	Position 5	99.27%A	A
VolpertTim Volpert	No	Position 6	32.56%A	41.20% A

Ethics

The Oregon Code of Judicial Conduct sets forth ethical guidelines and principles for the conduct of judges and judicial candidates in Oregon. It is composed of six rules:^[6]

“

Rule 1 - Scope and Application of this Code; Definitions; Fundamental Principles

Rule 2 - Maintaining the Integrity of the Judicial System

Rule 3 - Impartial and Diligent Performance of Judicial Duties

Rule 4 - Minimizing the Risk of Conflict Between a Judge's Activities and the Obligations of Judicial Office

Rule 5 - Engaging in Political Activity and Judicial Campaign Activity

Rule 6 - Procedure for Advisory Opinions and Consideration of Good Faith Compliance^[7]

”

The full text of the Oregon Code of Judicial Conduct can be found here.

Removal of judges

Judges in Oregon may be removed in one of two ways:

By a recommendation of the Oregon Commission on Judicial Fitness and Disability to the Oregon Supreme Court, which may then discipline, retire, or remove a judge.^[8]
By a recall election.^[9]

Oregon Commission on Judicial Fitness and Disability

The Oregon Commission on Judicial Fitness and Disability reviews charges or complaints against judges whose actions are in alleged violation of Article VIII of the Oregon Constitution or the Oregon Code of Judicial Conduct. If the commission files formal charges against the judge, a public hearing is held, after which the commission submits its findings and recommendations of disciplinary action to the Oregon Supreme Court. The Oregon Supreme Court is the only court in the state that may discipline judges via suspension, censure, or removal of the offending judge.^[8]

State profile

Demographic data for Oregon
	Oregon	U.S.
Total population:	4,024,634	316,515,021
Land area (sq mi):	95,988	3,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White:	85.1%	73.6%
Black/African American:	1.8%	12.6%
Asian:	4%	5.1%
Native American:	1.2%	0.8%
Pacific Islander:	0.4%	0.2%
Two or more:	4.1%	3%
Hispanic/Latino:	12.3%	17.1%
Education
High school graduation rate:	89.8%	86.7%
College graduation rate:	30.8%	29.8%
Income
Median household income:	$51,243	$53,889
Persons below poverty level:	18.4%	11.3%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015) Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Oregon. **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Presidential voting pattern

See also: Presidential voting trends in Oregon

Oregon voted for the Democratic candidate in all seven presidential elections between 2000 and 2024.

Pivot Counties (2016)

Ballotpedia identified 206 counties that voted for Donald Trump (R) in 2016 after voting for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012. Collectively, Trump won these Pivot Counties by more than 580,000 votes. Of these 206 counties, two are located in Oregon, accounting for 0.97 percent of the total pivot counties.^[10]

Pivot Counties (2020)

In 2020, Ballotpedia re-examined the 206 Pivot Counties to view their voting patterns following that year's presidential election. Ballotpedia defined those won by Trump won as Retained Pivot Counties and those won by Joe Biden (D) as Boomerang Pivot Counties. Nationwide, there were 181 Retained Pivot Counties and 25 Boomerang Pivot Counties. Oregon had two Retained Pivot Counties, 1.10 of all Retained Pivot Counties.

More Oregon coverage on Ballotpedia

External links

Oregon Judicial Department, "Oregon Court of Appeals"

Footnotes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Oregon Judicial Department, "An Introduction to the Courts of Oregon," accessed April 23, 2015
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Oregon Court of Appeals, "Welcome to the Oregon Court of Appeals," accessed November 3, 2014
↑ The salary of the chief judge may be higher than an associate judge.
↑ National Center for State Courts, "2025 Salaries and Rankings," accessed October 8, 2025
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 ^5.2 ^5.3 ^5.4 American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Oregon," archived October 3, 2014
↑ Oregon Judicial Department, "Oregon Code of Judicial Conduct," accessed April 21, 2015
↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
↑ ^8.0 ^8.1 Oregon Judicial Branch - Commission on Judicial Fitness and Disability, "About the Commission," accessed August 20, 2025
↑ Oregon Secretary of State, "Recall manual," accessed August 20, 2025
↑ The raw data for this study was provided by Dave Leip of Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections.

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Martha Walters • Robert Durham • Paul DeMuniz • Michael Gillette • Rives Kistler • Virginia Linder • David V. Brewer (Oregon) • Walt Edmonds • Jack Landau • Rick Haselton • Rex Armstrong • Robert Wollheim • David Schuman • Timothy Sercombe • Rebecca Duncan • Lynn Nakamoto • Erika L. Hadlock • Roger J. DeHoog • Ellen Rosenblum • Joel S. DeVore • Meagan A. Flynn • Bronson James •

[intro-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Oregon Judicial Department, "An Introduction to the Courts of Oregon," accessed April 23, 2015

[court-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Oregon Court of Appeals, "Welcome to the Oregon Court of Appeals," accessed November 3, 2014

[3] The salary of the chief judge may be higher than an associate judge.

[4] National Center for State Courts, "2025 Salaries and Rankings," accessed October 8, 2025

[ORgeneral-5] 5.0 ^5.1 ^5.2 ^5.3 ^5.4 American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Oregon," archived October 3, 2014

[6] Oregon Judicial Department, "Oregon Code of Judicial Conduct," accessed April 21, 2015

[quotedisclaimer-7] Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.

[commission-8] 8.0 ^8.1 Oregon Judicial Branch - Commission on Judicial Fitness and Disability, "About the Commission," accessed August 20, 2025

[9] Oregon Secretary of State, "Recall manual," accessed August 20, 2025

[10] The raw data for this study was provided by Dave Leip of Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections.

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Oregon Court of Appeals

Court information
Judges:	13
Founded:	1969
Location:	Salem, Oregon
Salary:	Associates: $220,596^[3]
Judicial selection
Method:	Nonpartisan election of judges
Term:	6 years

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