List of Oregon Judges - Federal District Court

Federal District Court

Upon Oregon's entry into the Union, the federal government created the United States District Court for the District of Oregon, a federal trial level court. At first there was a single judge, but currently there are six judgeships. Those who have served as the chief judge are listed in italics.

Name Years on the Court Notes
1. Matthew Deady 1859-1893
2. Charles B. Bellinger 1893-1905
3. Charles E. Wolverton 1905-1926
4. Robert S. Bean 1909-1931
5. John H. McNary 1927-1936
6. James A. Fee 1931-1954 Chief judge from 1948 to 1954.
7. Claude C. McColloch 1937-1959 Chief judge from 1954 to 1958.
8. Gus J. Solomon 1949-1987 Chief judge from 1958 to 1971.
9. William G. East 1955-1985
10. John Kilkenny 1959-1969
11. Robert C. Belloni 1967-1999 Chief judge from 1971 to 1976.
12. Alfred Goodwin 1969-1971
13. James M. Burns 1972-2001 Chief judge from 1979 to 1984.
14. Otto R. Skopil, Jr. 1972-1979 Chief judge from 1976 to 1979.
15. Helen J. Frye 1980-2011
16. Owen M. Panner 1980-current Chief judge from 1984 to 1990.
17. James A. Redden 1980-current Chief judge from 1990 to 1995.
18. Edward Leavy 1984-1987
19. Malcolm F. Marsh 1987-current
20. Robert E. Jones 1990-current
21. Michael R. Hogan 1991-current Chief judge from 1995 to 2002.
22. Ancer L. Haggerty 1994-current Chief judge from 2002 to current.
23. Ann Aiken 1998-current
24. Garr King 1998-current
25. Anna J. Brown 1999-current
26. Michael W. Mosman 2003-current

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