United States District Court for the District of Oregon

United States District Court for the District of Oregon
(D. Ore.)
Location Mark O. Hatfield U.S. Courthouse
More locations
Appeals to Ninth Circuit
Established March 3, 1859
Judges 6
Chief Judge Michael W. Mosman
Officers of the court
U.S. Attorney Billy J. Williams
www.ord.uscourts.gov

The United States District Court for the District of Oregon (in case citations, D. Ore. or D. Or.) is the Federal 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 (except for patent claims and claims against the U.S. government under the Tucker Act, which are appealed to the Federal Circuit). Matthew P. Deady served as its first judge. Michael W. Mosman is the current chief judge.

The United States Attorney's Office for the District of Oregon represents the United States in civil and criminal litigation in the court. The current United States Attorney is Billy J. Williams.

Organization

The District of Oregon met in the U.S. Custom House and Post Office of Portland until 1933.
The Mark O. Hatfield United States Courthouse in Portland.

The court has four divisional offices within the state (three with staff): Portland, Eugene, Medford, and Pendleton.[1] 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.[1] The Medford Division covers Curry, Jackson, Josephine, Klamath, Lake counties and meets at the James A. Redden United States Courthouse.[1][2] 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.[1][3] The Wayne L. Morse United States Courthouse houses the Eugene Division that covers Benton, Coos, Deschutes, Douglas, Lane, Lincoln, Linn, and Marion counties.[1]

History

After Oregon became a state on February 14, 1859, the United States Congress created the District of Oregon encompassing the entire state on March 3, 1859.[4] The bill creating the district authorized a single judge and also designated it as a judicial circuit.[4] President James Buchanan appointed Matthew Deady as judge, and the court was to hold annual sessions in April and September at the seat of government in Salem.[5] Deady held the first session of the court on September 12, 1859, in Salem, but was able to have the court relocated to Portland by the September session of 1860.[5] Beginning in 1933, the court was housed in the United States Courthouse (now Gus J. Solomon United States Courthouse) before moving to the new Hatfield Courthouse in 1997.[6]

On March 3, 1863, Congress passed a law that removed the circuit court jurisdiction and transferred appeals court jurisdiction to the Tenth Circuit, and in 1866 transferred it again to the Ninth Circuit.[4] On April 18, 1877, court clerk Ralph Wilcox committed suicide in his office at the court using a Deringer pistol.[7] On March 27, 1885, Judge Deady admitted Mary Leonard to the federal bar, the first woman admitted in Oregon.[8] In 1909, Congress added another judge position to the court, followed by another judgeship in 1949.[4] On October 20, 1978, Congress passed a law authorizing two more positions on the bench of the Oregon court.[4] The first woman to serve on the court was Helen J. Frye, whose service began on February 20, 1980. In 1990, Congress added a sixth judgeship for the district.[4] Ancer L. Haggerty, the first African American on the court, began his service on March 28, 1994.

Current judges

The current judges of the court including senior judges.[9]

# Title Judge Duty station Born Term of service Appointed by
Active Chief Senior
26 Chief Judge Michael W. Mosman Portland 1956 2003–present 2016–present — G.W. Bush
23 District Judge Ann Aiken Eugene 1951 1998–present 2009–2016 — Clinton
27 District Judge Marco A. Hernandez Portland 1957 2011–present — — Obama
28 District Judge Michael H. Simon Portland 1956 2011–present — — Obama
29 District Judge Michael J. McShane Eugene 1961 2013–present — — Obama
30 District Judge vacant — — — — — —
16 Senior Judge Owen M. Panner Medford 1924 1980–1992 1984–1990 1992–present Carter
17 Senior Judge James A. Redden inactive 1929 1980–1995 1990–1995 1995–present Carter
19 Senior Judge Malcolm F. Marsh Portland 1928 1987–1998 — 1998–present Reagan
20 Senior Judge Robert E. Jones Portland 1927 1990–2000 — 2000–present G.H.W. Bush
22 Senior Judge Ancer L. Haggerty inactive 1944 1994–2009 2002–2009 2009–present Clinton
24 Senior Judge Garr King Portland 1936 1998–2009 — 2009–present Clinton
25 Senior Judge Anna J. Brown Portland 1952 1999–2017 — 2017–present Clinton

Vacancies and pending nominations

Seat Seat last held by Vacancy reason Date of vacancy Nominee Date of nomination
2 Anna J. Brown Senior Status July 27, 2017 Karin Immergut June 11, 2018

Former judges

# Judge State Born–died Active service Chief Judge Senior status Appointed by Reason for
termination
1 Matthew Deady OR 1824–1893 1859–1893 — — Buchanan death
2 Charles B. Bellinger OR 1839–1905 1893–1905 — — Cleveland death
3 Charles E. Wolverton OR 1851–1926 1906–1926 — — T. Roosevelt death
4 Robert S. Bean OR 1854–1931 1909–1931 — — Taft death
5 John Hugh McNary OR 1867–1936 1927–1936 — — Coolidge death
6 James Alger Fee OR 1888–1959 1931–1954 1948–1954 — Hoover appointment to 9th Cir.
7 Claude C. McColloch OR 1888–1959 1937–1958 1954–1958 1958–1959 F. Roosevelt death
8 Gus J. Solomon OR 1906–1987 1950–1971 1958–1971 1971–1987 Truman death
9 William G. East OR 1908–1985 1955–1985 — — Eisenhower death
10 John Kilkenny OR 1901–1995 1959–1969 — — Eisenhower appointment to 9th Cir.
11 Robert C. Belloni OR 1919–1999 1967–1984 1971–1976 1984–1995 L. Johnson retirement
12 Alfred Goodwin OR 1923–present 1969–1971 — — Nixon appointment to 9th Cir.
13 Otto Richard Skopil Jr. OR 1919–2012 1972–1979 1976–1979 — Nixon appointment to 9th Cir.
14 James M. Burns OR 1924–2001 1972–1989 1979–1984 1989–2001 Nixon death
15 Helen J. Frye OR 1930–2011 1980–1995 — 1995–2011 Carter death
18 Edward Leavy OR 1929–present 1984–1987 — — Reagan appointment to 9th Cir.
21 Michael R. Hogan OR 1946–present 1991–2011 1995–2002 2011–2012 G.H.W. Bush retirement

Chief judges

Chief Judge
Fee1948–1954
McColloch1954–1958
Solomon1958–1971
Belloni1971–1976
Skopil, Jr.1976–1979
Burns1979–1984
Panner1984–1990
Redden1990–1995
Hogan1995–2002
Haggerty2002–2009
Aiken2009–2016
Mosman2016–present

Chief judges have administrative responsibilities with respect to their district court. Unlike the Supreme Court, where one justice is specifically nominated to be chief, the office of chief judge rotates among the district court judges. To be chief, a judge must have been in active service on the court for at least one year, be under the age of 65, and have not previously served as chief judge. A vacancy is filled by the judge highest in seniority among the group of qualified judges. The chief judge serves for a term of seven years or until age 70, whichever occurs first. The age restrictions are waived if no members of the court would otherwise be qualified for the position.

When the office was created in 1948, the chief judge was the longest-serving judge who had not elected to retire on what has since 1958 been known as senior status or declined to serve as chief judge. After August 6, 1959, judges could not become or remain chief after turning 70 years old. The current rules have been in operation since October 1, 1982.

Succession of seats

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 U.S. District Court District of Oregon: Local Rules of Civil Practice
  2. ↑ GAS: Historic Federal Buildings
  3. ↑ "Judge John Kilkenny, 93, Dies". The Oregonian. Oregonian Publishing Co.: B01 February 20, 2000.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 U.S. District Court of Oregon: Legislative history
  5. 1 2 Horner, John B. (1919). Oregon: Her History, Her Great Men, Her Literature. The J.K. Gill Co.: Portland. p. 168-169.
  6. ↑ Historic Federal Courthouses: Portland, Oregon. Federal Judicial Center. Retrieved on November 19, 2007.
  7. ↑ "Shocking suicide". Stockton Daily Independent. April 21, 1877. Retrieved 2007-06-29.
  8. ↑ Abrams, Kerry. Folk Hero, Hell Raiser, Mad Woman, Lady Lawyer: What is the Truth about Mary Leonard? Women's Legal History Biography Project. Stanford Law School. Retrieved on May 7, 2008.
  9. ↑ "Federal Judicial Center: Oregon District Court judges". Archived from the original on 2007-09-11. Retrieved 2007-08-05.

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