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Walters was the founder and president of the Eugene law firm of Walters, Chanti & Zennache.<ref name="OrLaw"/> In 1998, she was given the Public Justice Award by the Oregon Trial Lawyers.<ref name="OrLaw">{{cite web |
Walters was the founder and president of the [[Eugene, Oregon|Eugene]] law firm of Walters, Chanti & Zennache.<ref name="OrLaw"/> In 1998, she was given the Public Justice Award by the Oregon Trial Lawyers.<ref name="OrLaw">{{cite web |
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</ref> She served as a delegate to the [[National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws]] and as a member of the [[American Law Institute]].<ref name="OrLaw"/> While in private practice, she was a specialist in employment and labor law.<ref>Green Ashbel. Labor lawyer joins state's high court. ''[[The Oregonian]]'', September 19, 2006.</ref> She represented disabled golfer [[Casey Martin]] in his lawsuit against the [[PGA Tour]] to allow Martin to use a golf cart during tournaments.<ref name=ulc>[http://www.nccusl.org/Update/DesktopModules/NewsDisplay.aspx?ItemID=190 Martha Walters Elected President of ULC.] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071031093208/http://www.nccusl.org/Update/DesktopModules/NewsDisplay.aspx?ItemID=190 |date=October 31, 2007 }} Uniform Law Commission. Retrieved November 26, 2007.</ref> |
</ref> She served as a delegate to the [[National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws]] and as a member of the [[American Law Institute]].<ref name="OrLaw"/> While in private practice, she was a specialist in employment and [[labor law]].<ref>Green Ashbel. Labor lawyer joins state's high court. ''[[The Oregonian]]'', September 19, 2006.</ref> She represented disabled golfer [[Casey Martin]] in his lawsuit against the [[PGA Tour]] to allow Martin to use a golf cart during tournaments.<ref name=ulc>[http://www.nccusl.org/Update/DesktopModules/NewsDisplay.aspx?ItemID=190 Martha Walters Elected President of ULC.] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071031093208/http://www.nccusl.org/Update/DesktopModules/NewsDisplay.aspx?ItemID=190 |date=October 31, 2007 }} Uniform Law Commission. Retrieved November 26, 2007.</ref> |
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She was appointed to the Oregon Supreme Court by [[Oregon |
She was appointed to the Oregon Supreme Court as Associate Justice by [[Oregon Governor]] [[Ted Kulongoski]] and was sworn into office on October 9, 2006, to replace Justice [[R. William Riggs]] who had retired.<ref name="Biz">{{cite news |
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Martha Walters | |
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43rd Chief Justice of Oregon | |
Assumed office July 1, 2018 | |
Preceded by | Thomas A. Balmer |
Associate Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court | |
Assumed office October 9, 2006 | |
Appointed by | Ted Kulongoski |
Preceded by | R. William Riggs |
Personal details | |
Born | Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S. | October 23, 1950
Spouse | John VanLandingham |
Bildung | University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (BA) University of Oregon (JD) |
Martha Lee Walters (born October 23, 1950) is an American labor attorney and the 43rd Chief Justice of Oregon. She became the first female justice on the state's highest court in three years when she was appointed in 2006 and the first female Chief Justice when she was elected by her fellow justices in 2018. A native of Michigan, she worked on the Casey Martin lawsuit against the PGA Tour while in private legal practice.
Early years
Walters was born on October 23, 1950,[1] in Grand Rapids, Michigan, where she grew up.[2] After high school she attended the University of Michigan, where she graduated in 1972 with a Bachelor of Arts degree.[2] Walters earned her J.D. degree from the University of Oregon School of Law in Eugene, Oregon, graduating in 1977 and earning Order of the Coif.[3] Walters is married to John VanLandingham IV,[4] a low-income housing advocate and mobile home-housing specialist.[5] The couple has two children, John VanLandingham V, a graduate of the University of Chicago, and Cassady Walters, a graduate of Whitman College.
Legal career
Walters was the founder and president of the Eugene law firm of Walters, Chanti & Zennache.[3] In 1998, she was given the Public Justice Award by the Oregon Trial Lawyers.[3] She served as a delegate to the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws and as a member of the American Law Institute.[3] While in private practice, she was a specialist in employment and labor law.[6] She represented disabled golfer Casey Martin in his lawsuit against the PGA Tour to allow Martin to use a golf cart during tournaments.[7]
She was appointed to the Oregon Supreme Court as Associate Justice by Oregon Governor Ted Kulongoski and was sworn into office on October 9, 2006, to replace Justice R. William Riggs who had retired.[8] Walters was the first female justice on the court since 2003 when Susan M. Leeson left the court.[9] In 2007, Walters was elected as the president of the Uniform Law Commission, becoming that organization's first female president.[7] Walters won election to a full six-year term on the court in 2008, and was re-elected in 2014.[9][10]
In June 2018, Walters was elected as Chief Justice of Oregon by her colleagues on the Supreme Court, and replaced Thomas A. Balmer in that role effective July 1, 2018.[11]
References
- ^ The Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory. Vol. 1 (Oregon, Pennsylvania ed.). Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory, Inc. 1998. p. 364. ISBN 978-1-56160-324-4.
- ^ a b "The Honorable Martha L. Walters". Oregon Judicial Department. 2009. Retrieved 8 June 2010.
- ^ a b c d "Class Notes" (PDF). Oregon Lawyer. University of Oregon School of Law. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-04-21. Retrieved 2007-01-06.
- ^ Taking her seat; Courts. The Register-Guard, October 10, 2006.
- ^ Upcoming CDC Events. Archived 2007-10-30 at the Wayback Machine Association of Oregon Community Development Organizations. Retrieved December 9, 2007.
- ^ Green Ashbel. Labor lawyer joins state's high court. The Oregonian, September 19, 2006.
- ^ a b Martha Walters Elected President of ULC. Archived October 31, 2007, at the Wayback Machine Uniform Law Commission. Retrieved November 26, 2007.
- ^ "Governor appoints Oregon Supreme Court justice". Portland Business Journal. September 18, 2006. Retrieved January 6, 2007. [dead link]
- ^ a b "Oregon Supreme Court Justices". Oregon Blue Book. Oregon Secretary of State. Retrieved February 7, 2015.
- ^ "Members of the Oregon Supreme Court". Oregon Blue Book. Oregon Secretary of State. Retrieved February 7, 2015.
- ^ Vanderhart, Dirk (June 4, 2018). "Oregon Supreme Court Elects First-Ever Female Chief Justice". NW News Network. Salem, Oregon. Retrieved June 10, 2018.
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