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SALEM, Ore. - Governor Kate Brown today announced new measures to flatten the curve of coronavirus transmission in Oregon, including new orders and guidance on social distancing, an agreement for the Portland metro hospital system to coordinate resources and increase capacity, activation of the state's Unified Command emergency response organizational structure, and a new order to prevent price gouging.
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. – The Governor’s Task Force on the Outdoors will hold their fifth meeting of the year 9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Nov. 15 at Running Y Ranch, 5500 Running Y Road, Klamath Falls. The meeting is open to the public.
Read MoreGovernor Kate Brown today signed an Executive Order declaring a drought in Klamath County and directed state agencies to coordinate and prioritize assistance to the region. Additionally, Governor Brown meet with Klamath County officials, tribal members, and water users to discuss options for immediate drought relief. At the meeting, Governor Brown committed the state to a locally supported, comprehensive resolution to conflicts over water and land in the Klamath Basin, and asked federal officials to commit to the same.
Read MoreGovernor Kate Brown, Senator Jeff Merkley, Congressman Earl Blumenauer, and Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici on Friday called on Congress to stop holding hostage the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), and to pass the bipartisan bill that would fund the program.
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(Salem, OR) — Governor Kate Brown announced today she is accepting applications to fill a vacancy on the Oregon Supreme Court created by the upcoming retirement of Justice Jack L. Landau. Governor Brown thanked Justice Landau for his dedicated judicial service, and announced that she will fill the position by appointment. The retirement of Justice Landau is effective Dec. 31, 2017, and the appointee will be expected to begin judicial service immediately thereafter.
Governor Brown fills judicial vacancies based on merit. She encourages applications from lawyers with a wide variety of backgrounds and experiences. Interested applicants should mail or deliver an Appellate/Supreme Court Interest form to:
Misha Isaak, General Counsel
Office of the Governor
900 Court Street NE, Suite 254
Salem, OR 97301-4047
Forms must be received by 5 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 9. Forms emailed by 5 p.m. on the closing date will be deemed timely received so long as a later-received original and signed form is postmarked by the closing date. Applicants are required to complete the Appellate/Supreme Court Interest form and not the Circuit Court Interest form.
ORS 2.020 provides that a judge of the Supreme Court must be a citizen of the United States, have resided in Oregon for at least three years before their appointment, and have been admitted to practice in Oregon before standing for election.
To receive answers to questions about the appointment process, or to request an interest form, contact Shevaun Gutridge at 503-378-6246 or shevaun.gutridge@oregon.gov. The Appellate/Supreme Court Judicial Interest Form is available online.
Press release from the Office of Governor Kate Brown
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