Bronson James
Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court
Assumed office
January 1, 2023
Appointed byKate Brown
Preceded byMartha Lee Walters
Personal details
Born1971 or 1972 (age 51–52)[1]
EducationReed College (BA)
Lewis & Clark College (JD)

Bronson James (born 1971 or 1972) is an American lawyer serving as a justice of the Oregon Supreme Court. He assumed office on January 1, 2023.

Education

James earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Reed College in 1994 and a Juris Doctor from the Lewis & Clark Law School in 2003.[2]

Career

James was nominated to the Oregon Court of Appeals in 2017. He previously served as a public defender in the Oregon Office of Public Defense Services. In 2014, James authored an amicus brief on behalf of National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers in Riley v. California.[3][4] In December 2022, James was appointed to the Oregon Supreme Court by outgoing governor Kate Brown.[5] He was sworn into office by Chief Justice Meagan Flynn on January 1, 2023.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Green, Aimee (February 10, 2016). "Two new Multnomah County Circuit judges appointed by Gov. Kate Brown". The Oregonian.
  2. ↑ "Oregon Judicial Vacancies". www.osbar.org. Retrieved 2023-01-13.
  3. ↑ "This Portland Judge Has an Arm-Length Doctor Strange Tattoo Under His Robes". Willamette Week. Retrieved 2023-01-13.
  4. ↑ "Oregon Attorney's Fight Over Cell Phone Privacy Yields Win in US Supreme Court". PRWeb. Retrieved 2023-01-13.
  5. ↑ "Brown appoints 2 Oregon Supreme Court judges in her final days as governor". opb. Retrieved 2023-01-13.
  6. ↑ Botkin, Ben (January 5, 2023). "Oregon's second female chief justice takes office". Oregon Capital Chronicle. Archived from the original on January 5, 2023. Retrieved January 5, 2023.
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