Honorable Robert Huckleberry announced his retirement from the Lincoln County Circuit Court effective May 31, 2008. Four candidates have submitted materials. Details available here.
Honorable Terry Ann Leggert announced her retirement from the Marion County Circuit Court effective April 1, 2008. Nine candidates have submitted materials. Details available here.
Circuit Court Vacancies
Governor Announces Judicial Vacancies on
Lincoln and Marion County Circuit Courts
Honorable Robert Huckleberry announced his retirement from the Lincoln County Circuit Court effective May 31, 2008. Governor Kulongoski announced that he is accepting applications for the 1st judicial position on the Lincoln County Circuit Court.
Honorable Terry Ann Leggert announced her retirement from the Marion County Circuit Court effective April 1, 2008. Governor Kulongoski announced that he is accepting applications for the 9th judicial position on the Marion County Circuit Court.
Sheryl Bachart
Frederick L. Bennett Jr.
Paulette E. Sanders
Jeffrey C. Pridge
The following candidates have submitted materials to the Governor’s Office for the Marion County Circuit Court vacancy as a result of Judge Leggert’s retirement. Comments on any of the candidates can be made to David A Hilgemann, 530 Center St NE Ste 700, Salem, OR 97301, 503 585-2236, hilged@dhilgemannlaw.com. Comments must be received no later than Friday, March 21.
Marc Abrams
Lynn Ashcroft
James C. Edmonds
Victor J. Hoffer
Tracy A. Prall
David C. Tatman
Irene B. Taylor
C. Randall Tosh
Leonard W. Williamson
On April 5, 2003 the Board of Governors made changes to Board Policy 5.603(C) (now OSB Bylaw 2.702) regarding bar polls. Further changes were made on April 2, 2004 to change the notification authority from the Governor’s Office to the bar. The changes made in 2003 eliminate the preference poll for appointments unless a request is made by the Governor or by a decision of the Board of Governors. Preference polls will still be conducted for election contests. A preference poll will not be held with respect to the appointment of Judge Huckleberry or Judge Leggert’s successor.
A press release was issued by the Governor’s Office on Tuesday, February 5, 2008, and contained the following information:
Governor Announces Judicial Vacancies on
Lincoln and Marion County Circuit Courts
Judge Huckleberry will retire from LincolnCounty circuit
bench;
Judge Leggert will retire from MarionCounty circuit
bench
Salem— Governor Ted Kulongoski announced today that
he is accepting applications for judicial positions on the Lincoln
County and Marion County Circuit Courts.
The Lincoln County vacancy results from the retirement of Judge Robert
Huckleberry, effective May 31, 2008. The Marion County vacancy
results from the retirement of Judge Terry Ann Leggert, effective April
1, 2008.
The Governor thanked both Judge Huckleberry and Judge Leggert
for their service to the State and said he will fill the positions by
appointment.
Attorneys interested in being considered for appointment
to either position must submit an Interest Form for Judicial Appointments to
the Governor’s office.
The deadline for both the Lincoln County
and Marion County Interest Forms is 5:00 p.m. on March 5, 2008.
Interested
applicants should mail or deliver the forms to:
Kelly Skye, General Counsel, Office of the Governor, 900 Court Street
NE, Salem, OR 97301-4047.
Governor Kulongoski fills judicial vacancies
based on merit and encourages applications from lawyers with a wide
variety of backgrounds and experiences. ORS
3.041 and 3.050 provide the qualification requirements for appointment
to the circuit court bench.
For more information about the appointment
process, or to request an interest form, contact the General Counsel’s office (503.378.6246). The
Interest Form for Judicial Appointments is available online at www.governor.oregon.gov.
If you have questions about the Governor’s process, please contact the Governor’s Office directly. If you have questions or comments about the Oregon State Bar’s process, please contact Danielle Edwards at dedwards@osbar.org or 1-800-452-8260, ext. 426.
