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Next year, the Oregon Public Defense Commission will move from the judiciary to the executive branch under the governor. State lawmakers hope the move will provide more support to the agency.
The Oregon Public Defense Commission has not taken an official position on the bills, but commission chair Jennifer Nash said all three proposals would impact the public defense system grappling ...
The Oregon Public Defense Commission estimated it would need to hire an additional 39 full-time public defenders to provide the representation needed for the estimated new cases under the bill.
The 83rd Oregon Legislative Assembly is the upcoming session of the Oregon Legislature. It will begin on January 21, 2025. It will begin on January 21, 2025. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Democrats hold a three-fifths supermajority in both chambers, which is required to pass new taxes or update existing taxes.
Oregon’s judiciary consists primarily of four different courts: the Oregon Supreme Court, the Oregon Tax Court, the Oregon Court of Appeals, and the Oregon circuit courts. Additionally, the OJD includes the Council on Court Procedures, the Oregon State Bar , Commission on Judicial Fitness and Disability, and the Public Defense Services ...
The 82nd Oregon Legislative Assembly is the current session of the Oregon Legislature. It began January 9, 2023. It began January 9, 2023. The Democratic Party of Oregon holds a majority in both chambers, but no longer holds a supermajority .
Aug. 24—LA GRANDE — When the commission of the Oregon Public Defense Services met Thursday, Aug. 18, to vote on the fate of director Steve Singer, Jared Boyd, a local attorney, kept tabs on ...
Christine Kotek (/ ˈ k oʊ t ɛ k / KOH-tek; [1] born September 30, 1966) is an American politician serving as the 39th governor of Oregon since 2023. A member of the Democratic Party, Kotek served eight terms as the state representative from the 44th district of the Oregon House of Representatives from 2007 to 2022, as majority leader of the Oregon House of Representatives from 2011 to 2013 ...