Oregon Secretary of State

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Judicial Branch

A barn on Little Sheep Creek Highway east of Joseph. (Oregon State Archives Scenic Images collection​​)
Oregon’s judicial branch of government helps individuals, businesses and government groups resolve disputes, protect their rights and enforce their legal duties. Oregon judges review cases for compliance with federal, state and local laws. 

This section describes the judicial system and introduces Oregon’s judges.

Supreme Court

Court of Appeals

Oregon Tax Court 

Circuit Courts


​2018

2019 ​2020

​​2021

2022
​2023

Supreme Court​848
893
​874
​919
1,193
​1,053
Court of Appeals​3,063
3,340
​2,112
​2,484
2,673
​2,768
Tax Court, Regular
​38
36
​20
​18
16
​11
Tax Court, Magistrate​409
360
​404
​410
486
​492
Circuit Courts​510,632
483,397
​456,613
​493,899
490,159
​528,080
 

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