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
Circuit Court
Oregon 4th Judicial District
Municipal Courts
Fairview Municipal Court, Oregon
Troutdale Municipal Court, Oregon
See also
External links
Footnotes
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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.[1]
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.[2]
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.[3] If, after a recount, two candidates are tied, the winner is decided by lot.[4]
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.[5]
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- ↑ Oregon Secretary of State, "Election Law Summary - ORS 249," accessed May 6, 2014
- ↑ Oregon Secretary of State, "Revised Statutes, 258.280," accessed May 6, 2014
- ↑ Oregon Secretary of State, "Revised Statutes, 254.575," accessed May 6, 2014
- ↑ Oregon Secretary of State, "Voting in Oregon," accessed May 6, 2014