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Clackamas County is one of 36 counties in Oregon and is located within the 5th Judicial District.

The United States District Court for the District of Oregon has jurisdiction in Clackamas County. Appeals from the District of Oregon go to the United States Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit.

Judges[edit]

Clackamas County, Oregon

Circuit Court[edit]

Oregon 5th Judicial District

Former judges[edit]

• Deanne L. Darling
• Eve Miller
• Douglas Van Dyk

Justice Courts[edit]

Clackamas County Justice Court, Oregon

Municipal Courts[edit]

Canby Municipal Court, Oregon

Estacada Municipal Court, Oregon

Gladstone Municipal Court, Oregon

Happy Valley Municipal Court, Oregon

Johnson City Municipal Court, Oregon

Lake Oswego Municipal Court, Oregon

Milwaukie Municipal Court, Oregon

Molalla Municipal Court, Oregon

Oregon City Municipal Court, Oregon

Sandy Municipal Court, Oregon

West Linn Municipal Court, Oregon

City of Wilsonville Municipal Court, Oregon

See also[edit]

• Courts in Oregon

External links[edit]

• Clackamas County Website

Footnotes[edit]

Elections[edit]

See also: Oregon judicial elections

Oregon is one of 43 states that hold elections for judicial positions. To learn more about judicial selection in Oregon, click here.

• Oregon local trial court judicial elections, 2024
• Oregon local trial court judicial elections, 2023
• Oregon local trial court judicial elections, 2022
• Oregon local trial court judicial elections, 2021
• Oregon local trial court judicial elections, 2020
• Oregon local trial court judicial elections, 2019
• Oregon local trial court judicial elections, 2018
• Oregon local trial court judicial elections, 2017
• Oregon local trial court judicial elections, 2016
• Oregon judicial elections, 2014
• Oregon judicial elections, 2012
• Oregon judicial elections, 2010

Election rules[edit]

Primary election[edit]

The primary election is held in even-numbered years on the third Tuesday in May.^[1]

If a candidate in the primary election receives more than 50% of the vote, she or he is elected. If not, the two candidates with the most votes advance to the general election. The exception to this rule is when the election is for a vacated seat that would not otherwise have been on the ballot.

All judicial races require a primary election except those to fill a midterm vacancy for a seat that would otherwise have not appeared on the ballot that year. In the case of such a midterm vacancy, the primary may be skipped if only one or two candidates file for that office. If there are three or more candidates running for that seat, however, they compete in the primary. If any of them receives over 50% of the vote in the primary, that candidate's name appears unopposed on the general election ballot. If no candidate receives a majority, then the top two candidates advance to the general election. This differs from regular judicial elections that are held at the end of a judge's term in that no candidates can be elected at the primary.^[2]

Recounts[edit]

Close races may trigger an automatic recount. If the difference between the two highest-voted candidates is not more than one-fifth of one percent of the total votes for both candidates, a recount is required.^[3] If, after a recount, two candidates are tied, the winner is decided by lot.^[4]

Vote by mail[edit]

Oregon votes completely by mail. Registered voters receive a ballot two to three weeks prior to the election, which they must submit by mail or by dropping it in an official drop box. The deadline by which ballots must be received is 8 p.m. on the day of the election.^[5]