http://www.ojd.state.or.us/sca/WebMediaRel.nsf/ChiefsNews.xml RSS feed of news from the Chief Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court. Oregon state courts and their offices will be closed Friday, August 17, 2012, because of budget cuts. All statewide court closure dates for 2011-13 legal holidays and mandated furlough days are posted here. Some courts also have limited public access hours to address staff cutbacks. http://www.ojd.state.or.us/SCA/WebMediaRel.nsf/rssChiefsNews/190F2B9346FEDC7A882579F8006E9ADC?OpenDocument http://www.ojd.state.or.us/SCA/WebMediaRel.nsf/rssChiefsNews/190F2B9346FEDC7A882579F8006E9ADC?OpenDocument Oregon state courts and their offices will be closed Friday, August 17, 2012, because of budget cuts. All statewide court closure dates for 2011-13 legal holidays and mandated furlough days are posted here. Some courts also have limited public access hours to address staff cutbacks. http://www.ojd.state.or.us/SCA/WebMediaRel.nsf/rssChiefsNews/2C792171180C631D88257A4B007A88C3?OpenDocument http://www.ojd.state.or.us/SCA/WebMediaRel.nsf/rssChiefsNews/2C792171180C631D88257A4B007A88C3?OpenDocument On May 28, 2012, Chief Justice Thomas A. Balmer signed Chief Justice Order 12-043 describing the case register for each circuit court and the Tax Court to address as they move from the Oregon Judicial Information Network (OJIN) to a successor case management system. .amhill County Circuit Court is the first court that will make that move to the new Oregon eCourt Case Information system. Effective May 31, 2012, the Yamhill County Circuit Court stopped entering case events in the Oregon Judicial Information Network (OJIN) as it moves to a new case management system. Yamhill OJIN data entered before May 31 will remain available to OJIN subscribers and at circuit court public terminals until the end of June. After that time, it will only be available in the new system for Yamhill. As of June 2, 2012, the new system is the official case register for Yamhill County Circuit Court. OJIN remains the official case register for other circuit courts and the Oregon Tax Court until those courts move the new system. Public access to case registers in the new system will be available beginning June 13, 2012. Between May 31 and June 10, new data entries for Yamhill County Circuit Court cases will be available only manually and only at the court clerk's office. The State Court Administrator will post a similar notice for the public as each court moves to the new system. http://www.ojd.state.or.us/SCA/WebMediaRel.nsf/rssChiefsNews/A0E6E6F000F6087688257A13007A5D9A?OpenDocument http://www.ojd.state.or.us/SCA/WebMediaRel.nsf/rssChiefsNews/A0E6E6F000F6087688257A13007A5D9A?OpenDocument A new electronic case management system (the Oregon eCourt Case Information System) is being installed in Yamhill County Circuit Court beginning Thursday, May 31, 2012 through Sunday, June 10, 2012. During this time, Yamhill County Circuit Court case information entered after May 30, 2012 will not be available at courthouse public access terminals, nor to online subscribers. Yamhill County Circuit Court case data entered during this time frame can be accessed by requesting it at the court clerk’s counter. On Monday, June 11, 2012, all Yamhill County Circuit Court case information can be accessed by the public at most public courthouse terminals or by OJIN Online subscribers through the new Oregon eCourt Case Information System. Some Oregon circuit courts may not have public terminal access to the new system right away, but in that case, the public can request Yamhill County Circuit Court case information at the court clerk’s counter. During the installation of the new system, all Yamhill County Circuit Court case information that was entered into the system before May 31, 2012, remains available and accessible to the public and OJIN subscribers through the Oregon Judicial Information Network (OJIN) and will remain available on that system through June 30, 2012. After June 30th, Yamhill data will no longer appear in OJIN and all their case data (past and present) will be accessed through the new Oregon eCourt Case Information System.All other Oregon county circuit courts will continue to provide public and OJIN subscriber access to case information through the OJIN system until they transition to the new system over the next several years. At this time, Crook, Jefferson, and Linn County Circuit Courts are scheduled to implement the new system in December of 2012. Jackson County Circuit Court is scheduled for implementation in March of 2013. The remainder of Oregon’s circuit courts are being scheduled for implementation between 2013 and 2015. Public notice will be http://www.ojd.state.or.us/SCA/WebMediaRel.nsf/rssChiefsNews/BFD2416461F0535388257A0F007D75E0?OpenDocument http://www.ojd.state.or.us/SCA/WebMediaRel.nsf/rssChiefsNews/BFD2416461F0535388257A0F007D75E0?OpenDocument Oregon state courts and their offices will be closed Friday, March 23, 2012, because of budget cuts. All statewide court closure dates for 2011-13 legal holidays and mandated furlough days are posted here. Some courts also have limited public access hours to address staff cutbacks. http://www.ojd.state.or.us/SCA/WebMediaRel.nsf/rssChiefsNews/698435EB13FD42C9882579B4007AA825?OpenDocument http://www.ojd.state.or.us/SCA/WebMediaRel.nsf/rssChiefsNews/698435EB13FD42C9882579B4007AA825?OpenDocument FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 20, 2012 Contact: Phil Lemman, 503.986.5745 The Honorable Thomas A. Balmer has been elected as the 42nd Chief Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court, the court announced today. Balmer will succeed Chief Justice Paul J. De Muniz, who will step down as Chief Justice on May 1, 2012 before retiring from the bench in January 2013. “Chief Justice De Muniz has been an innovative leader and a tireless advocate for open and accessible courts and promoting timely justice for the people who rely on courts to protect their rights and safety,” Balmer said. “I will continue his important initiatives and do everything I can to ensure that Oregonians can rely on their state courts for prompt and impartial decisions in the thousands of cases that come before Oregon judges every day.” De Muniz said “Justice Balmer will face tremendous challenges during his tenure as Chief Justice. I am confident that he has the legal skills and the management experience to be a very effective Chief Justice." De Muniz, who has served as Chief Justice since 2006, has worked to make courts more efficient and responsive to community needs, preserve access to justice in light of ongoing budget reductions, and using technology to modernize courts. De Muniz said that he is stepping down as Chief Justice before the end of his term on the court in order to promote a smooth transition in leadership for the judicial branch of government. Balmer, 59, has served as an associate justice on the Supreme Court since 2001. Prior to joining the court, he served as Oregon’s Deputy Attorney General and was the managing partner of a major Portland law firm. His community service includes being on the boards of the Classroom Law Project, Oregon Law Institute, and Multnomah County Legal Aid Services, as well as volunteering at the Goose Hollow Family Shelter. He lives in Portland with his wife, Mary Louise McClintock, and has two adult children. By statute, the seven Supreme Court justices http://www.ojd.state.or.us/SCA/WebMediaRel.nsf/rssChiefsNews/E98EDDE065C9AA048825798B007B1505?OpenDocument http://www.ojd.state.or.us/SCA/WebMediaRel.nsf/rssChiefsNews/E98EDDE065C9AA048825798B007B1505?OpenDocument Chief Justice Paul J. De Muniz recently gave a State of Judiciary presentation to the Salem City Club. You can view the video and read the text of the presentation on our website. http://www.ojd.state.or.us/SCA/WebMediaRel.nsf/rssChiefsNews/30C18574387AC5CE882579A5006133EF?OpenDocument http://www.ojd.state.or.us/SCA/WebMediaRel.nsf/rssChiefsNews/30C18574387AC5CE882579A5006133EF?OpenDocument Oregon state courts and their offices will be closed Friday, November 25, 2011, because of budget cuts. All statewide court closure dates for 2011-13 legal holidays and mandated furlough days are posted here. Some courts also have limited public access hours to address staff cutbacks. http://www.ojd.state.or.us/SCA/WebMediaRel.nsf/rssChiefsNews/5A86E43F28E67EDD8825793B0075561F?OpenDocument http://www.ojd.state.or.us/SCA/WebMediaRel.nsf/rssChiefsNews/5A86E43F28E67EDD8825793B0075561F?OpenDocument Statewide court closure dates for 2011-13 are now posted here for both legal holidays and mandated furlough days because of budget cuts. Some courts also have limited public access hours to address staff cutbacks. http://www.ojd.state.or.us/SCA/WebMediaRel.nsf/rssChiefsNews/6BC508D029172D28882579110079575F?OpenDocument http://www.ojd.state.or.us/SCA/WebMediaRel.nsf/rssChiefsNews/6BC508D029172D28882579110079575F?OpenDocument