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Marilyn Litzenberger

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Marilyn Litzenberger
Prior offices:
Oregon 4th Judicial District Circuit Courts Position 38
Year left office: 2019

Education
Bachelor's
Oregon State University, 1979
Law
Northwestern School of Law, 1988


Marilyn Litzenberger is a former judge on the Multnomah County Circuit Court in Oregon.[1] She served from 2003 to 2019.

The court has jurisdiction over Multnomah County and is located within the 4th Judicial District. Litzenberger first joined the court in 2003.[2] She was re-elected in 2014 and retired on January 1, 2019.[3][4][5][6]

Elections

2014

See also: Oregon judicial elections, 2014
Litzenberger ran for re-election to the Oregon Circuit Court, 4th Judicial District.
Primary: She ran unopposed in the primary on May 20, 2014.
General: She was unopposed in the general election on November 4, 2014. [3][5]

Education

Litzenberger earned her B.S. in pharmaceutical sciences and pharmacology from Oregon State University in 1979. She earned her J.D. from the Northwestern School of Law at Lewis & Clark in 1988.[2]

Career

  • 2003-2019: Judge, Multnomah County Circuit Court
  • 2001-2002, 2009-2010, 2012: Adjunct professor, Northwestern School of Law of Lewis & Clark College
  • 1995-2003: Shareholder, Bullivant Houser Bailey
  • 1988-1994: Associate attorney, Bullivant Houser Bailey
  • 1999-2002: Adjunct professor and mock trial team coach, Northwestern School of Law of Lewis & Clark College
  • 1999-2001: Hearings officer, Oregon Board of Medical Examiners[2]

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. Multnomah County Circuit Court, "List of Judges," accessed April 15, 2014
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Oregon State Bar, "Oregon State Bar Judicial Voters Guide 2014," accessed April 7, 2015
  3. 3.0 3.1 Oregon Secretary of State, "Candidates for 2014 Primary Election," accessed April 14, 2014
  4. See: Judicial selection in Oregon
  5. 5.0 5.1 Oregon Secretary of State, "Unofficial Election Results," May 20, 2014
  6. [https://www.oregon.gov/newsroom/pages/NewsDetail.aspx?newsid=3004#:
    text=salem%2C%20OR%E2%80%94Governor%20Kate%20Brown,Litzenberger.&text=Judge%20Litzenberger's%20retirement%20takes%20effect%20January%201%2C%202019. State of Oregon Newsroom, "Governor Brown Announces Multnomah County Circuit Court Vacancy," November 13, 2018]