Christopher L. Garrett (born December 26, 1973) is a justice of the Oregon Supreme Court since January 1, 2019. Previously, he served on the Oregon Court of Appeals from 2013 to 2019, and was a member of the Oregon House of Representatives from 2008 to 2012.
Chris Garrett | |
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| Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court | |
| Assumed office January 1, 2019 | |
| Appointed by | Kate Brown |
| Preceded by | Rives Kistler |
| Member of the Oregon House of Representatives from the 38th district | |
| In office January 2009 – January 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Greg Macpherson |
| Succeeded by | Ann Lininger |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Christopher Lewis Garrett December 26, 1973 Portland, Oregon, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | Reed College (BA) University of Chicago (JD) |
Early life and career
editGarrett was born in Portland and graduated from Wilson High School.[1] He earned a Bachelor of Arts in political science from Reed College in 1996 and a Juris Doctor from the University of Chicago Law School in 2000. He was formerly of counsel with Perkins Coie in Portland. He also teaches courses in legislation and regulation at Willamette College of Law.[2]
Political career
editGarrett served as a senior policy advisor to Oregon State Senate President Peter Courtney and also worked in the office of Oregon State Senator Richard Devlin.[1][3] In 2008, Garrett was the Democratic nominee in House District 38 for the open seat left by Greg Macpherson, who was not seeking re-election. In the general election, Garrett defeated Steve Griffith 62% to 38%.[4] He was re-elected in 2010 and again in 2012.[5]
Governor John Kitzhaber appointed Garrett to the Oregon Court of Appeals in December 2013, to succeed retiring judge David Schuman.[6] Governor Kate Brown appointed him to the Oregon Supreme Court in December 2018; he succeeded retiring Justice Rives Kistler.[7]
Personal
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "About Chris Garrett". Archived from the original on 2008-12-19. Retrieved 2008-11-12.
- ^ "Chris Garrett Adjunct Faculty Profile | Willamette University College of Law".
- ^ "Chris Garrett". Perkins Coie LLC. Archived from the original on 2008-11-06. Retrieved 2008-11-12.
- ^ "Oregon Legislature Results". OregonLive.com. 4 November 2008. Retrieved 2008-11-12.
- ^ Fobes, Martin (November 6, 2012). "LO's Garrett wins re-election in House 38 race". Lake Oswego Review. Retrieved January 5, 2013.
- ^ Gaston, Christian (December 24, 2013). "Oregon Rep. Chris Garrett gets judicial nod, triggering another appointment for the Oregon House". The Oregonian. Retrieved December 26, 2013.
- ^ Woodworth, Whitney (December 24, 2018). "Appeals court judge, Willamette professor appointed to Oregon Supreme Court". Statesman Journal. Retrieved 2018-12-24.