Virginia Linder
Virginia Linder was an associate justice of the Oregon Supreme Court. She was elected to her seat on November 7, 2006, and retained in 2012.[1][2] Linder retired on December 31, 2015.[3]
Education
Linder received her B.A. in political science from Southern Oregon State College in 1975 and her J.D. from Williamette University College of Law in 1980.[4]
Career
- 2006-2015: Associate justice, Oregon Supreme Court
- 1997-2006: Judge, Oregon Court of Appeals
- 1986-1997: Solicitor general, Oregon Department of Justice
- 1985-1986: Assistant solicitor general, Oregon Department of Justice
- 1983-1985: Attorney-in-charge of the education section, Oregon Department of Justice
- 1980-1983: Assistant attorney general, Appellate Division, Oregon Department of Justice[4]
Elections
2012
- See also: Oregon judicial elections, 2012
Linder was re-elected after running unopposed to the Oregon Supreme Court, Position 6.[5][6]
Political ideology
In October 2012, political science professors Adam Bonica and Michael Woodruff of Stanford University attempted to determine the partisan ideology of state supreme court justices. They created a scoring system in which a score above 0 indicated a more conservative-leaning ideology, while scores below 0 were more liberal.
Linder received a campaign finance score of -1.24, indicating a liberal ideological leaning. This was more liberal than the average score of -1.00 that justices received in Oregon.
The study was based on data from campaign contributions by the judges themselves, the partisan leaning of those who contributed to the judges' campaigns, or, in the absence of elections, the ideology of the appointing body (governor or legislature). This study was not a definitive label of a justice, but an academic summary of various relevant factors.[7]
See also
- Courts in Oregon
- News: Oregon Supreme Court Primary draws nearer, March 28, 2012
External links
- Oregon Supreme Court Website
- Oregon Blue Book, "Oregon Supreme Court justices"
- Youtube, "Oregon Supreme Court Justice Virginia Linder," May 24, 2007
Footnotes
- ↑ Oregon Blue Book, "Oregon Supreme Court justices," accessed August 7, 2015
- ↑ Oregon Votes, "2006 election results," accessed August 7, 2015
- ↑ Statesman Journal, "Two prominent Oregon judges to retire," August 7, 2015
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Oregon Judicial Department, "The Honorable Virginia L. Linder," accessed August 7, 2015
- ↑ Oregon Votes, "2012 Election Results - Judge of the Supreme Court," accessed August 7, 2015 Scroll to pg. 3
- ↑ The Register Guard, "A test for judicial elections Oregon will have two open Supreme Court seats," Nov. 5, 2011
- ↑ Stanford University, "State Supreme Court Ideology and 'New Style' Judicial Campaigns," October 31, 2012
