Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 1 § 1.645 — Transfer, challenge, disqualification, supervision of person appointed under
Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 1 ·
Oregon Code § 1.645·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
Transfer, challenge, disqualification, supervision of person appointed under
ORS 1.635.
(1) A
judge pro tempore of a circuit court appointed to serve in any county or
judicial district as provided in ORS 1.635 may, at any time while serving under
the appointment, be transferred and assigned by the Supreme Court to serve as
judge pro tempore in any one or more other counties or judicial districts
during the term of the appointment.
(2) Each judge
pro tempore appointed and qualified as provided in ORS 1.635 has all the
judicial powers, duties, jurisdiction and authority, while serving under the
appointment, of a regularly elected and qualified judge of the court to which
the judge pro tempore is appointed or assigned.
(3) The
eligibility, appointment or qualification of an appointee under ORS 1.635, or
the right of the appointee to hold the position of judge pro tempore in any
particular county or judicial district while serving under the appointment, is
subject to challenge only in a direct proceeding instituted for that purpose as
provided in ORS 30.510 to 30.640. The proceeding may be instituted in the
Supreme Court if it consents to take original jurisdiction thereof.
(4) A judge pro
tempore appointed as provided in ORS 1.635 is subject to disqualification to
sit in any case for any of the causes specified in ORS 14.210 or 14.250.
(5) A judge pro
tempore appointed as provided in ORS 1.635 or assigned as provided in
subsection (1) of this section to a court with one or more regularly elected
and qualified judges on active duty shall be subject to the directions of the
regular presiding judge of the court in respect to the assignment of cases and
the general administration of the business of the court. [1975 c.706 §6]
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Key Points
01Part of Oregon statutory law
02Referenced as Oregon Code § 1.645
03Subject to legislative amendments
04Consult a licensed attorney for application to specific cases
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