(2) Except as provided in subsections (3) and (4) of this section, each judge of the circuit court shall be a resident of or have principal office in the judicial district for which the judge is elected or appointed or in a judicial district adjacent to the judicial district for which the judge is elected or appointed.
(3) In the seventh judicial district, two of the judges of the circuit court shall be residents of or have principal offices in Wasco County, Sherman County, Gilliam County or Wheeler County and two shall be residents of or have principal offices in Hood River County, Sherman County, Gilliam County or Wheeler County.
(4) In the fifteenth judicial district, four of the judges of the circuit court shall be residents of or have principal offices in Coos County and two shall be residents of or have principal offices in Curry County.
(5) The residence within this state required by subsection (1) of this section shall have been maintained for at least three years, and the residence or principal office required by subsections (2) to (4) of this section shall have been maintained for at least one year, immediately prior to appointment or becoming a candidate for election to the office of circuit court judge. [1961 c.724 §2; 1963 c.491 §6; 1965 c.510 §2; 1965 c.618 §4; 1967 c.532 §3; 1967 c.533 §7; 1971 c.777 §2; 1973 c.572 §2; 1977 c.386 §4; 1979 c.568 §15; 1981 c.759 §8; 1985 c.65 §2; 1985 c.311 §3; 1995 c.79 §3; 1995 c.658 §6a; 1997 c.801 §6; 2001 c.779 §2; 2019 c.426 §3]
Structure 2021 Oregon Revised Statutes
Volume : 01 - Courts, Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure
Chapter 003 - Circuit Courts Generally
Section 3.012 - Judicial districts.
Section 3.014 - Special provisions for fourth judicial district (Multnomah County).
Section 3.041 - Qualifications of circuit judges; residence.
Section 3.075 - Powers of judges to act in joint or separate session; testing process.
Section 3.130 - Transfer of judicial jurisdiction of certain county courts to circuit courts.
Section 3.185 - Habeas corpus hearings by Circuit Court for Marion County.
Section 3.220 - Rules; procedure when judges disagree.
Section 3.250 - Definitions for ORS 3.250 to 3.280.
Section 3.255 - Policy and intent.
Section 3.265 - Limits on transfer of juvenile jurisdiction.
Section 3.275 - Procedure for transfer of jurisdiction over certain family-related matters.
Section 3.280 - Court services for circuit courts.
Section 3.321 - Compensation of reference judge; payment procedure.
Section 3.408 - Matters assignable to family court department.
Section 3.425 - Family law education programs.
Section 3.428 - Family law facilitation programs.
Section 3.430 - Family court advocate programs; goals; duties.
Section 3.436 - Appointment of statewide family law advisory committee.
Section 3.438 - Duties of State Court Administrator.
Section 3.445 - Court facilitation program for court proceedings other than family law proceedings.