Bronson James

Bronson James
Bronson James
Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; January 1, 2023
Appointed by	Kate Brown
Preceded by	Martha Lee Walters
Personal details
Born	1971 or 1972 (age 52–53)
Education	Reed College (BA); Lewis and Clark College (JD)

Bronson James (born 1971 or 1972)^[1] is an American lawyer serving as a justice of the Oregon Supreme Court. He assumed office on January 1, 2023.

Education

James earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Reed College in 1994 and a Juris Doctor from the Lewis & Clark Law School in 2003.^[2]

Career

James was nominated to the Oregon Court of Appeals in 2017. He previously served as a public defender in the Oregon Office of Public Defense Services. In 2014, James authored an amicus brief on behalf of National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers in Riley v. California.^[3]^[4] In December 2022, James was appointed to the Oregon Supreme Court by outgoing governor Kate Brown.^[5] He was sworn into office by Chief Justice Meagan Flynn on January 1, 2023.^[6]

References

^ Green, Aimee (February 10, 2016). "Two new Multnomah County Circuit judges appointed by Gov. Kate Brown". The Oregonian.
^ "Oregon Judicial Vacancies". www.osbar.org. Retrieved 2023-01-13.
^ "This Portland Judge Has an Arm-Length Doctor Strange Tattoo Under His Robes". Willamette Week. Retrieved 2023-01-13.
^ "Oregon Attorney's Fight Over Cell Phone Privacy Yields Win in US Supreme Court". PRWeb. Retrieved 2023-01-13.
^ "Brown appoints 2 Oregon Supreme Court judges in her final days as governor". opb. Retrieved 2023-01-13.
^ Botkin, Ben (January 5, 2023). "Oregon's second female chief justice takes office". Oregon Capital Chronicle. Archived from the original on January 5, 2023. Retrieved January 5, 2023.

Legal offices
Preceded by Martha Lee Walters	Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court 2023–present	Incumbent

[1] Green, Aimee (February 10, 2016). "Two new Multnomah County Circuit judges appointed by Gov. Kate Brown". The Oregonian.

[2] "Oregon Judicial Vacancies". www.osbar.org. Retrieved 2023-01-13.

[3] "This Portland Judge Has an Arm-Length Doctor Strange Tattoo Under His Robes". Willamette Week. Retrieved 2023-01-13.

[4] "Oregon Attorney's Fight Over Cell Phone Privacy Yields Win in US Supreme Court". PRWeb. Retrieved 2023-01-13.

[5] "Brown appoints 2 Oregon Supreme Court judges in her final days as governor". opb. Retrieved 2023-01-13.

[6] Botkin, Ben (January 5, 2023). "Oregon's second female chief justice takes office". Oregon Capital Chronicle. Archived from the original on January 5, 2023. Retrieved January 5, 2023.

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v t e Statewide political officials of Oregon
U.S. senators	Ron Wyden Jeff Merkley
State government	Tina Kotek, Governor LaVonne Griffin-Valade, Secretary of State Ellen Rosenblum, Attorney General Tobias Read, Treasurer Christina Stephenson, Labor Commissioner
Senate	Rob Wagner, President James Manning Jr., President pro tempore Kathleen Taylor, Majority Leader Daniel Bonham, Minority Leader
House	Julie Fahey, Speaker Paul Holvey, Speaker pro tempore Ben Bowman, Majority Leader Jeff Helfrich, Minority Leader
Supreme Court (elected)	Meagan Flynn, Chief Justice Rebecca Duncan Christopher L. Garrett Roger DeHoog Stephen Bushong Bronson James Aruna Masih