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

Description of Supreme Court

Images of Supreme Court Justices

Court of Appeals

Description of Court of Appeals

Images of Court of Appeals Judges

Oregon Tax Court

Circuit Courts

Description of Circuit Courts

Images of Circuit Court Judges

Cases Filed in Oregon Courts︿

	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
Supreme Court	820	944	848	893	874	919
Court of Appeals	2,817	2,768	3,063	3,340	2,112	2,484
Tax Court, Regular	22	24	38	36	20	18
Tax Court, Magistrate	410	396	409	360	404	410
Circuit Courts	480,818	519,956	510,632	483,397	456,613	493,899