Oregon Judge of the Circuit Court District 11 Position 2
There are 173 Circuit Court Judges in Oregon, grouped into 27 judicial districts. The Circuit Courts are the state trial courts of general jurisdiction. In most counties they have jurisdiction in juvenile cases, though only for termination of parental rights cases in Gilliam, Morrow, Sherman, and Wheeler counties, where the County Court is responsible for other juvenile cases. The Circuit Courts also exercise jurisdiction in probate, adoptions, guardianship, and conservatorship cases in all counties except Gilliam, Grant, Harney, Malheur, Sherman, and Wheeler. Candidates must be U.S. citizens, registered voters, and residents of Oregon for at least 3 years before filing for candidacy; for at least 1 year they must have resided or had a principal residence in the judicial district or an adjacent one; and they must be members of the Oregon state bar at time of election. They may not be older than 75 years.Term: 6 years. This position is nonpartisan. Salary: $163, 476.
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Beth Bagley
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What qualities and experience best qualify you to serve as a judge?
What considerations would you bring to bear on sentencing decisions?
What reforms, if any, would you support for the administration of the Circuit Court?
Town Where You Live
Deschutes County
Your Experience/Qualifications
23 years as a lawyer, 12 years as Circuit Court Judge for Deschutes County (11th Judicial District)
County
Deschutes
Term
6 years
Term Expires
12/31/30
I have 27 years of legal experience, 12 of which have been as a Circuit Court Judge for Deschutes County. I have wide-ranging experience handling all criminal, civil and family law matters as a judge. I am the second-most senior judge on our bench, and regularly preside over our community's most serious and complex legal cases.
I am guided by statutory and constitutional law as the framework for all of my legal decision-making. I ensure defendants due process and an opportunity to be heard, and I consider all aggravating and mitigating factors in my sentencing decisions, while understanding that each individual and their circumstances are unique. My goal for sentencing decisions is to exercise my judicial authority to craft sentences that appropriately consider and balance offender accountability, punishment, community safety, reformation and rehabilitation.
I support an adequately resourced judicial branch, including an appropriate number of judges given the population of the judicial district, as well as adequate compensation for judges. This will help the judiciary to recruit and maintain judges who have the broad legal experience and expertise necessary to address current and future challenges faced by the judicial branch.
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