Oregon Code § 3.012·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
Judicial
districts.
(1) The
judicial districts, the counties constituting the judicial districts and the
number of circuit court judges for each judicial district are as follows:
(a) The first
judicial district consists of Jackson County and has 11 judges.
(b) The second
judicial district consists of Lane County and has 17 judges.
(c) The third
judicial district consists of Marion County and has 15 judges.
(d) The fourth
judicial district consists of Multnomah County and has 38 judges.
(e) The fifth
judicial district consists of Clackamas County and has 13 judges.
(f) The sixth
judicial district consists of the counties of Morrow and Umatilla and has five
judges.
(g) The seventh
judicial district consists of the counties of Gilliam, Hood River, Sherman,
Wasco and Wheeler and has four judges.
(h) The eighth
judicial district consists of Baker County and has one judge.
(i) The ninth
judicial district consists of Malheur County and has two judges.
(j) The tenth
judicial district consists of the counties of Union and Wallowa and has two
judges.
(k) The eleventh
judicial district consists of Deschutes County and has nine judges.
(L) The twelfth
judicial district consists of Polk County and has three judges.
(m) The
thirteenth judicial district consists of Klamath County and has five judges.
(n) The
fourteenth judicial district consists of Josephine County and has five judges.
(o) The fifteenth
judicial district consists of the counties of Coos and Curry and has six
judges.
(p) The sixteenth
judicial district consists of Douglas County and has six judges.
(q) The
seventeenth judicial district consists of Lincoln County and has three judges.
(r) The
eighteenth judicial district consists of Clatsop County and has three judges.
(s) The
nineteenth judicial district consists of Columbia County and has three judges.
(t) The twentieth
judicial district consists of Washington County and has 16 judges.
(u) The
twenty-first judicial district consists of Benton County and has three judges.
(v) The
twenty-second judicial district consists of the counties of Crook and Jefferson
and has three judges.
(w) The
twenty-third judicial district consists of Linn County and has five judges.
(x) The
twenty-fourth judicial district consists of the counties of Grant and Harney
and has one judge.
(y) The
twenty-fifth judicial district consists of Yamhill County and has four judges.
(z) The
twenty-sixth judicial district consists of Lake County and has one judge.
(aa) The
twenty-seventh judicial district consists of Tillamook County and has two
judges.
(2) The Secretary
of State shall designate position numbers equal to the number of judges in each
of the judicial districts established by this section. The positions shall
reflect any qualifications established by ORS 3.041. [1997 c.801 §2 (enacted in
lieu of 3.011); 1997 c.801 §2a; 2001 c.779 §1; 2001 c.823 §1; 2005 c.800 §1;
2017 c.631 §1; 2019 c.643 §18a; 2021 c.678 §8; 2024 c.57 §§1,2; 2025 c.591 §§1,2]
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01Part of Oregon statutory law
02Referenced as Oregon Code § 3.012
03Subject to legislative amendments
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