Stephen Bushong

Stephen Bushong
Stephen Bushong
Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; January 1, 2023
Appointed by	Kate Brown
Preceded by	Thomas A. Balmer
Personal details
Born	Stephen Kent Bushong; October 11, 1958 (age 66)
Education	University of Michigan (BA, JD)

Stephen Kent Bushong (born October 11, 1958) is an American lawyer who has served as a justice of the Oregon Supreme Court since 2023.

Education

Bushong received a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Michigan in 1980 and a Juris Doctor from the University of Michigan Law School in 1984.^[1]

Career

From 1984 to 1985 he was a law clerk for Magistrate Judge Marc L. Goldman of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. From 1985 to 1993, he was an associate with Miller, Nash, Wiener, Hager & Carlsen in Portland, Oregon. From 1993 to 1994, Bushong was a solo practitioner. From 1994 to 2008 he served as the Oregon Department of Justice; from 1994 to 1998 he was an assistant attorney general for the Trial Division, Special Litigation Unit, from 1998 to 2005 he was the attorney-in-charge, Special Litigation Unit and from 2005 to 2008 he was chief trial counsel.^[2] From February 2008 to 2022, Bushong served as a judge of the Multnomah County Circuit Court.^[3]

Oregon Supreme Court

On December 28, 2022, Governor Kate Brown appointed Bushong to serve as a justice of the Oregon Supreme Court to fill the vacancy left by the retirement of Justice Thomas A. Balmer.^[3] He was sworn into office by Chief Justice Meagan Flynn on January 1, 2023.^[4]

References

^ "Hon. Stephen K Bushong Judge Profile on Martindale.com". www.martindale.com. Retrieved January 13, 2023.
^ "Stephen K. Bushong" (PDF).
^ ^a ^b "Governor Kate Brown Appoints Judges to Oregon Supreme Court, Oregon Court of Appeals, and Multnomah County Circuit Court" (Press release). Office of the Governor. December 28, 2022. Retrieved January 13, 2023.
^ 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.

External links

Stephen Bushong at Ballotpedia

Legal offices
Preceded by Thomas A. Balmer	Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court 2023–present	Incumbent

[1] "Hon. Stephen K Bushong Judge Profile on Martindale.com". www.martindale.com. Retrieved January 13, 2023.

[2] "Stephen K. Bushong" (PDF).

[Appointment-3] "Governor Kate Brown Appoints Judges to Oregon Supreme Court, Oregon Court of Appeals, and Multnomah County Circuit Court" (Press release). Office of the Governor. December 28, 2022. Retrieved January 13, 2023.

[4] 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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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