Virginia L. Linder | |
|---|---|
| Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court | |
| In office January 2, 2007 – January 4, 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Wallace P. Carson, Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Lynn Nakamoto |
| Judge of the Oregon Court of Appeals | |
| In office September 1997 – January 2007 | |
| Appointed by | John Kitzhaber |
| Preceded by | William L. Richardson |
| Succeeded by | Timothy Sercombe |
| Solicitor General of Oregon | |
| In office 1986–1997 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 20, 1953 Cañon City, Colorado |
| Spouse | Colleen Sealock |
| Alma mater | Southern Oregon University Willamette University College of Law |
Virginia Lynn Linder (born April 20, 1953)[1] is an American judge from Oregon who served as the 99th justice of the Oregon Supreme Court from January 2007 until January 2016. She served on the Oregon Court of Appeals from 1997 until her election to the state's Supreme Court in the 2006, an electoral campaign in which she defeated former Labor Commissioner and Republican gubernatorial candidate Jack Roberts.