If you have issues viewing or accessing this file contact us at NCJRS.gov. / L<" Judicial Conference ll~i"1 Of The State Of Oregon 1974 OFFICE OF THE STATE COURT ADMINISTRATOR Ex Officio EXECUTIVE SECRETARY TO THE CONFERENCE - Supreme Court Building Salem Oregon --------------,--- Table of Contents Me " & & - Page Supreme Court Justices ........................................ 3 Court of Appeals Judges ...................................... ~3 Tax Court Judge ............................................. 3 Circuit Court Judges .......................................... 4 District Court Judges .......................................... 6 Oregon's Court Structure ....................................... 8 Map showing Judicial Districts ................................... 9 Executive Committee of Judicial Conference ...................... 10 Oregon Judicial Conference Activities· 1974 ....................... 11 Work of the Standing Committees of the Conference ................ 12 Reports of the Judges Associations ............................ 17-18 Courts Generally ............................................ 18 The Courts of Oregon .......... '.' ............................ 20 Committees of the Judicial Conference ........................... 23 t ORS Statutes on Judicial Conference ............................. 28 r By-Laws of Judicial Conference ................................. 29 J Constitution of Oregon Article VII {Amended} Judicial Department .................... 30 r l' / \', -- ... t Oregon State Courts 1A4 'P 1M :r Supreme Court Kenneth J. O'Connell, Chief Justice William M. McAllister, Associate Justice Arno H. Denecke, Associate Justice Ralph M. Holman, Associate Justice Thomas H. Tongue, Associate Justice Edward H. Howell, Associate Justice Dean Bryson, Associate Justice Couri of Appeals Herbert M. Schwab, Chief Judge Virgil Langtry, Associate Judge Robert H. Foley, Associate Judge William S. Fort, Associate Judge Robert Y. Thornton, Associate Judge Jacob Tanzer, Associate Judge Tax Court Carlisle B. Roberts, Judge -3- Circuit Courts Circuit Courts Cont. _it == Counties Included Name District No. _____Counties~.:..;:,c.;:. Included____~._~ __.__ ~ ______ •_____ ._._. __ Name ~====~-------- 1. Jackson James M. Main 6. Morrow William W. Wells Josephine Samuel M. Bowe Umatilla Henry M. Kaye Loren L. Sawyer Mitchell Karaman 7. Hood River, Wasco, John A. Jelderks Sherman 2. Lane Edward Leavy . Roland K. Rodman 8. Baker lyle ~: Wolff F. Gordon Cottrell Edwin E. Allen 9. Harney, Malheur Jeff D. Dorroh Douglas R. Spencer Helen J. Frye 10. Union, Wallowa W.F. Brownton 3. Marion Jena V. Schlegel 11. Gilliam, Grant, Crook, J. R. Campbell Val D. Sloper Deschutes, Jefferson, Wheeler John M. Copenhaver Joseph B. Felton George A. Jones 12. Polk Darrell J. Williams (Resigned 8-15-74) Yamhill Kurt C. Rossman Duane R. Ertsgaard Richard D. Barber 13. Klamath L. Orth Sisemore (Apptd. 9-3-74) Donald A.W. Piper 4. Multnomah James R. Ellis 14. Lake Richard J. Burke Charles H. Foster Clifford B. Olsen Alan F. Davis 15. Coos, Curry James A. Norman John C. Beatty, Jr. John C. Warden Berkeley Lent William S. McLennan 16. Douglas Don H. Sanders Alfred T. Sulmonetti Charles S. Woodrich Phillip J. Roth Robert E. Jones 17. Lincoln Eugene K. Richardson George Van Hoomissen 19. Clatsop, Columbia, Jean L. Lewis Thomas E. Edison Tillamook William M. Dale, Jr. J.S. Bohannon Donald L. Kalberer John J. Murchison Charles S. Crookham 20. Washington Glen Hieber Harlow F. Lenon Albert R. Musick Pat Dooley Hollie M. Pihl Mercedes F. Deiz 21. Benton, Linn Richard Mengler 5. Clackamas P.K. Hammond Wendell H. Tompkins (Resigned 12-1-74) Courtney R. Johns Winston L. Bradshaw Frank D. Knight Howard J. Blanding Dale Jacobs Patrick D. Gilroy President - Circuit Judges Association - Clifford B. Olsen (to 11-8-74) (Apptd. 12-11-74) Val D. Sloper (from 11-8-74) -4- -5- J ~-, ------------------------------------------------------~.--~- District Courts District Courts Cont. 1M &LG County Name County Name Benton Robert L. Gilliland William C. Beers Irving M. Steinbock Clackamas Charles A. Sams Shirley Field Robert M. Mulvey Philip T. Abraham • Philip M. Bagley Clatsop Harold T. Johnson Aaron Brown, Jr. (Died 6-24-74) Anthony L. Casciato George F. Cole Edmund A. Jordan {Apptd.8-15-74} William L. Richardson Richard L. Unis Columbia James A. Mason Polk Walter W. Foster Coos Charles H. Reeves Umatilla Richard J. Courson Curry Sam Hall Wasco Sam Van Vactor Deschutes Joseph J. Thalhofer (Resigned 8-31-74) James C. Donnell Douglas Gerald Kabler O. (Apptd.8-31-74) Carl M. Fel ker Washington Harold A. Lewis Hood River John F. Cushman Gregory E. Milnes Jackson Lavaughn A. Merryman Yamhill Donald R. Blensly Ross G. Davis Josephine L.A. Cushing President - District Judges Association - L.A. Cushing Klamath Wayne H. Blair Lane Frank R. Alderson William A. Beckett Winfred K. Liepe Lincoln A.R. McMullen Linn Carl G. Stanley Marion Albin W. Norblad Thomas W. Hansen Multnomah Robert W. Redding John F. Gantenbein -6- -7- i J Discretionary original jurisdiction in mandamus, quo warranto and habeas corpus proceedings: SUPREME COURT \. Appellate jurisdiction in cases involving real pro­ ) perty, contracts, torts, appeals from the Tax Court, 7 Justices ( and in all appeals in which the Court of Appeals , does not have jurisdiction. PetltlOn .. ior ReVlew . >- I \ ( Exclusive appellate jurisdiction in criminal, post­ e ttl l \ COURT OF APPEALS , conviction and habeas corpus; probate; domestic ) relations, adoptions and juvenile matters; appeal Z " 6 Judges ( of cases where government agency is a party except from the Oregon Tax Court. n! ~ :r: (reVi! orders in -.....-en ..... U) u. contested cases) CI:» :.;:; ~ o = c:: Itl ~ / c..,:)= = j ~ c:.:J (0) = t') ...... "'CI ::.:: z .- CI:» "CI Cl / C1:i =c:..,:) .c:: ~ « ..... U) ® ::c TAX COURT CI RCUIT COURTS .- en c::..,:) >- ...l ~ General trial and limited appellate jurisdiction. ..r:::I I- "CI 0: 1 Judge 65 Judges* -V) = :::> ......., ...... :r: o c:..,:) =c:: u C!:» .-..... "'CI f-o t) Appeals ......., U) I V) -< 0: by new trial or by review of law .- -.... ..t}J~ ~ = ~ til c:.,:)= \ ., ...... ~ ~,!) Cl c:.:J @ ...l / .--C'a 0;::...... (review of orders in other Co.:» U) ::;: than contested cases) -= is / = ADMINISTRATIVE DISTRICT COURTS - ~ Limited jurisdiction trial courts and tribunals. STATE AGENCIES 40 Judges I I I JUSTICE MUNICIPAL COUNTY ( 10 County Courts with judicial functions in COURTS COURTS COURTS )~ probate and/or Juvenile. (Justice, Municipal and County Court Judges are not members of the Judicial Conference). *66 as of 1+75 N V .:r 0 0 o I o -8- -9- t, Executive Committee OREGON JUDICIAL CONFERENCE Oregon Judicia! Conference Activities 1974 "" Df a WI ¥¥* ZX1 The Judicial Conference Of Oregon pursuant to The seven major proposals recommended by the o RS 1.840 subm its its annual report for 1974. Governor's Commission on Judicial Reform are "The Major effort of the Conference and of the indivi­ Prosecution Function," "Costs of Litigation," "Judi­ dual courts and judges during 1974 was to deal cial Retirement," "Selection, Tenure and Qual i­ effectively with the constantly growing number of fications of Judges" "State-wide Public Defender cases coming to the courts. It is increasingly difficult, System," "Procedural Rulemal<ing Authority," and but absolutely essential, to maintain a high quality "Court Structure." The Conference .decided to take of justice despite the increasing quantity, variety and no position on the "Prosecution Function" pro­ posals; the "Costs of Litigatio"n" proposals were Chief Justice Kenneth J. O'Connell, Chairman pressure of judicial business. The Conference and its members are constantly searching and striving for supported except that the provision concerning dis­ progressive and successful approaches to the problem. trict courts not as courts of record was transposed Much has been accomplished in this regard during for consideration with the "Court Structure" pro­ Associate Justice Edward H. Howell posals, which was later tabled by the Conference. Judge Virgil Langtry 1974 in individual courts, in the work of conference committees, the judicial associations and in the full The "Judicial Retirement" measure was supported Judge J.S. Bohannon Judicial Conference meetings. by the COl .3rence. All recommendations concerning Judge Edward Leavy "Selection, Tenure and Qualifications of Judges" Judge Don H. Sanders MEETINGS: were supported except that the provision to remove Judge Harold A. Lewis The Judicial Conference met on two separate the present one-year prior residence requirement and Judge William A. Beckett occasions in 1974. The first in June at Eugene, the provision to remove the present statute allowing Oregon, and the second in November at Gleneden Multnomah County judges to live outside the county Liason representatives: Beach. if within 10 miles thereof were opposed. The "State­ Judge Val D. Sloper, Circuit Judges Association The regular two and one-half days meeting in June wide Public Defender System" proposal was suppo, ,~d Judge L. A. Cushing, District Judges Association was preceded by a one-day workshop for probate by the Conference. Concerning "Procedural Rule­ Judge Donald Kalberer, Juvenile Judges Association judges and their staffs. The full Conference meeting making Authority" the Conference voted to rea.; (rm was an instructive meld of judicial business and the position it took at the June Judicial Conference judicial education. The education topics' included which was in