Current Justices
Further information: List of Oregon Supreme Court Justices
The court has had a total of 99 individuals serve on the court since its creation during the territorial period. This has ranged from a membership of three justices to seven justices. Since 1913, the number of positions on the bench has been seven. Of the current membership, five are men and two are women. Overall, the court has had five women compared to ninety-four men serve on the court. Additionally, two current justices are the first two openly gay judges on the court, while the current chief justice is the first individual of Hispanic heritage to serve on the court and to serve as chief justice.
As of 2010, Robert D. Durham is the most senior of the seven justices, starting service in 1994. The newest member of the court is Jack L. Landau who joined the court in 2011. Four of the seven justices first joined the court as appointees of the Governor of Oregon to fill mid-term vacancies.
| Title | Name | Joined the Court | Current Term Ends | Law School Graduated From |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chief Justice | Thomas A. Balmer | 2001 | 2015 | University of Chicago Law School |
| Associate Justice | Robert D. Durham | 1994 | 2013 | University of Santa Clara School of Law |
| Associate Justice | Paul De Muniz | 2001 | 2013 | Willamette University College of Law |
| Associate Justice | Rives Kistler | 2003 | 2017 | Georgetown University Law Center |
| Associate Justice | Martha Lee Walters | 2006 | 2015 | University of Oregon School of Law |
| Associate Justice | Virginia Linder | 2007 | 2013 | Willamette University College of Law |
| Associate Justice | Jack L. Landau | 2011 | 2017 | Lewis & Clark Law School |
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