Robyn Ridler Aoyagi

Robyn Ridler Aoyagi is a judge for Position 4 of the Oregon Court of Appeals. She assumed office in 2017. Her current term ends on January 6, 2025.

Ridler Aoyagi won re-election for the Position 4 judge of the Oregon Court of Appeals outright in the primary on May 21, 2024, after the general election was canceled.

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Ridler Aoyagi received her bachelor's degree from Tufts University in 1995 and her J.D. from Harvard Law School in 1999.^[1]

Career

2017 - present: Judge, Oregon Court of Appeals
2000-2017: Partner, Tonkon Torp LLP
1999-2000: Law Clerk, Hon. John Steadman, District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Elections

2024

Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Oregon Court of Appeals Position 4

Incumbent Robyn Ridler Aoyagi won election outright in the primary for Oregon Court of Appeals Position 4 on May 21, 2024.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Robyn Ridler Aoyagi (Nonpartisan)	97.9	568,615
	Other/Write-in votes	2.1	12,404

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 581,019
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Daniel Zene Crowe (Nonpartisan)

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2018

See also: Oregon intermediate appellate court elections, 2018

General election

General election for Oregon Court of Appeals Position 4

Incumbent Robyn Ridler Aoyagi won election in the general election for Oregon Court of Appeals Position 4 on November 6, 2018.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Robyn Ridler Aoyagi (Nonpartisan)	98.4	1,021,221
	Other/Write-in votes	1.6	16,133

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,037,354 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Selection method

See also: Nonpartisan election of judges

Judges of the Oregon Court of Appeals are chosen in nonpartisan elections to serve six-year terms, after which they must run for re-election if they wish to continue serving.^[2] In the event of a midterm vacancy, the governor appoints a replacement. The appointee serves until the next general election occurring 60 or more days after the appointment, at which point he or she may run for election.^[2]

Qualifications

To serve on the court of appeals, a judge must be:

a qualified elector of his or her county of residence;
a state bar member; and
under the age of 75.^[2]

Selection of the chief judge

The chief judge of the court of appeals is appointed by the chief justice of the Oregon Supreme Court to serve a two-year term.^[2]

Campaign themes

2024

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Campaign finance summary

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Robyn Ridler Aoyagi campaign contribution history
Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2024*	Oregon Court of Appeals Position 4	Won primary	$14,440	$25,307
Grand total			$14,440	$25,307
Sources: OpenSecrets, Federal Elections Commission *This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete