News and Events
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Unified Bar Q&A
Currently there are multiple challenges across the country to the legitimacy or legality of unified bars. More information, including what these challenges could mean for the OSB, is available here.
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2019 Oregon State Bar Annual Awards Nominations
Every year the OSB honors Oregon's most outstanding lawyers, judges and citizens but we can't do it without your help. We are currently accepting nominations for the following awards:
Award of Merit
Wallace P. Carson Jr. Award for Judicial Excellence
President's Diversity & Inclusion Award
President's Membership Service Award
President's Public Service Award
President's Public Leadership Award
President's Sustainability Award
President’s Technology & Innovation AwardThe Oregon Bench & Bar Commission on Professionalism is also accepting nominations for its Edwin J. Peterson Professionalism Award
The deadline for all nominations is Tuesday, June 11. Nomination criteria, forms and other information can be found below.
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Barriers to Justice: Legal Need Study Released
A study released this week by Oregon’s Access to Justice Coalition reveals that under current funding levels Oregon is meeting just 15% of the need for civil legal help for low-income Oregonians. Conducted by Portland State University, this was the first comprehensive look at the civil legal needs of Oregonians in 18 years. For more information or to see the study, click here: http://olf.osbar.org/lns. -
Oregon State Bar Public Meetings
Click here for notice of upcoming public meetings pursuant to ORS 192.640. Please note that meetings are subject to change or cancellation, and may be amended during the course of the month. To confirm a meeting, call the OSB Center at (503) 620-0222. -
Judicial Vacancies
For the latest information on current State and Federal court vacancies, including selection processes, please visit our Judicial Vacancies page. This page also includes information on recent judicial appointments.
