Oregon's circuit courts are general jurisdiction trial courts of the U.S. state of Oregon. These courts hear

civil Civil may refer to: *Civic virtue, or civility *Civil action, or lawsuit * Civil affairs *Civil and political rights *Civil disobedience *Civil engineering *Civil (journalism), a platform for independent journalism *Civilian, someone not a membe ...

and

criminal In ordinary language, a crime is an unlawful act punishable by a state or other authority. The term ''crime'' does not, in modern criminal law, have any simple and universally accepted definition,Farmer, Lindsay: "Crime, definitions of", in Can ...

court cases. The state has 27 circuit court districts, most of which correspond to the boundaries of Oregon's 36 counties. The sixth, seventh, tenth, fifteenth, twenty-second and twenty-fourth districts cover two or more counties while the rest cover just one county each. The courts are operated by the

Oregon Judicial Department The Oregon Judicial Department (OJD) is the judicial branch of government of the state of Oregon in the United States. The chief executive of the branch is the Chief Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court. Oregon’s judiciary consists primarily of ...

(OJD). As of January 2007, the courts had 173 judges. The majority of appeals from the circuit courts go to the Oregon Court of Appeals. Some limited cases go directly to the Oregon Supreme Court if appealed from the trial court level.An Introduction to the Courts of Oregon
, Oregon Judicial Department, Accessed on August 25, 2007. The OJD has no jurisdiction over other local courts in Oregon, which include county courts, justice courts, and municipal courts.Municipal Courts
from the Oregon Blue Book In 1998, the state combined its state district courts into the Oregon circuit courts.Oregon Blue Book: Oregon Circuit Courts.
Oregon Secretary of State. Retrieved on January 25, 2008.

Circuits

#First Judicial District – Jackson #Second Judicial District – Lane #Third Judicial District – Marion #Fourth Judicial District – Multnomah.

Multnomah County Court The Multnomah County Circuit Court, which composes the 4th Judicial District of the Oregon Circuit Court system, is the general jurisdiction trial court of Multnomah County, Oregon. Judith Matarazzo is the presiding judge of the Court, serving with ...

. The chief prosecutor is the

Multnomah County District Attorney The Multnomah County Circuit Court, which composes the 4th Judicial District of the Oregon Circuit Court system, is the general jurisdiction trial court of Multnomah County, Oregon. Judith Matarazzo is the presiding judge of the Court, serving wi ...

. #Fifth Judicial District – Clackamas #Sixth Judicial District – Umatilla, Morrow #Seventh Judicial District –

Sherman Sherman most commonly refers to: *Sherman (name), a surname and given name (and list of persons with the name) ** William Tecumseh Sherman (1820–1891), American Civil War General *M4 Sherman, a tank Sherman may also refer to: Places United St ...

, Gilliam,

Wheeler Wheeler may refer to: Places United States * Wheeler, Alabama, an unincorporated community * Wheeler, Arkansas, an unincorporated community * Wheeler, California, an unincorporated community * Wheeler, Illinois, a village * Wheeler, Indiana, a ...

, Wasco, Hood River #Eighth Judicial District –

Baker A baker is a tradesperson who bakes and sometimes sells breads and other products made of flour by using an oven or other concentrated heat source. The place where a baker works is called a bakery. History Ancient history Since grains ha ...

#Ninth Judicial District – Malheur #Tenth Judicial District –

Wallowa Wallowa may refer to: Places *Wallowa, Oregon *Wallowa County, Oregon *Wallowa Lake *Wallowa Lake State Park *Wallowa Mountains *Wallowa River Other *''Acacia calamifolia'', a shrub or tree *''Acacia euthycarpa'', a shrub or tree * ''The Wallo ...

, Union #Eleventh Judicial District – Deschutes #Twelfth Judicial District – Polk #Thirteenth Judicial District –

Klamath Klamath may refer to: Ethnic groups *Klamath people, a Native American people of California and Oregon **Klamath Tribes, a federally recognized group of tribes in Oregon *Klamath language, spoken by the Klamath people Places in the United States * ...

#Fourteenth Judicial District – Josephine #Fifteenth Judicial District – Coos, Curry #Sixteenth Judicial District – Douglas #Seventeenth Judicial District – Lincoln #Eighteenth Judicial District – Clatsop #Nineteenth Judicial District –

Columbia Columbia may refer to: * Columbia (personification), the historical female national personification of the United States, and a poetic name for America Places North America Natural features * Columbia Plateau, a geologic and geographic region in ...

#Twentieth Judicial District – Washington #Twenty-first Judicial District–

Benton Benton may refer to: Places Canada *Benton, a local service district south of Woodstock, New Brunswick *Benton, Newfoundland and Labrador United Kingdom * Benton, Devon, near Bratton Fleming * Benton, Tyne and Wear United States *Benton, Alabam ...

#Twenty-second Judicial District – Crook, Jefferson #Twenty-third Judicial District – Linn #Twenty-fourth Judicial District – Harney, Grant #Twenty-fifth Judicial District – Yamhill #Twenty-sixth Judicial District – Lake #Twenty-seventh Judicial District – Tillamook

References

External links

Circuit courts page
hosted by the Oregon Judicial Department {{DEFAULTSORT:Oregon Circuit Courts Oregon Circuit courts Courts and tribunals with year of establishment missing

Circuits

See also

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