Oregon Judicial Department

Not to be confused with Oregon Department of Justice.
Agency overview
Formed1981
Preceding agencies
JurisdictionOregon
HeadquartersOregon Supreme Court Building
Salem, Oregon
Minister responsible
Agency executive
  • Nancy Cozine, State Court Administrator
Websitecourts.oregon.gov

The Oregon Judicial Department (OJD) is the judicial branch of government of the state of Oregon in the United States. The chief executive of the branch is the Chief Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court. Oregon’s judiciary consists primarily of four different courts: the Oregon Supreme Court, the Oregon Tax Court, the Oregon Court of Appeals, and the Oregon circuit courts. Additionally, the OJD includes the Council on Court Procedures, the Oregon State Bar, Commission on Judicial Fitness and Disability, and the Public Defense Services Commission.[1] Employees of the court are the largest non-union group among state workers.[2]

  1. ^ About Us. Oregon Judicial Department. Retrieved on January 25, 2008.
  2. ^ Rogue of the Week: Oregon Judicial Department. Willamette Week, March 10, 2004.