Multnomah County Circuit Court
The Multnomah County Circuit Court, which composes the 4th Judicial District of the
The four court locations are
- Multnomah County Courthouse (Central Courthouse), located at 1200 SW 1st Ave, Portland
- Justice Center, located on the third floor of the County Jail / Police HQ building, 1120 SW 3rd Ave, Portland
- Juvenile Justice Center, 1401 NE 68th Ave, Portland
- East County Courthouse, 18480 SE Stark St, Portland
Judiciary
As of August 2023, the following are currently serving judges in the Circuit Court:[2]
- Judith Matarazzo, Presiding Judge
- Cheryl Albrecht, Chief Criminal Judge
- Christopher Marshall, Chief Civil Court Judge
- Steffan Alexander
- Amy Baggio
- Eric Bloch
- Leslie Bottomly
- Adrian Brown
- Eric Dahlin
- Bryan Francesconi
- Rima Ghandour
- Michael Greenlick
- Celia Howes
- Andrew Lavin
- Angela Lucero
- Heidi Moawad
- Melvin Oden-Orr
- Jenna Plank
- Christopher Ramras
- David Rees
- Shelley Russell
- Thomas Ryan
- Chanpone Sinlapasai
- Kelly Skye
- Benjamin Souede
- Katharine von Ter Stegge
- Nan Waller
Family and juvenile judges
- Patrick Henry, Chief Probate Judge
- Susan Svetkey, Chief Family Court Judge
- Jacqueline Alarcón
- Maurisa Gates
- Amy Holmes Hehn
- Morgan Long
- Michael Loy
- Patricia McGuire
- Susan Svetkey
- Xiomara Torres
- Francis Troy
- Kathryn Villa-Smith
List of District Attorneys
State's attorney | Term in office | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|
John M. Gearin | 1884-1886 | ||
Unknown | 1886-1900 | ||
George E. Chamberlain | 1900-1903 | Resigned. Elected Governor in 1902. | |
Unknown | 1903-1931 | ||
William Langley | 1954-1957 | Removed from office by Judge Frank J. Lonergan after being found guilty by a jury for refusing to prosecute gambling. | |
F. Leo Smith | 1957-1958 | Appointed in 1957.
Did not seek re-election. | |
Unknown | 1958-1962 | ||
George Van Hoomissen | Did not seek re-election. Ran for Secretary of State instead (lost).[3] | ||
Harl H. Haas Jr. | 1972-1981 | Did not seek re-election. Ran for Attorney General instead (lost).[4] | |
Mike Schrunk | 1981-2012 | Longest serving District Attorney in county's history[5] | |
Rod Underhill | 2012-2020 | Resigned in 2020 | |
Mike Schmidt | 2020-Present | Appointed in 2020 |
List of Public Defenders
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Architecture
The new Multnomah County Courthouse on SW 1st Ave opened October 2020. The 17-story building spans 450,000 square feet and cost $324 million.[6] SRG Partnership was the lead architect, and Hoffman Construction Company lead contractor, both Portland based.
The previous building, a century-old courthouse, was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. It was sold in 2018 to NBP Capital for $28 million, who said it was "considering various creative uses" that would preserve the historic building. The county assessor valued it at $40 million, but estimated necessary upgrades for earthquake resistance at $70 million.[7]
References
- ^ "Judicial Directory" (PDF). Oregon Judicial Branch. October 7, 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 21, 2022.
- ^ "Judges". Oregon Judicial Department. Archived from the original on August 19, 2023. Retrieved August 18, 2023.
- ^ Green, Ashbel. After 4 decades, Van Hoomissen leaves his mark on Oregon. The Oregonian, December 9, 1999.
- ^ Whitney, David (November 5, 1980). "Frohnmayer clobbers Haas". The Oregonian. p. E1.
- ^ Green, Aimee (2012-12-29). "Mike Schrunk: Multnomah County DA retires with a legacy of firm and fair leadership". The Oregonian. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
- ^ Kopochinski, Lisa (October 13, 2020). "Multnomah County Unveils Spacious New Courthouse". Correctional News. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
- The Oregonian/OregonLive. Retrieved March 28, 2022.
- Shepherd, Katie (August 30, 2017). "Prosecutors' Decision to Cripple a Judge's Career Echoes a Larger Battle Over Criminal Justice Reform in Oregon". Willamette Week. Retrieved March 29, 2022.
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