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

Organization

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.

Judges

Article III judges

See: Article III federal judge

Senior judges

Magistrate judges

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Federal judges of the United States District Court for the District of Oregon
Active judges

Chief: Aiken • Brown • Hogan • Mosman • Vacancy • Vacancy

Senior judges

Frye • Haggerty • Jones • King • Marsh • Panner • Redden

Magistrate judges

Acosta • Ashmanskas • Clarke • Coffin • Hubel • Jelderks • Papak • Stewart • Sullivan

Former judges

Bean • Bellinger • Belloni • Burns • Deady • East • Fee • Goodwin • Kilkenny • Leavy • McColloch • McNary • Skopil • Solomon • Wolverton

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