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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.

48
Justices in history
7
On record as serving
Nonpartisan
Selection
6-yr
Term

Roster as of the CourtListener bulk-data snapshot (2026-03-31): recent departures and appointments may not be reflected, so it is shown as “on record,” not “currently serving.”

Justices on record

Former justices

JusticeYears
Paul J. De Muniz2001–2013
Susan M. Leeson1998–2003
R. William Riggs1998–2006
Ted Kulongoski1997–2001
Robert D. Durham1994–2012
Susan P. Graber1990–1998
Richard Unis1990–1996
Edward N. Fadeley1988–1998
George Van Hoomissen1988–2000
W. Michael Gillette1986–2010
Robert Edward Jones1983–1990
Wallace P. Carson Jr.1982–2007
Betty Roberts1982–1986
J. R. Campbell1980–1988
Jacob Tanzer1980–1982
Edwin J. Peterson1979–1993
University of California-Berkeley Lent1977–1988
Hans A. Linde1977–1990
Dean F. Bryson1970–1979
Edward H. Howell1970–1980
Thomas Tongue1969–1982
Ralph M. Holman1965–1980
Arno H. Denecke1963–1982
Kenneth J. O'Connell1958–1977
Gordon Sloan1958–1970
Randall B. Kester1957–1958
William M. McAllister1956–1976
William C. Perry1952–1970
Earl C. Latourette1950–1956
Walter L. Tooze1950–1956
Harold J. Warner1950–1963
E. M. Page1949–1950
Walter C. Winslow1947–1948
Arthur D. Hay1942–1951
James T. Brand1941–1958
Hall S. Lusk1937–1968
John O. Bailey1933–1950
Percy R. Kelly1930–1949
George Rossman1927–1965
Harry H. Belt1925–1950
Henry J. Bean1911–1941

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 as of 2026-03-31 (CourtListener bulk snapshot). Verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).