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ORS Chapter 1 — Courts and Judicial Officers

ORS 1.615. Appointment pro tempore to tax court or circuit court; powers and duties. (1) The Supreme Court may assign any regularly elected and qualified, or appointed and qualified, judge of the Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, Oregon Tax Court or circuit court to serve as judge pro tempore of the tax court or any circuit court, whenever the Supreme Court determines that the assignment is reasonably necessary and will promote the more efficient administration of justice. (2) It is the duty of a judge assigned under this section to comply with the assignment. A judge assigned under this section is not required to take, subscribe or file any additional oath of office. (3) Each judge assigned as provided in this section has all the judicial powers and duties, while serving under the assignment, of a regularly elected and qualified judge of the court to which the judge is assigned. The powers, jurisdiction and judicial authority of the judges in respect to any case or matter tried or heard by the judge while serving under the assignment shall continue beyond the expiration of the assignment so far as may be necessary to: (a) Decide and dispose of any case or matter on trial or held under advisement. (b) Hear and decide any motion for a new trial or for a judgment notwithstanding a verdict, or objections to any cost bill, that may be filed in the case. (c) Settle a transcript for appeal and grant extensions of time therefor.
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ORS 1.625. Compensation and expenses for judges under ORS 1.615. (1) A judge assigned as provided in ORS 1.615 shall receive the regular salary of the judge and expenses as a judge of the court of the judge. (2) A judge assigned as provided in ORS 1.615 outside the county in which the judge regularly serves shall receive reimbursement for hotel bills and traveling expenses necessarily incurred by the judge in the performance of the duties of the judge under the assignment. (3) The additional compensation and expenses payable under this section shall be paid by the state upon an itemized statement of the compensation and expenses, certified by the judge pro tempore that the services were performed and the expenses were necessarily and actually incurred.
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ORS 1.635. Appointment pro tempore of eligible person to tax court or circuit court. The Supreme Court may appoint any eligible person to serve as judge pro tempore of the Oregon Tax Court or as judge pro tempore of the circuit court in any county or judicial district, whenever the Supreme Court determines that the appointment is reasonably necessary and will promote the more efficient administration of justice. A person is eligible for appointment if the person is a resident of this state and has been a member in good standing of the Oregon State Bar for a period of at least three years next preceding the appointment.
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ORS 1.645. Transfer, challenge, disqualification, supervision of person appointed under ORS 1.635. (1) A judge pro tempore of a circuit court appointed to serve in any county or judicial district as provided in ORS 1.635 may, at any time while serving under the appointment, be transferred and assigned by the Supreme Court to serve as judge pro tempore in any one or more other counties or judicial districts during the term of the appointment. (2) Each judge pro tempore appointed and qualified as provided in ORS 1.635 has all the judicial powers, duties, jurisdiction and authority, while serving under the appointment, of a regularly elected and qualified judge of the court to which the judge pro tempore is appointed or assigned. (3) The eligibility, appointment or qualification of an appointee under ORS 1.635, or the right of the appointee to hold the position of judge pro tempore in any particular county or judicial district while serving under the appointment, is subject to challenge only in a direct proceeding instituted for that purpose as provided in ORS 30.510 to 30.640. The proceeding may be instituted in the Supreme Court if it consents to take original jurisdiction thereof. (4) A judge pro tempore appointed as provided in ORS 1.635 is subject to disqualification to sit in any case for any of the causes specified in ORS 14.210 or 14.250. (5) A judge pro tempore appointed as provided in ORS 1.635 or assigned as provided in subsection (1) of this section to a court with one or more regularly elected and qualified judges on active duty shall be subject to the directions of the regular presiding judge of the court in respect to the assignment of cases and the general administration of the business of the court.
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ORS 1.655. Extension and termination of appointment under ORS 1.635; eligibility to appear as attorney. (1) It is the duty of a judge pro tempore appointed as provided in ORS 1.635 to hear, decide and dispose of all cases and matters submitted to the judge pro tempore as promptly as the nature of the questions involved will permit. The powers, jurisdiction and judicial authority of the judge pro tempore in respect to any case or matter tried or heard by the judge pro tempore while serving under the appointment shall continue beyond the expiration of the appointment so far as may be necessary to: (a) Decide and dispose of any case or matter on trial or held under advisement. (b) Hear and decide any motion for a new trial or for a judgment notwithstanding a verdict, or objections to any cost bill, that may be filed in the case. (c) Settle a transcript for appeal and grant extensions of time therefor. (2) The Supreme Court at any time by order may: (a) Extend the term of appointment of a judge pro tempore appointed as provided in ORS 1.635. (b) Terminate the term of appointment of a judge pro tempore appointed as provided in ORS 1.635 as of a date specified in the order; but termination does not affect the validity of any judgment, order or other action of the judge pro tempore prior to the effective date of the termination. (3) A judge pro tempore of a circuit court appointed as provided in ORS 1.635 is not eligible to appear as attorney in that court in any case tried by a jury during the time the judge pro tempore served as judge pro tempore.
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ORS 1.665. Compensation and expenses of persons appointed under ORS 1.635. (1) A judge pro tempore appointed as provided in ORS 1.635 shall be entitled to receive upon application therefor as compensation for each day the judge pro tempore is actually engaged in the performance of duties under the appointment an amount equal to five percent of the gross monthly salary of a regularly elected and qualified judge of the court to which the judge is appointed, or one-half of that daily compensation for services of one-half day or less. The compensation shall be paid upon the certificate of the judge pro tempore that the services were performed for the number of days shown in the certificate, and in the same manner as the salaries of the regularly elected and qualified judges are paid. A person who wishes or is willing to serve without compensation may do so. (2) A judge pro tempore appointed as provided in ORS 1.635 or assigned as provided in ORS 1.645 to serve outside the county in which the judge pro tempore resides or maintains an office shall receive, in addition to daily compensation, if any, reimbursement for hotel bills and traveling expenses necessarily incurred by the judge pro tempore in the performance of duties as judge pro tempore. The expenses shall be paid upon an itemized statement of the expenses, certified by the judge pro tempore that the expenses were necessarily and actually incurred, in the same manner as like expenses of regularly elected and qualified judges are paid.
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ORS 1.675. Judge pro tempore ineligible to participate in selection or removal of Chief Justice, Chief Judge or presiding judge. A person appointed or assigned to serve and serving as judge pro tempore of a court under ORS 1.600, 1.615 or 1.635 is not eligible to be, or to participate in the selection or removal of, the Chief Justice, Chief Judge or presiding judge of the court to which the person is appointed or assigned.
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ORS 1.710. [1965 c.494 11; 1967 c.270 4; repealed by 1971 c.311 2] COUNCIL ON COURT PROCEDURES
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ORS 1.725. Legislative findings. The Legislative Assembly finds that: (1) Oregon laws relating to civil procedure designed for the benefit of litigants which meet the needs of the court system and the bar are necessary to assure prompt and efficient administration of justice in the courts of the state. (2) No coordinated system of continuing review of the Oregon laws relating to civil procedure now exists. (3) Development of a system of continuing review of the Oregon laws relating to civil procedure requires the creation of a Council on Court Procedures. (4) A Council on Court Procedures will be able to review the Oregon laws relating to civil procedure and coordinate and study proposals concerning the Oregon laws relating to civil procedure advanced by all interested persons.
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ORS 1.730. Council on Court Procedures; membership; terms; rules; meetings; expenses of members. (1) There is created a Council on Court Procedures consisting of: (a) One judge of the Supreme Court, chosen by the Supreme Court. (b) One judge of the Court of Appeals, chosen by the Court of Appeals. (c) Eight judges of the circuit court, chosen by the Executive Committee of the Circuit Judges Association. (d) Twelve members of the Oregon State Bar, appointed by the Board of Governors of the Oregon State Bar. The Board of Governors, in making the appointments referred to in this paragraph, shall include but not be limited to appointments from members of the bar active in civil trial practice, to the end that the lawyer members of the council shall be broadly representative of the trial bar and the regions of the state. (e) One public member, chosen by the Supreme Court. (2)(a) A quorum of the council shall be constituted by a majority of the members of the council. If a quorum is present, an affirmative vote by a majority of the members of the council who are present is required for action by the council on all matters other than promulgation of rules under ORS 1.735. An affirmative vote of fifteen members of the council shall be required to promulgate rules pursuant to ORS 1.735. (b) The council shall adopt rules of procedure and shall choose, from among its membership, annually, a chairperson to preside over the meetings of the council. (3)(a) All meetings of the council shall be held in compliance with the provisions of ORS 192.610 to 192.705. (b) In addition to the requirements imposed by paragraph (a) of this subsection, with respect to the public hearings required by ORS 1.740 and with respect to any meeting at which final action will be taken on the promulgation, amendment or repeal of a rule under ORS 1.735, the council shall cause to be published or distributed to all members of the bar, at least two weeks before such hearing or meeting, a notice which shall include the time and place and a description of the substance of the agenda of the hearing or meeting. (c) The council shall make available upon request a copy of any rule which it proposes to promulgate, amend or repeal. (4) Members of the Council on Court Procedures shall serve for terms of four years and shall be eligible for reappointment to one additional term, provided that, where an appointing authority has more than one vacancy to fill, the length of the initial term shall be fixed at either two or four years by that authority to accomplish staggered expiration dates of the terms to be filled. Vacancies occurring shall be filled by the appointing authority for the unexpired term. (5) Members of the Council on Court Procedures shall not receive compensation for their services but may receive actual and necessary travel or other expenses incurred in the performance of their official duties as members of the council, as provided in ORS 292.210 to 292.288.
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ORS 1.735. Rules of procedure; limitation on scope and substance; submission of rules to members of bar and Legislative Assembly. (1) The Council on Court Procedures shall promulgate rules governing pleading, practice and procedure, including rules governing form and service of summons and process and personal and in rem jurisdiction, in all civil proceedings in all courts of the state which shall not abridge, enlarge or modify the substantive rights of any litigant. The rules authorized by this section do not include rules of evidence and rules of appellate procedure. The rules thus adopted and any amendments which may be adopted from time to time, together with a list of statutory sections superseded thereby, shall be submitted to the Legislative Assembly at the beginning of each odd-numbered year regular session and shall go into effect on January 1 following the close of that session unless the Legislative Assembly shall provide an earlier effective date. The Legislative Assembly may, by statute, amend, repeal or supplement any of the rules. (2) A promulgation, amendment or repeal of a rule by the council is invalid and does not become effective unless the exact language of the proposed promulgation, amendment or repeal is published or distributed to all members of the bar at least 30 days before the meeting at which the council plans to take final action on the promulgation, amendment or repeal. If the language of the proposed promulgation, amendment or repeal is changed by the council after consideration of the language at the meeting, the council must publish or distribute notification of the change to all members of the bar within 60 days after the meeting. All changes made to proposed promulgations, amendments or repeals of rules pursuant to the provisions of this subsection must be clearly identified when the promulgation, amendment or repeal is submitted to the Legislative Assembly under subsection (1) of this section.
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ORS 1.740. Employment of staff; public hearings. In the exercise of its power under ORS
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ORS 1.745. Laws on civil pleading, practice and procedure deemed rules of court until changed. All provisions of law relating to pleading, practice and procedure, including provisions relating to form and service of summons and process and personal and in rem jurisdiction, in all civil proceedings in courts of this state are deemed to be rules of court and remain in effect as such until and except to the extent they are modified, superseded or repealed by rules which become effective under ORS 1.735.
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ORS 1.750. Legislative Counsel to publish rules. The Legislative Counsel shall cause the rules which have become effective under ORS 1.735, as they may be amended, repealed or supplemented by the Legislative Assembly, to be arranged, indexed, printed, published and annotated in the Oregon Revised Statutes.
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ORS 1.755. Gifts, grants and donations; Council on Court Procedures Account. (1) The Council on Court Procedures is authorized to accept gifts, grants and donations from any source for expenditure to carry out the duties, functions and powers of the council. (2) The Council on Court Procedures Account is established separate and distinct from the General Fund. All moneys received by the council, other than appropriations from the General Fund, shall be deposited into the account and are continuously appropriated to the council to carry out the duties, functions and powers of the council.
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ORS 1.760. Legislative advisory committee. (1) The Council on Court Procedures shall elect five persons from among its members to serve as a legislative advisory committee. Two members of the committee shall be judges. Two members shall be members of the Oregon State Bar who are not judges. One member shall be the public member designated under ORS 1.730 (1)(e). The committee shall elect one of its members to serve as chairperson of the committee. (2) Upon the request of the chairperson of a legislative committee considering legislation that proposes changes to the Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure, the legislative advisory committee established under this section shall provide technical analysis and advice to the legislative committee. Analysis and advice shall be by a majority vote of the legislative advisory committee. The committee shall consult with and consider comments from the full Council on Court Procedures to the extent possible. Analysis and advice under this subsection must be provided within 10 days after the request from the chairperson of a legislative committee. (3) The legislative advisory committee established under this section may vote to take a position on behalf of the Council on Court Procedures on proposed legislation. If the legislative advisory committee has voted to take a position on behalf of the council, the committee shall so indicate to the legislative committee. (4) Members of the legislative advisory committee established under this section may meet by telephone and may vote by telephone. Meetings of the committee are not subject to ORS 192.610 to 192.705. (5) Members of the legislative advisory committee established under this section may appear before legislative committees for the purpose of testifying on legislation that proposes changes to the Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure. [1995 c.455 8] JUDICIAL CONFERENCE
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ORS 1.810. Judicial conference; membership; officers. There hereby is created and established a Judicial Conference of the State of Oregon. The conference shall consist of all the judges of the Supreme Court, the Court of Appeals, the Oregon Tax Court and the circuit courts and all senior judges certified under ORS 1.300. The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court shall be chairperson of the conference and shall have power to invite any persons not members of the conference to attend the meetings of the conference and consult with it in the performance of its duties. The State Court Administrator shall act as executive secretary of the conference.
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ORS 1.820. Function of conference. The conference may make a continuous survey and study of the organization, jurisdiction, procedure, practice and methods of administration and operation of the various courts within the state.
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ORS 1.830. Meetings. The Judicial Conference of the State of Oregon shall meet annually or at such other times as the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court directs.
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ORS 1.840. Annual report. The conference shall report annually to the Governor with respect to such matters, including recommendations for legislation, as it may wish to bring to the attention of the Governor or of the legislature.
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ORS 1.850. [1985 c.725 5; repealed by 1993 c.742 38] ADVISORY COUNCILS
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ORS 1.851. Local criminal justice advisory councils. (1) The presiding judge of each judicial district shall establish a local criminal justice advisory council, unless one already exists, in each county in the judicial district. Membership of the council shall include, but is not limited to, representatives of the following: (a) The presiding judge; (b) The district attorney; (c) The local correctional administrator; (d) Public defense service providers; (e) The county bar association; (f) Local law enforcement; and (g) State law enforcement. (2) In addition to the persons listed in subsection (1) of this section, the judge may invite the participation of any other persons involved in the criminal justice system whose participation would be of benefit. (3) The local criminal justice advisory council shall meet regularly to consider and address methods of coordinating court, public defense and related services and resources in the most efficient and cost-effective manner that complies with the constitutional and statutory mandates and responsibilities of all participants. (4) To assist the council in these efforts, council participants shall provide the council with proposed budget information and caseload and workload projections. [1993 c.481 1; 2001 c.962 100] JUSTICE AND MUNICIPAL COURT REGISTRY AND REPORTS
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ORS 1.855. State Court Administrator to establish registry of justice and municipal courts. (1) The State Court Administrator shall establish a registry of municipal courts and justice courts of this state. The registry shall include all information required to be provided by counties and cities to the State Court Administrator under this section. (2) Upon creation of a justice court, the county in which the justice court is established shall give notice to the State Court Administrator of the boundaries of the justice court district. The county shall also provide to the State Court Administrator the name of each justice of the peace, the term of each justice of the peace and the mailing address for the justice court. Upon modification or dissolution of a justice court district, the county shall promptly notify the State Court Administrator of the modification or dissolution. (3) Upon creation of a municipal court, the city establishing the municipal court shall give notice to the State Court Administrator that the court has been created. The city shall also provide to the State Court Administrator the name of each municipal judge elected or appointed to the court, the term of each municipal judge elected or appointed and the mailing address for the municipal court. Upon ceasing to operate a municipal court, the city shall promptly notify the State Court Administrator that the municipal court is no longer in operation.
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ORS 1.860. Reports relating to municipal courts and justice courts. (1) Once every two years, the League of Oregon Cities and the Association of Oregon Counties shall report to the Legislative Fiscal Officer information identified by the Legislative Fiscal Officer relating to the caseload, revenues and expenditures of municipal courts and justice courts. Before establishing the list of information to be provided, the Legislative Fiscal Officer shall consult with the League of Oregon Cities and the Association of Oregon Counties. The Legislative Fiscal Officer may not request information that requires additional data gathering by municipal courts, justice courts, cities and counties. The reported information shall be based on the fiscal year used by each municipal court and justice court. (2) The reports required by this section must be made not later than October 1 of each even-numbered year. The Legislative Fiscal Officer may specify the manner in which the reports are made. The Legislative Fiscal Officer shall provide a summary of the information provided under this section to the Joint Committee on Ways and Means upon the convening of the next odd-numbered year regular session of the Legislative Assembly. Copies of the summary shall be provided to the League of Oregon Cities and the Association of Oregon Counties. [2012 c.107 86] _______________
ORS Chapter 12 — Limitations of Actions and

ORS 12.010. Time of commencing actions. Actions shall only be commenced within the periods prescribed in this chapter, after the cause of action shall have accrued, except where a different limitation is prescribed by statute. [Amended by 1979 c.284 43]