Or. Rev. Stat. § 3.041
Qualifications of circuit judges; residence
Oregon · Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 3 — Circuit Courts Generally · Status: effective
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- Or. Rev. Stat. § 3.041, Qualifications of circuit judges; residence, Oregon, version 1 as recorded 2026-10-04, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/2443513
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(1) Each judge of the circuit court shall be a citizen of the United States and a resident of this state.
(2) Except as provided in subsections (3) and (4) of this section, each judge of the circuit court shall be a resident of or have principal office in the judicial district for which the judge is elected or appointed or in a judicial district adjacent to the judicial district for which the judge is elected or appointed.
(3) In the seventh judicial district, two of the judges of the circuit court shall be residents of or have principal offices in Wasco County, Sherman County, Gilliam County or Wheeler County and two shall be residents of or have principal offices in Hood River County, Sherman County, Gilliam County or Wheeler County.
(4) In the fifteenth judicial district, four of the judges of the circuit court shall be residents of or have principal offices in Coos County and two shall be residents of or have principal offices in Curry County.
(5) The residence within this state required by subsection (1) of this section shall have been maintained for at least three years, and the residence or principal office required by subsections (2) to (4) of this section shall have been maintained for at least one year, immediately prior to appointment or becoming a candidate for election to the office of circuit court judge.