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The structure of the Oregon judicial system is laid out in Article VII of the Oregon Constitution. There are three main state level courts: Oregon Supreme Court, the Oregon Court of Appeals, the Oregon circuit courts, and various other Courts of limited jurisdiction. The District of Oregon and the District of Oregon Bankruptcy Court have jurisdiction over federal matters in Oregon.

Oregon judicial news Federal Courts, Empty Benches: The Wednesday Vacancy Count 5/22/2013 By Joshua Meyer-Gutbrod For a District by District break down, see: Federal Court Vacancy Warning System The vacancy warning level for the U.S. Federal courts is currently set at Blue. There were three new confirmations this past week, leaving the final tally at 79 vacancies or approximately 9.1% of the total Article III posts currently unfilled. The vacancy information for the various court levels is as follows: Key: (Numbers indicate % of seats vacant.) 0% 0%-10% 10%-25% 25%-40% More than 40% Supreme Court 0% or no vacancies Appeals Courts 8.9% or 16 vacancies District Courts 9.3% or 63 vacancies There are currently 9 Supreme Court posts, 179 appellate court posts and 680 district court posts for a total of 868 Article III judges. This count includes four temporary posts, one each in the Northern District of Alabama, District of Arizona, Southern District of Florida and the Central District of California. This also includes two shared post between the two Missouri districts and the two Kentucky districts, which count as two posts with separate vacancies. ...more Oregon news Oregon courts Oregon courts: Courts in Oregon State appellate courts: Oregon Supreme Court Oregon Court of Appeals State trial courts: Oregon Circuit Courts Other courts: Oregon Tax Court County Courts Justice Courts Municipal Courts Counties: Oregon counties Federal courts: Ninth Circuit District of Oregon Federal bankruptcy courts: District of Oregon Bankruptcy Court How are judges selected in Oregon? Judicial selection in Oregon Oregon judicial elections, 2012 Laws and history Article VII, Oregon Constitution Media and activism Oregon blogs Judicial reform organizations

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