Katherine Tennyson

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Katherine Tennyson

Prior offices

Oregon 4th Judicial District Circuit Courts Position 1

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Education

Bachelor's

Duke University, 1981

Law

Northwestern School of Law, Lewis & Clark College, 1984

## Contents

* 1 Elections
* 1.1 2014
* 2 Education
* 3 Career
* 4 See also
* 5 External links
* 6 Footnotes

Katherine Tennyson was a judge of the Multnomah County Circuit Court in Oregon. She served from 2002 to 2019. The court has jurisdiction in Multnomah County and is located within the 4th Judicial District. She was first elected to the court in 2002, and was re-elected in 2014.[1][2][3] She retired in 2019.[4]

## Elections[edit]

### 2014[edit]

See also: Oregon judicial elections, 2014
Tennyson ran for re-election to the Oregon Circuit Court, 4th Judicial District.
Primary: She was elected without opposition in the primary on May 20, 2014.
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## Education[edit]

Tennyson earned her A.B. from Duke University in 1981. She received her J.D. from the Northwestern School of Law, Lewis and Clark College, in 1984.[5]

## Career[edit]

* 2002-2019: Judge, Multnomah County Circuit Court
* 1987-2002: Partner, Tennyson & Winemiller
* 1984-1987: Associate, Dahn & Morrison[5]

## See also[edit]

* Oregon Circuit Courts
* Multnomah County, Oregon
* Courts in Oregon

## External links[edit]

* Search Google News for this topic
* Multnomah County Circuit Court, "List of Judges"

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Oregon Secretary of State, "Candidates for 2014 Primary Election," accessed April 14, 2014
2. ↑ See: Judicial selection in Oregon
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Oregon Secretary of State, "Unofficial Election Results," May 20, 2014
4. ↑ Oregon.gov, "Governor Brown Appoints Judges to Multnomah County Circuit Court," September 11, 2019
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Oregon State Bar, "Judicial Questionnaire: Katherine Tennyson," accessed March 24, 2015

Oregon courts

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Federal courts:

Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: District of Oregon • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: District of Oregon

State courts:

Oregon Supreme Court • Oregon Court of Appeals • Oregon Circuit Courts • Oregon Tax Court • Oregon County Courts • Oregon Justice Courts • Oregon Municipal Courts

State resources:

Courts in Oregon • Oregon judicial elections • Judicial selection in Oregon