A state court of last resort / Established 1911

Oregon Supreme Court

Salem · A court of last resort in Oregon.

The Oregon Supreme Court is the highest court in Oregon. Its justices are chosen by nonpartisan election. This page lists every justice to serve on the court, current and former, with when they joined the bench and whom they succeeded.

Justices in history

Currently serving

Nonpartisan

Selection

6-yr

Term

Current justices

Justice	Since
Thomas A. Balmer	2001
Rives Kistler	2003
Martha Lee Walters	2006
Virginia L. Linder	2007
Jack L. Landau	2011
Richard C. Baldwin	2013
David Brewer	2013

Former justices

Justice	Years
Paul J. De Muniz	2001–2013
Susan M. Leeson	1998–2003
R. William Riggs	1998–2006
Ted Kulongoski	1997–2001
Robert D. Durham	1994–2012
Susan P. Graber	1990–1998
Richard Unis	1990–1996
Edward N. Fadeley	1988–1998
George Van Hoomissen	1988–2000
W. Michael Gillette	1986–2010
Robert Edward Jones	1983–1990
Wallace P. Carson Jr.	1982–2007
Betty Roberts	1982–1986
J. R. Campbell	1980–1988
Jacob Tanzer	1980–1982
Edwin J. Peterson	1979–1993
University of California-Berkeley Lent	1977–1988
Hans A. Linde	1977–1990
Dean F. Bryson	1970–1979
Edward H. Howell	1970–1980
Thomas Tongue	1969–1982
Ralph M. Holman	1965–1980
Arno H. Denecke	1963–1982
Kenneth J. O'Connell	1958–1977
Gordon Sloan	1958–1970
Randall B. Kester	1957–1958
William M. McAllister	1956–1976
William C. Perry	1952–1970
Earl C. Latourette	1950–1956
Walter L. Tooze	1950–1956
Harold J. Warner	1950–1963
E. M. Page	1949–1950
Walter C. Winslow	1947–1948
Arthur D. Hay	1942–1951
James T. Brand	1941–1958
Hall S. Lusk	1937–1968
John O. Bailey	1933–1950
Percy R. Kelly	1930–1949
George Rossman	1927–1965
Harry H. Belt	1925–1950
Henry J. Bean	1911–1941

How a justice reaches this court. Justices of the Oregon Supreme Court are chosen in nonpartisan elections to 6-year terms. Interim vacancies are filled by gubernatorial appointment until the next general election. Selection methods vary by jurisdiction and have changed over time; this page reflects the court’s current method (source: National Center for State Courts). Open any justice to see their tenure and whom they succeeded.

Source: CourtListener / Free Law Project (bulk data); selection method from the National Center for State Courts. Data last verified 2026-06-30. Verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).