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District Court judge James A. Redden (1996) John F. Kilkenny U.S. Post Office and Courthouse † Pendleton: 104 Southwest Dorion: D. Ore. 1916–present: Court of Appeals judge John Kilkenny: Gus J. Solomon U.S. Courthouse † Portland: Main Street & 6th Avenue SW: D. Ore. 1933–1997: District Court judge Gus J. Solomon: Pioneer Courthouse ...
On March 27, 1885, Judge Deady admitted Mary Leonard to the federal bar, the first woman admitted in Oregon. [9] In 1909, Congress added another seat to the court, followed by another judgeship in 1949. [5] On October 20, 1978, Congress passed a law authorizing two more positions on the bench of the Oregon district court. [5]
The federal government originally planned to increase courtroom space in Portland by building a 13-story annex adjacent to the Gus J. Solomon United States Courthouse. [3] In 1992, the government shifted to the construction of a new building across the street from the Multnomah County Justice Center , where federal prisoners are held for trial ...
Standing six stories tall, the 266,742-square-foot (24,781.1 m 2) building contains six courtrooms as well offices for the courts and other federal agencies such as the United States Marshals Service. The courthouse also has offices for Oregon's two U.S. Senators and for the U.S. Representative in the district.
Courtroom of the Oregon Supreme Court. Oregon Supreme Court [1] Oregon Court of Appeals [2] Oregon Circuit Courts (36 courts, one for each county, administratively divided between 27 judicial districts) [3] Oregon Justice Courts [4] Oregon Municipal Courts [5] Oregon County Courts [4] Oregon Tax Court [6] Federal courts located in Oregon ...
The insular areas of Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the United States Virgin Islands each have one territorial court; these courts are called "district courts" and exercise the same jurisdiction as district courts, [2] [3] but differ from district courts in that territorial courts are Article IV courts, with judges who serve ten-year ...
Oregon Circuit Courts (36 courts, one for each county, administratively divided between 27 judicial districts) [268] Oregon Justice Courts [ 269 ] Oregon Municipal Courts [ 270 ]
Unlike some state courts, the power of federal courts to hear cases and controversies is strictly limited. Federal courts may not decide every case that happens to come before them. In order for a district court to entertain a lawsuit, Congress must first grant the court subject matter jurisdiction over the type of dispute in question.