ORS 3.405
Application to establish family court department

  • assignment of judges
  • authority of judges

(1)

A family court department may be established in the circuit court of a judicial district upon the written application of the presiding judge. The written application must be made to the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. Upon receipt and approval of a written application, the Chief Justice shall designate a date for commencing operation of the family court department in the judicial district. The provisions of this section do not affect the ability of a circuit court to establish specialized subject-matter departments in the manner provided by ORS 3.225 (Establishing specialized subject-matter departments).

(2)

In every judicial district in which a family court department is established under this section, the presiding judge of the judicial district may assign one or more judges to serve in the family court department.

(3)

Judges serving in the family court department have the same jurisdiction, authority, powers, functions and duties as any other circuit court judge and shall be elected and qualified in the same manner as any other circuit court judge.

(4)

For the purposes of this section, “judicial district” means a judicial district enumerated under the provisions of ORS 3.012 (Judicial districts). [1993 c.165 §1; 1995 c.658 §125]

Source: Section 3.405 — Application to establish family court department; assignment of judges; authority of judges, https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors003.­html.

3.012
Judicial districts 3.013
State as single judicial district 3.014
Special provisions for fourth judicial district (Multnomah County) 3.016
Special provisions for sixth judicial district (Morrow and Umatilla Counties) 3.030
Election of circuit judges 3.041
Qualifications of circuit judges 3.050
Circuit judges to be members of bar 3.060
Salary of judges 3.070
Powers of judges in chambers 3.075
Powers of judges to act in joint or separate session 3.130
Transfer of judicial jurisdiction of certain county courts to circuit courts 3.132
Concurrent jurisdiction with justice and municipal courts 3.134
Application of state statutes to municipal ordinance 3.136
Jurisdiction over violations of Portland charter and ordinances 3.185
Habeas corpus hearings by Circuit Court for Marion County 3.220
Rules 3.225
Establishing specialized subject-matter departments 3.250
Definitions for ORS 3.250 to 3.280 3.255
Policy and intent 3.260
Juvenile jurisdiction vested in circuit courts 3.265
Limits on transfer of juvenile jurisdiction 3.270
Transfer of juvenile jurisdiction and jurisdiction over family-related matters to circuit courts 3.275
Procedure for transfer of jurisdiction over certain family-related matters 3.280
Court services for circuit courts 3.300
Establishment and termination of panel for disposition of civil actions in circuit court 3.305
Request for referral of action to reference judge 3.311
Delivery of order to reference judge 3.315
Proposed report of reference judge 3.321
Compensation of reference judge 3.405
Application to establish family court department 3.408
Matters assignable to family court department 3.412
Chief family court judge 3.414
Assignment of matters relating to same child 3.417
Coordination of services 3.420
Abolishment of family court department 3.423
Family court department rules 3.425
Family law education programs 3.428
Family law facilitation programs 3.430
Family court advocate programs 3.432
Judicial education program on establishment and management of family court departments 3.434
Adoption of coordination plan for services 3.436
Appointment of statewide family law advisory committee 3.438
Duties of State Court Administrator 3.440
Family Law Account 3.445
Court facilitation program for court proceedings other than family law proceedings 3.450
Drug court programs
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Current through early 2024

§ 3.405’s source at oregon​.gov