Oregon
CONSTITUTION OF OREGON
Constitution of Oregon
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Article VII (Original) — Judicial department
- Section 1. Courts in which judicial power vested.
- The Judicial power of the State shall be vested in a Suprume [sic] Court, Circuits [sic] Courts, and County Courts, which shall…
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Section 2. Supreme Court.
- The Supreme Court shall consist of Four Justices to be chosen in districts by the electors thereof, who shall be citizens of…
- Section 3. Terms of office of Judges.
- The Judges first chosen under this Constitution shall allot among themselves, their terms of office, so that the term of one of…
- Section 4. Vacancy.
- Every vacancy in the office of Judge of the Supreme Court shall be filled by election for the remainder of the…
- Section 5. Chief Justice.
- The Judge who has the shortest term to serve, or the oldest of several having such shortest term, and not holding by…
- Section 6. Jurisdiction.
- The Supreme Court shall have jurisdiction only to revise the final decisions of the Circuit Courts, and every cause shall be tried,…
- Section 7. Term of Supreme Court; statements of decisions of court.
- The terms of the Supreme Court shall be appointed by Law; but there shall be one term at the seat of Government…
- And at the close of each term the Judges shall file with the Secretary of State, Concise written Statements of the decisions…
- Section 8. Circuit court.
- The Circuits [sic] Courts shall be held twice at least in each year in each County organized for judicial purposes, by…
- Section 9. Jurisdiction of circuit courts.
- All judicial power, authority, and jurisdiction not vested by this Constitution, or by laws consistent therewith, exclusively in some other Court shall…
- Section 10. Supreme and circuit judges; election in classes.
- The Legislative Assembly, may provide for the election of Supreme, and Circuit Judges, in distinct classes, one of which classes shall consist…
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Section 11. County judges and terms of county courts.
- There shall be elected in each County for the term of Four years a County Judge, who shall hold the County Court…
- Section 12. Jurisdiction of county courts; county commissioners.
- The County Court shall have the jurisdiction pertaining to Probate Courts, and boards of County Commissioners, and such other powers, and…
- Section 13. Writs granted by county judge; habeas corpus proceedings.
- The County Judge may grant preliminary injuctions [sic], and such other writs as the Legislative Assembly may authorize him to grant, returnable…
- Section 14. Expenses of court in certain counties.
- The Counties having less than ten thousand inhabitants, shall be reimbursed wholly or in part for the salary, and expenses of the…
- Section 15. County clerk; recorder.
- A County Clerk shall be elected in each County for the term of Two years, who shall keep all the public…
- Section 16. Sheriff.
- A sheriff shall be elected in each County for the term of Two years, who shall be the ministerial officer of…
- Section 17. Prosecuting attorneys.
- There shall be elected by districts comprised of one, or more counties, a sufficient number of prosecuting Attorneys, who shall be…
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Section 18. Verdict by Three-fourths Jury in Civil Cases; Jurors; Grand Jurors; Indictment May Be Amended, When.
- [Constitution of 1859; Amendment proposed by initiative petition filed Jan. 30, 1908, and adopted by the people June 1, 1908; Amendment proposed…
- Section 19. Official delinquencies.
- Public Officers shall not be impeached, but incompetency, corruption, malfeasance, or delinquency in office may be tried in the same manner as…
- Note::RF8. Section 19 is the same as section 6 of amended Article VII.
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Section 20. Removal of Judges of Supreme Court and prosecuting attorneys from office.
- The Govenor [sic] may remove from Office a Judge of the Supreme Court, or Prosecuting Attorney upon the Joint resolution of…
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Section 21. Oath of office of Supreme Court Judges.
- Every judge of the Supreme Court before entering upon the duties of his office shall take, subscribe, and transmit to the…