United States District Court for the District of Oregon
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The United States District Court for the District of Oregon is the United States district court whose jurisdiction comprises the state of Oregon. It was created in 1859 when the state was admitted to the Union. Appellate jurisdiction belongs to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Matthew Paul Deady served as its first judge.
The United States Attorney for the District of Oregon represents the United States in civil and criminal litigation in the court. The current U.S. Attorney is Karin J. Immergut.
When decisions of the court are appealed, they are appealed to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals based in Downtown San Fransisco at the James R. Browing Federal Courthouse, but hears initial appeals at the Pioneer Federal Courthouse in Portland, OR.
Vacancy warning level
The United States District Court for the District of Oregon's vacancy warning level is currently set at yellow. The court currently has one vacancy out of their six posts, constituting 17% of their seats. There are no pending appointments for the district.
Jurisdiction
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The jurisdiction of the District of Oregon consists of all the counties in the state of Oregon. The court has four subdivisions within the state: Portland, Eugene, Medford, and Pendleton. Portland’s division holds court at the Mark O. Hatfield United States Courthouse and handles cases from Clackamas, Clatsop, Columbia, Hood River, Jefferson, Multnomah, Polk, Tillamook, Wasco, Washington, and Yamhill counties. The Medford Division covers Curry, Jackson, Josephine, Klamath, Lake counties and meets at the James A. Redden United States. The Pendleton court includes Baker, Crook, Gilliam, Grant, Harney, Malheur, Morrow, Sherman, Umatilla, Union, Wallowa, and Wheeler and holds session at John F. Kilkenny United States Post Office and Courthouse. When decisions of the court are appealed, they are appealed to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals based in Downtown San Fransisco at the James R. Browing Federal Courthouse, but hears initial appeals at the Pioneer Federal Courthouse in Portland, OR. |
Cases heard
The District of Oregon has original jurisdiction over cases filed within its jurisdiction. These cases can include civil and criminal matters that fall under federal law.
Case load
| Federal Court Case Load Statistics* |
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| Year | Starting case load: | Cases filed: | Total cases: | Cases terminated: | Remaining cases: | Median time(Criminal)**: | Median time(Civil)**: | 3 Year Civil cases#: | Vacant posts:## | Trials/Post |
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| 2010 | 2950 | 3312 | 6262 | 3087 | 3175 | 10.1 | 10.9 | 111(4.6%) | 24.0 | 17 |
| 2009 | 3082 | 3089 | 6171 | 3099 | 3072 | 11.6 | 11.1 | 103(4.5%) | 9.1 | 11 |
| 2008 | 3160 | 3278 | 6438 | 3332 | 3106 | 11.9 | 10.4 | 119(5.0%) | .0 | 16 |
| 2007 | 3032 | 3422 | 6454 | 3261 | 3193 | 11.5 | 10.1 | 91(3.6%) | .0 | 22 |
| 2006 | 3212 | 3319 | 6531 | 3434 | 3097 | 11.0 | 11.6 | 80(3.4%) | .0 | 20 |
| *All statistics are taken from the Official Federal Courts' Website and reflect the calendar year through September. **Time in months from filing to completion. #This statistic includes cases which have been appealed in higher courts. ##This is the total number of months that any all judicial posts had spent vacant that year. |
Clerk's office
The District of Oregon has six separate courthouses. Please consult the chart below for more information:
| Branch | Address |
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| Gus J. Solomon Courthouse | 620 SW Main Street Portland, OR 97205-3037 |
| James A. Redden Federal Courthouse | 310 West Sixth Street, Suite 302 Medford, Oregon 97501-2710 |
| John F. Kilkenny U.S. Courthouse & Post Office | 104 Southwest Dorion Pendleton, Oregon 97801-2124 |
| Mark O. Hatfield U.S. Courthouse | 1000 Southwest Third Avenue, Suite 740 Portland, Oregon 97204-2930 |
| Pioneer U.S. Courthouse | 700 SW 6th Avenue Portland, OR 97204-1336 |
| Wayne L. Morse U.S. Courthouse | 405 East Eighth Avenue, Suite 2100 Eugene, Oregon 97401-2712 |
History
Court history
The state of Oregon was organized as one judicial district by Congress with one judicial post on March 3, 1859. Since the district court of Oregon was not assigned to a judicial circuit, it was given the same jurisdiction as the U.S. circuit courts, except in appeals and writs of error, which are the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court.
On March 3, 1863, the circuit court jurisdiction of the Oregon district court was repealed. The United States District Court for the District of Oregon was established and assigned to the Tenth Circuit. On July 23, 1866, the District of Oregon was assigned over to the Ninth Circuit.
Over time 5 additional judicial posts were added for a total of 6 current posts.[3]
Judicial posts
The following table highlights the development of judicial posts for the District of Oregon:
| Year | Statute | Total Seats |
| March 3, 1859 | 11 Stat. 437 | 1 |
| March 2, 1909 | 35 Stat. 686 | 2 |
| August 3, 1949 | 63 Stat. 493 | 3 |
| October 20, 1978 | 92 Stat. 1629 | 5 |
| December 1, 1990 | 104 Stat. 5089 | 6 |
Notable decisions
For a searchable list of opinions, please see Rulings for the District of Oregon or Justia.com Dockets and Filings.
| • AT&T Telecom Licenses Dispute Judge(s):Owen Panner *[ AT&T, TCI, et. al. v. City of Portland and Multnomah County] CV 99-65-PA |
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| This is a federal suit brought by AT&T and TCI, a cable company which AT&T has acquired, for a declaratory judgment that the City of Portland and the County of Multnomah illegally refused to grant AT&T/TCI's request for change of control. At issue is whether local governments have authority to condition the transfer of cable licenses on opening access to Internet access providers. The outcome could have a major impact on the deployment of broadband Internet access to residential customers. AT&T lost in the District Court. The Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit reversed. In a federal suit brought by AT&T and TCI, the plaintiffs alleged that the City of Portland and Multnomah County illegally refused to approve AT&T/TCI's application for change of control upon the acquisition of TCI by AT&T. The companies applied for the necessary license transfers for AT&T to be able to provide services in the area. The City of Portland and Multnomah County "decided to condition their approval of the applications on AT&T's agreement to provide open access to all ISPs to its cable network in Portland and Multnomah County." [4] AT&T refused, and the application was subsequently denied. |
Federal courthouse
Six separate courthouses serve the District of Oregon.
Major news
For new stories and other related material see Oregon judicial news.
See also
External links
- United States District Court for the District of Oregon Official Website
- United States Attorney for the District of Oregon Official Website
- Opinions of the District of Oregon
- U.S. District Court of Oregon Historical Society
References
- ↑ Court Clerk Information(Select the appropriate division for info and map)
- ↑ U.S. General Services Administration-Oregon Buildings
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 FJC History of the District of Oregon
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Summary of AT&T v. City of Portland
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: Ann Aiken • Anna Brown • Michael Mosman • Marco A. Hernandez • Michael H. Simon | ||
| Senior judges |
Ancer Haggerty • Garr King • Michael Hogan • Robert E. Jones • Owen Panner • James Redden • Malcolm Marsh • | ||
| Magistrate judges | John Acosta • Mark Clarke • Dennis Hubel • John Jelderks • Paul Papak • Janice Stewart • Patricia Sullivan • Thomas Coffin • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
James Alger Fee • Matthew Paul Deady • Charles Byron Bellinger • Charles Edwin Wolverton • Robert Sharp Bean • John Hugh McNary • Alfred Goodwin • Otto Skopil • Edward Leavy • Claude McColloch • Robert Belloni • James Burns • William East • Gus Solomon • Helen Frye • John Kilkenny • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
James Alger Fee • Ancer Haggerty • Michael Hogan • Owen Panner • James Redden • Otto Skopil • Claude McColloch • Robert Belloni • James Burns • Gus Solomon • | ||

