Appeals Court Judges of Oregon
State Officials page | Tax Court Judges
Oregon's Court of Appeals was established July 1, 1969 with five members; expanded to six members October 5, 1973; and to ten members September 1, 1977.
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Langtry, Virgil |
1969-1976 |
Appointed July 1, 1969; elected 1970; resigned Sept. 15, 1976 |
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Foley, Robert H. |
1969-1976 |
Appointed July 1, 1969; elected 1970; resigned Aug. 16, 1976 |
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Schwab, Herbert M. |
1969-1980 |
Appointed July 1, 1969; elected 1970; reelected 1976; resigned Dec. 31, 1980; chief judge 1969-1980 |
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Fort, William S. |
1969-1977 |
Appointed July 1, 1969; elected 1970; term ended 1977 |
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Branchfield, Edward H. |
1969-1971 |
Appointed July 1, 1969; term ended 1971 |
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Thornton, Robert Y. |
1971-1983 |
Elected 1970; reelected 1976; term ended 1983 |
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Tanzer, Jacob |
1973-1975 |
Appointed to new seat Oct. 5, 1973; |
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1976-1980 |
term ended Jan. 6, 1975; elected 1976; appointed Aug. 16, 1976 (before elective term began) to succeed Foley; resigned Jan. 21, 1980 |
Lee, Jason |
1975-1980 |
Elected 1974; died Feb. 19, 1980 |
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Johnson, Lee |
1977-1978 |
Elected 1976; resigned Dec. 18, 1978 |
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Richardson, William L. |
1976-1997 |
Elected 1976; appointed Oct. 15, 1976 (before elective term began) to succeed Langtry; reelected 1982, 1988, 1994; chief judge 1993 to date; resigned June 30, 1997 |
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Buttler, John H. |
1977-1992 |
Appointed to new seat Sept. 1, 1977; elected 1978; reelected 1984, 1990; resigned Dec. 31, 1992 |
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Joseph, George M. |
1977-1992 |
Appointed to new seat Sept. 1, 1977; elected 1978; reelected 1984, 1990; resigned Dec. 31, 1992; chief judge 1981-1992 |
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Gillette, W. Michael |
1977-1986 |
Appointed to new seat Sept. 1, 1977; elected 1978; reelected 1984; resigned Feb. 10, 1986 |
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Roberts, Betty |
1977-1982 |
Appointed to new seat Sept. 1, 1977; elected 1978; resigned Feb. 8, 1982 |
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Campbell, J.R. |
1979-1980 |
Appointed Mar. 19, 1979 to succeed Johnson; elected 1980; resigned Nov. 30, 1980 |
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Warden, John C. |
1980-1988 |
Appointed Feb. 19, 1980 to succeed Tanzer; term ended Jan. 5, 1981; appointed Jan. 6, 1981 to succeed Schwab; elected 1982; resigned Dec. 30, 1988 |
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Warren, Edward H. |
1980-1999 |
Appointed Mar. 10, 1980 to succeed Lee; elected 1980; reelected 1986, 1992; resigned 1999 |
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Van Hoomissen, George A. |
1981-1988 |
Elected 1980; reelected 1986; resigned Sept. 30, 1988 |
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Young, Thomas F. |
1981-1988 |
Appointed Jan. 5, 1981 to succeed Campbell; elected 1982; died Jan. 3, 1988 |
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Rossman, Kurt C. |
1982-1994 |
Appointed Mar. 2, 1982 to succeed Roberts; elected 1982; reelected 1988; resigned Dec. 31, 1994 |
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Newman, Jonathan |
1983-1991 |
Elected 1982; reelected 1988; resigned Aug. 31, 1991 |
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Deits, Mary J. |
1986-2004 |
Appointed Feb. 28, 1986 to succeed Gillette; elected 1986; reelected 1992, 1998; chief judge 1997-2004; resigned Oct. 31, 2004 |
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Riggs, R. William |
1988-1998 |
Appointed Oct. 24, 1988 to fill Van Hoomissen position; elected 1988 to succeed Warden; reelected 1994; resigned Sept. 8, 1998 |
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Graber, Susan P. |
1988-1990 |
Appointed Feb. 11, 1988 to succeed Young; elected 1988; resigned May 2, 1990 |
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Edmonds, Walter I. Jr. |
1989-2009 |
Appointed Jan. 1, 1989 to succeed Van Hoomissen; elected 1990; reelected 1996; reelected 2002; reelected 2008 |
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De Muniz, Paul J. |
1990-2000 |
Appointed May 11, 1990 to succeed Graber; elected 1990; reelected 1996; resigned Dec. 29, 2000 |
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Durham, Robert D. |
1991-1994 |
Appointed Nov. 14, 1991 to succeed Newman; elected 1992; resigned Jan. 4, 1994 |
Landau, Jack L. |
1993-2010 |
Appointed Dec. 15, 1992 to succeed Joseph; elected 1994; reelected 2000, 2006 |
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Leeson, Susan M. |
1993-1998 |
Appointed Dec. 15, 1992 to succeed Buttler; elected 1994; resigned Feb. 26, 1998 |
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Haselton, Rick |
1994- |
Appointed Mar. 4, 1994 to succeed Durham; elected 1994; reelected 2000, 2006 |
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Armstrong, Rex |
1995- |
Elected 1994; reelected 2000, 2006 |
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Linder, Virginia L. |
1997-2007 |
Appointed Sept. 24, 1997 to succeed Richardson; elected 1998; reelected 2004; resigned Jan. 2, 2007 |
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Wollheim, Robert D. |
1998- |
Appointed Feb. 27, 1998 to succeed Leeson; elected 1998; reelected 2004, 2010 |
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Brewer, David |
1998- |
Appointed Jan. 14, 1999 to succeed Warren; elected 2000; reelected 2006; appointed chief judge, Nov. 1, 2004 |
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Kistler, Rives |
1999-2003 |
Appointed Jan. 14, 1999 to succeed Riggs; elected 2000; resigned Aug. 14, 2003 |
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Schuman, David |
2001- |
Appointed Mar. 19, 2001 to succeed De Muniz; elected 2002; reelected 2008 |
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Ortega, Darleen |
2003- |
Appointed Oct. 13, 2003 to succeed Kistler; elected 2004; reelected 2010 |
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Rosenblum, Ellen F. |
2007- |
Elected 2006 |
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| Sercombe, Timothy | 2007- | Appointed Mar. 26, 2007 to succeed Linder; elected 2008 | ||
| Duncan, Rebecca | 2010- | Appointed Jan. 7, 2010 to succeed Edmonds; elected 2010 |
