Multnomah County, Oregon (Judicial)

Multnomah County is one of 36 counties in Oregon and is located within the 4th Judicial District.

The United States District Court for the District of Oregon has jurisdiction in Multnomah County. Appeals from the District of Oregon go to the United States Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit.

Judges

Multnomah County, Oregon

Circuit Court

Oregon 4th Judicial District

Office	Name
Oregon 4th Judicial District Circuit Courts Position 1	Francis Troy
Oregon 4th Judicial District Circuit Courts Position 2	Nan Waller
Oregon 4th Judicial District Circuit Courts Position 3	Jacqueline Alarcón
Oregon 4th Judicial District Circuit Courts Position 4	Shelley Russell
Oregon 4th Judicial District Circuit Courts Position 5	Christopher J. Marshall
Oregon 4th Judicial District Circuit Courts Position 6	Leslie Bottomly
Oregon 4th Judicial District Circuit Courts Position 7	Andrew Lavin
Oregon 4th Judicial District Circuit Courts Position 8	Celia Howes
Oregon 4th Judicial District Circuit Courts Position 9	David F. Rees
Oregon 4th Judicial District Circuit Courts Position 10	Katharine von Ter Stegge
Oregon 4th Judicial District Circuit Courts Position 11	Angela Franco Lucero
Oregon 4th Judicial District Circuit Courts Position 12	Adrian Brown
Oregon 4th Judicial District Circuit Courts Position 13	Morgan Wren Long
Oregon 4th Judicial District Circuit Courts Position 14	Amy Holmes Hehn
Oregon 4th Judicial District Circuit Courts Position 15	Christopher Ramras
Oregon 4th Judicial District Circuit Courts Position 16	Susan M. Svetkey
Oregon 4th Judicial District Circuit Courts Position 17	Kelly Skye
Oregon 4th Judicial District Circuit Courts Position 18	Tom Ryan
Oregon 4th Judicial District Circuit Courts Position 19	Michael A. Greenlick
Oregon 4th Judicial District Circuit Courts Position 20	Bryan Francesconi
Oregon 4th Judicial District Circuit Courts Position 21	Rima Ghandour
Oregon 4th Judicial District Circuit Courts Position 22	Chanpone P. Sinlapasai
Oregon 4th Judicial District Circuit Courts Position 23	Melvin Oden-Orr
Oregon 4th Judicial District Circuit Courts Position 24	Eric L. Dahlin
Oregon 4th Judicial District Circuit Courts Position 25	Maurisa R. Gates
Oregon 4th Judicial District Circuit Courts Position 26	Steffan Alexander
Oregon 4th Judicial District Circuit Courts Position 27	Patricia McGuire
Oregon 4th Judicial District Circuit Courts Position 28	Judith H. Matarazzo
Oregon 4th Judicial District Circuit Courts Position 29	Christine Martin
Oregon 4th Judicial District Circuit Courts Position 30	Benjamin Souede
Oregon 4th Judicial District Circuit Courts Position 31	Cheryl A. Albrecht
Oregon 4th Judicial District Circuit Courts Position 32	Xiomara Torres
Oregon 4th Judicial District Circuit Courts Position 33	Pamela Haan
Oregon 4th Judicial District Circuit Courts Position 34	Beth Allen
Oregon 4th Judicial District Circuit Courts Position 35	Patrick Henry
Oregon 4th Judicial District Circuit Courts Position 36	Heidi Moawad
Oregon 4th Judicial District Circuit Courts Position 37	Jenna Plank
Oregon 4th Judicial District Circuit Courts Position 38	Vacant

See also

• Courts in Oregon

External links

• Multnomah County website

Footnotes

Oregon courts

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Federal courts:

Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: District of Oregon • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: District of Oregon

State courts:

Oregon Supreme Court • Oregon Court of Appeals • Oregon Circuit Courts • Oregon Tax Court • Oregon County Courts • Oregon Justice Courts • Oregon Municipal Courts

State resources:

Courts in Oregon • Oregon judicial elections • Judicial selection in Oregon

Elections

See also: Oregon judicial elections

Oregon is one of 43 states that hold elections for judicial positions. To learn more about judicial selection in Oregon, click here.

• Oregon local trial court judicial elections, 2024
• Oregon local trial court judicial elections, 2023
• Oregon local trial court judicial elections, 2022
• Oregon local trial court judicial elections, 2021
• Oregon local trial court judicial elections, 2020
• Oregon local trial court judicial elections, 2019
• Oregon local trial court judicial elections, 2018
• Oregon local trial court judicial elections, 2017
• Oregon local trial court judicial elections, 2016
• Oregon judicial elections, 2014
• Oregon judicial elections, 2012
• Oregon judicial elections, 2010

Election rules

Primary election

The primary election is held in even-numbered years on the third Tuesday in May.

If a candidate in the primary election receives more than 50% of the vote, she or he is elected. If not, the two candidates with the most votes advance to the general election. The exception to this rule is when the election is for a vacated seat that would not otherwise have been on the ballot.

All judicial races require a primary election except those to fill a midterm vacancy for a seat that would otherwise have not appeared on the ballot that year. In the case of such a midterm vacancy, the primary may be skipped if only one or two candidates file for that office. If there are three or more candidates running for that seat, however, they compete in the primary. If any of them receives over 50% of the vote in the primary, that candidate's name appears unopposed on the general election ballot. If no candidate receives a majority, then the top two candidates advance to the general election. This differs from regular judicial elections that are held at the end of a judge's term in that no candidates can be elected at the primary.

Recounts

Close races may trigger an automatic recount. If the difference between the two highest-voted candidates is not more than one-fifth of one percent of the total votes for both candidates, a recount is required. If, after a recount, two candidates are tied, the winner is decided by lot.

Vote by mail

Oregon votes completely by mail. Registered voters receive a ballot two to three weeks prior to the election, which they must submit by mail or by dropping it in an official drop box. The deadline by which ballots must be received is 8 p.m. on the day of the election.