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5 unusual facts about Oregon Supreme Court


John Hailey

John married Louisa M. Griffin on August 7, 1856 in Jackson County, Oregon, and they would have six children including Thomas G. Hailey who would serve in the Oregon Supreme Court.

Oregon House of Representatives

In 2002, the Oregon Supreme Court struck down the decade-old law, Oregon Ballot Measure 3 (1992), that had restricted State Representatives to 3 terms (six years) on procedural grounds.

Oregon State Senate

In 2002, the Oregon Supreme Court struck down the decade-old Oregon Ballot Measure 3, that had restricted State Senators to two terms (eight years) on procedural grounds.

Patricia Ben Peterson

Peterson's father was Portland attorney Edwin J. Peterson, who was later (in 1979) appointed to the Oregon Supreme Court, and served as its 39th Chief Justice from 1983 to 1991.

The Oregon Channel

When the legislature is not in session, other live gavel-to-gavel programming was carried, including the Oregon Supreme Court, and meetings of the Governor and his or her cabinet.


Arthur D. Hay

On November 28, 1942, he was appointed by Oregon Governor Charles A. Sprague to the Oregon Supreme Court to replace John L. Rand who had died in office.

Julius Meier

In the 1930 gubernatorial election, George W. Joseph—who had been disbarred during an extensive dispute with the Oregon Supreme Court over the will and estate of E. Henry Wemme—won the Republican nomination for Governor of Oregon, but died shortly after.

Randall B. Kester

On January 3, 1957, he was appointed by Oregon Governor Elmo Smith to the Oregon Supreme Court to replace Walter L. Tooze who had died in office.

Ronald K. L. Collins

Afterwards, Collins served as a law clerk to Justice Hans A. Linde on the Oregon Supreme Court and was a Supreme Court Fellow under United States Supreme Court Chief Justice Warren Burger.


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Betty Roberts

Prior to completing her term on the court, Roberts resigned on February 8, 1982, when she was appointed by Governor Victor G. Atiyeh to the Oregon Supreme Court.

Charles A. Johns

On June 4, 1918, Johns was appointed to the Oregon Supreme Court to replace Wallace McCamant by Governor James Withycombe after McCamant resigned.

Charles Wolverton

Charles E. Wolverton (1851-1926), 18th Chief Justice on the Oregon Supreme Court

Dean F. Bryson

On October 23, 1970, Bryson was appointed to the Oregon Supreme Court by Oregon Governor Tom McCall to replace Gordon Sloan who had resigned.

Edward Watson

Edward B. Watson (1844–1915), 12th Chief Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court

George Burnett

George H. Burnett (1853–1927), Oregon Supreme Court Chief Justice

Hans Linde

Hans A. Linde, former Judge of the Oregon Supreme Court in the United States

Justice Page

William W. Page, an Associate Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court for four months

E. M. Page, an Associate Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court for less than a year

Justice Roberts

Betty Roberts, former Associate Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court

Justice Wilson

Joseph G. Wilson, an Associate Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court

Martha Lee Walters

She was appointed to the Oregon Supreme Court by Oregon Governor Ted Kulongoski and was sworn into office on October 9, 2006, to replace Justice R. William Riggs who had retired.

Robert Bean

Robert S. Bean (1854–1931), American judge, Chief Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court

William Thayer

W. W. Thayer (1827-1899), American politician, sixth Governor of Oregon, and Chief Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court