List of Chief Justices of the Oregon Supreme Court
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This is a complete list of those who have served as Chief Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court
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Oregon Supreme Court
The Oregon Supreme Court is the highest state court in the U.S. state of Oregon. The only court that may reverse or modify a decision of the Oregon Supreme Court is the Supreme Court of the United States. The OSC holds court at the Oregon Supreme Court Building in Salem, Oregon, near the capitol...
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| # | Name | Term |
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| 1 | William P. Bryant William P. Bryant William P. Bryant was an American jurist from Kentucky. He served as the first Chief Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court in the Oregon Territory. United States President James K. Polk appointed Bryant, of Indiana, to the court once the Oregon Territory was established in 1848. In Indiana he served... |
(1848-1850) |
| 2 | Thomas Nelson | (1850-1853) |
| 3 | George Henry Williams George Henry Williams George Henry Williams was an American judge and politician. He served as Chief Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court, was the 32nd Attorney General of the United States, and served one term in the United States Senate... |
(1853-1858) |
| 4 | Aaron E. Wait | (1859-1862) |
| 5 | Reuben P. Boise Reuben P. Boise Reuben Patrick Boise was an American attorney, judge and politician in the Oregon Territory and the early years of the state of Oregon. A native of Massachusetts, he immigrated to Oregon in 1850, where he would twice serve on the Oregon Supreme Court for a total of 16 years, with three stints as... |
(1862-1864) |
| 6 | Paine Page Prim Paine Page Prim Paine Page Prim was an American attorney and judge in the state of Oregon. He was the 6th Chief Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court serving in that role from three times between 1864 and 1878. Prim served on Oregon’s highest court for 21 years... |
(1864-1866) |
| 7 | Erasmus D. Shattuck Erasmus D. Shattuck Erasmus Darwin Shattuck was an American politician and judge in the state of Oregon. He served as the 7th Chief Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court serving from 1866 to 1867... |
(1866-1867) |
| 5 | Reuben P. Boise | (1867-1870) |
| 6 | Paine Page Prim | (1870-1872) |
| 8 | William W. Upton William W. Upton William W. Upton was an American jurist and politician. He served as Oregon’s 8th Chief Justice of the state’s highest court. William Upton served from 1867 until 1874 on the Oregon Supreme Court before appointment to a position with the United States Treasury in 1877... |
(1872-1874) |
| 9 | Benjamin F. Bonham Benjamin F. Bonham Benjamin F. Bonham was an American educator, politician, and judge in Oregon. He was the 9th Chief Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court, USA. Overall he was on Oregon’s highest court from 1870 to 1876. Prior to joining the court he was in the Oregon Territorial Legislature and the first State... |
(1874-1876) |
| 6 | Paine Page Prim | (1876-1878) |
| 10 | James K. Kelly James K. Kelly James Kerr Kelly was an American politician born in Pennsylvania. He was a United States Senator for Oregon from 1871 to 1877, and later Chief Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court... |
(1878-1880) |
| 11 | William Paine Lord William Paine Lord William Paine Lord , was a Republican politician who served as the ninth Governor of Oregon from 1895 to 1899. The Delaware native previously served as the 27th associate justice on the Oregon Supreme Court, including three times as the Chief Justice of that court... |
(1880-1882) |
| 12 | Edward B. Watson Edward B. Watson Edward Byers Watson was an American jurist in the state of Oregon. He was the 12th Chief Justice on the Oregon Supreme Court... |
(1882-1884) |
| 13 | John B. Waldo John B. Waldo John Breckenridge Waldo was an American politician and jurist from the state of Oregon. A native of Oregon, he grew up near Salem as part of a prominent pioneer political family that included father Daniel and brother William... |
(1884-1886) |
| 11 | William Paine Lord | (1886-1888) |
| 14 | William Wallace Thayer W. W. Thayer William Wallace Thayer , was a Democratic politician active in U.S. states of Idaho and Oregon. Most notably, he served as the sixth Governor of Oregon from 1878 to 1882 and Chief Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court from 1888 to 1889.-Background:Thayer was born on a farm near Lima, New York, on... |
(1888-1890) |
| 15 | Reuben S. Strahan Reuben S. Strahan Reuben Scott Strahan was an American politician and judge in Oregon. He was the 15th Chief Justice of the state’s highest court... |
(1890-1892) |
| 11 | William Paine Lord | (1892-1894) |
| 16 | Robert S. Bean Robert S. Bean Robert Sharp Bean was an American attorney and judge in the state of Oregon. He was the 16th Chief Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court, serving as chief justice three different times. Bean was on the state’ highest court from 1890 to 1909 when he was appointed as a judge for the United States... |
(1894-1896) |
| 17 | Frank A. Moore Frank A. Moore Frank A. Moore was an American politician and judge in the state of Oregon. He was the 17th Chief Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court. He is the only person to serve as chief justice for Oregon’s highest court on four different occasions, and he spent 26 years overall on the bench... |
(1896-1898) |
| 18 | Charles E. Wolverton Charles E. Wolverton Charles Edwin Wolverton was an American state and federal judge in the state of Oregon. He was the 18th Chief Justice on the Oregon Supreme Court... |
(1898-1900) |
| 16 | Robert S. Bean | (1900-1902) |
| 17 | Frank A. Moore | (1902-1905) |
| 18 | Charles E. Wolverton | (1905) |
| 16 | Robert S. Bean | (1905-1909) |
| 17 | Frank A. Moore | (1909-1911) |
| 19 | Robert Eakin Robert Eakin Robert Eakin was an American judge and attorney in the state of Oregon. He served as the 19th Chief Justice on the Oregon Supreme Court. Eakin was the head judge of the court from 1911 to 1913, and was on the court overall from 1907 until 1917.-Early life:Eakin was born on March 15, 1848, in Kane... |
(1911-1913) |
| 20 | Thomas A. McBride Thomas A. McBride Thomas Allen McBride was an American attorney and judge in Oregon. He was the 20th Chief Justice on the Oregon Supreme Court serving three times as chief between 1913 and 1927... |
(1913-1915) |
| 17 | Frank A. Moore | (1915-1917) |
| 20 | Thomas A. McBride | (1917-1921) |
| 21 | George H. Burnett George H. Burnett George Henry Burnett was an American attorney and judge in the state of Oregon. He was the 21st Chief Justice on the Oregon Supreme Court serving twice as chief first in 1921 to 1923, and then in 1927 when he died in office... |
(1921-1923) |
| 20 | Thomas A. McBride | (1923-1927) |
| 21 | George H. Burnett | (1927) |
| 22 | John L. Rand John L. Rand John Langdon Rand was an American politician and jurist in the state of Oregon. He served as the 22nd Chief Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court. Overall he was on Oregon’s highest court from 1921 to 1942 serving as chief justice three times... |
(1927-1929) |
| 23 | Oliver P. Coshow Oliver P. Coshow Oliver Perry Coshow was an American attorney and politician in Oregon. He was the 23rd Chief Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court, serving on Oregon’s highest court from 1924 to 1931. The Oregon native earlier had served in the Oregon Legislative Assembly.-Early life:Oliver Coshow was born on... |
(1929-1931) |
| 24 | Henry J. Bean Henry J. Bean Henry J. Bean was an American politician and judge in Oregon. He was the 24th Chief Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court. He served in that role twice during the 1930s. At his death on the bench he was the longest serving justice in the state’s history... |
(1931-1933) |
| 22 | John L. Rand | (1933-1935) |
| 25 | James U. Campbell James U. Campbell James Ulysses Campbell was an American judge and politician in Oregon. He was the 25th Chief Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court, serving on Oregon’s highest court from 1930 to 1937... |
(1935-1937) |
| 24 | Henry J. Bean | (1937-1939) |
| 22 | John L. Rand | (1939-1941) |
| 26 | Percy R. Kelly Percy R. Kelly Percy R. Kelly was an American attorney and jurist in the state of Oregon. He was the 26th Chief Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court, serving on Oregon’s highest court from 1930 to 1949... |
(1941-1943) |
| 27 | John O. Bailey John O. Bailey John Ora Bailey was an American judge and politician in the state of Oregon. He was the 27th Chief Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court, serving on Oregon’s highest court from 1933 to 1950. Bailey also served in the Oregon House of Representatives and the Oregon State Senate... |
(1943-1945) |
| 28 | Harry H. Belt Harry H. Belt Harry Hackleman Belt was an American educator, lawyer, and judge in the state of Oregon. He was the 28th Chief Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court starting in 1945. He served as chief justice for two years. Belt served on the bench for twenty-five years overall.-Early life:Belt’s father John D... |
(1945-1947) |
| 29 | George Rossman George Rossman George Rossman was an American lawyer and judge. He was the 29th Chief Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court in the United States. The Illinois native served on Oregon’s highest court for the longest time of any judge in the court’s history, from 1927 to 1965... |
(1947-1949) |
| 30 | Hall S. Lusk Hall S. Lusk Hall Stoner Lusk was an American jurist and politician in the state of Oregon. A native of the District of Columbia, he became a judge in Oregon, serving in both the Oregon circuit courts and later on the Oregon Supreme Court, including time as its Chief Justice... |
(1949-1951) |
| 31 | James T. Brand James T. Brand James T. Brand was the 31st Chief Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court, serving in that role from 1951 to 1953... |
(1951-1953) |
| 32 | Earl C. Latourette Earl C. Latourette Earl Cornelius Latourette was the 32nd Chief Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court and a Clackamas County Circuit Court judge... |
(1953-1955) |
| 33 | Harold J. Warner Harold J. Warner Harold Johnson Warner was an American attorney and judge in Oregon. He was the 33rd Chief Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court. Warner served on the court from 1950 to 1963, including two years as Chief Justice... |
(1955-1957) |
| 34 | William C. Perry William C. Perry William C. Perry was an American attorney and jurist in Oregon. He was the 34th Chief Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court. He served in that role twice for a total of five years. Perry was appointed to the court by soon to be ex-governor Douglas McKay after McKay had already appointed him as a... |
(1957-1959) |
| 35 | William M. McAllister William M. McAllister William Menzies McAllister was an American politician and jurist in the state of Oregon. He served as Speaker of the Oregon House of Representatives in the 1940s, served on the Oregon Supreme Court, and was Chief Justice of the court for eight years beginning in 1959.-Early years:William... |
(1959-1967) |
| 34 | William C. Perry | (1967-1970) |
| 36 | Kenneth J. O'Connell Kenneth J. O'Connell Kenneth J. O'Connell was an American educator and jurist in the state of Oregon. He served as the 36th Chief Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court, serving in that position from 1970-1976... |
(1970-1976) |
| 37 | Arno H. Denecke Arno H. Denecke Arno H. Denecke was an American jurist born in Illinois. He served on the Oregon Supreme Court from 1963 to 1982, and as the 37th Chief Justice of the court from 1976 until leaving the bench. The World War II veteran retired from the United States Army at the rank of colonel in 1974.-Early... |
(1976-1982) |
| 38 | Berkeley Lent Berkeley Lent Berkeley "Bud" Lent was an American politician and jurist in the state of Oregon. He was the 38th Chief Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court, serving from 1982 to 1983. Elected to the court in 1976, Lent remained until 1988... |
(1982-1983) |
| 39 | Edwin J. Peterson Edwin J. Peterson Edwin J. Peterson is an American jurist in the state of Oregon. He was the 39th Chief Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court, serving from 1983 to 1991, and is currently a Distinguished Jurist in Residence at Willamette University College of Law in Salem, Oregon.-Education:Edwin Peterson received his... |
(1983-1991) |
| 40 | Wallace P. Carson, Jr. Wallace P. Carson, Jr. Wallace P. Carson, Jr. is an American attorney and politician from Oregon. He has spent time in both of Oregon’s legislative branches and served on the Oregon Supreme Court for 24 years. Carson served for 14 years as Chief Justice of the court, which is the longest of any previous Chief Justice on... |
(1991-2006) |
| 41 | Paul J. De Muniz Paul De Muniz Paul J. De Muniz is an American judge in the state of Oregon. He is the first Hispanic Chief Justice in the history of the Oregon Supreme Court. He was elected to the court in 2000, and elected as Chief Justice in 2006. He won re-election in May 2006 for another six-year term on the state's... |
(2006-Present) |