Robert D. Durham
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| Robert D. Durham | |
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91st Associate Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court
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| Assumed office 1994 |
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| Appointed by | Barbara Roberts |
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| Preceded by | Edwin J. Peterson |
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Judge of the Oregon Court of Appeals
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| In office 1991 – 1994 |
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| Preceded by | Jonathan Newman |
| Succeeded by | Rick Haselton |
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Robert D. (Skip) Durham (born circa 1948) is a current Associate Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court. Previously Durham was a judge for the Oregon Court of Appeals and a lawyer in private practice.
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[edit] Education
Durham’s post-secondary education began at Whittier College located in Whittier, California.[1] At Whittier he played first base on the baseball team and was a lineman on the football team.[2] He graduated in 1969 with a Bachelor of Arts degree.[1] Justice Durham then attended the University of Santa Clara School of Law, graduating with his J.D. in 1972.[1] After graduation he served as a law clerk to Oregon Supreme Court justice Dean F. Bryson from 1972 to 1974.[2] Lastly, he earned an LL.M. in 1998 from the University of Virginia School of Law.[1]
[edit] Legal career
Robert Durham was in private practice in Oregon from 1974-1991 working in Portland and Eugene.[3] He served as chairperson of the Oregon State Bar's labor law section in 1984, and as chairperson of the Oregon Commission on Administrative Hearings from 1989-1990. He is a partner in Bennett & Durham in Portland, previously the firm was known as Kulongoski, Durham, Drummonds & Colombo.
[edit] Judicial career
Robert Durham’s career in the judiciary began when he was appointed to the Oregon Court of Appeals by the governor on November 19, 1991.[4] Subsequently he was elected to a full term in 1992, but resigned from the court before the end of his term upon his appointment to the state supreme court.[4] Also in 1992, he served as a faculty at the National Judicial College.[3] From 1992 to 1994 and again from 1996 through 2005 Durham was a member on the Oregon Council on Court Procedures.[3]
Justice Durham was appointed by Oregon Governor Barbara Roberts to the Oregon Supreme Court to replace the retiring Edwin J. Peterson.[5] His appointment on January 4, 1994, made him the 91st justice since Oregon became a territory in 1848. Durham was then elected to a full six-year term in 1994 and re-elected in 2000 and 2006.[6] While on the court Durham served as a member of the Oregon Rules of Appellate Procedure Committee from 1994-2001, president of the Oregon Appellate Judges Association from 1996-1997, and twice as chairperson of the Oregon Supreme Court Committee on Judicial Rule 4 (1995-1996 & 2002-2005).[3]
[edit] Other
Robert Durham is a member of the Board of Directors for Oregon Law Institute of Lewis & Clark Law School, the Multnomah County and Marion County Bar Associations, and a master at the Willamette Valley American Inns of Court, Master.[3] He serves as an instructor of Judicial Ethics, Judicial Campaign Practices and Transition Issues. Durham also volunteers for the Classroom Law Project and as a mentor at Willamette University College of Law.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d The Honorable Robert D. Durham. Supreme Court. Oregon Judicial Department. Retrieved on 2007-01-10.
- ^ a b Leeson, Fred. High court appointment interrupts judge’s routine. The Oregonian, January 5, 1994.
- ^ a b c d e f Judge of the Supreme Court. Oregon Online Voter’s Guide. Oregon Secretary of State. Retrieved on 2007-01-10.
- ^ a b Judges of the Court of Appeals. Oregon Blue Book. Oregon Secretary of State. Retrieved on 2006-12-21.
- ^ Oregon Supreme Court Justices. Oregon Blue Book. Oregon Secretary of State. Retrieved on 2006-12-21.
- ^ May 16, 2006, Primary Election Abstract of Votes. May 2006 election. Oregon Secretary of State. Retrieved November 25, 2007.
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