GOVERNMENT OF OREGON
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The 'government' of the U.S. state of 'Oregon', as prescribed by the Oregon Constitution, is composed of three government branches: the executive, legislative, and judicial. These branches operate in a manner similar to that of the federal government of the United States.[1]
Oregon also has a system of commissions, wherein private citizens are appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate; these commissions have the authority to hire and fire the heads of the agencies they govern, and must confirm changes to the permanent rules governing those agencies.[2]
★ Oregon Constitution
★ Governor of Oregon
★ Oregon Secretary of State
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★ Archives Division[3]
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★ Oregon Sustainability Board (The Secretary of State is the board chair)
★ Oregon State Treasurer
★ Oregon Commissioner of Labor and Industries
★ Oregon Superintendent of Public Instruction
★ Oregon Department of State Lands (governed by the State Land Board, which is composed of the Governor, Secretary of State, and Treasurer)
★ Oregon Attorney General
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★ Oregon Department of Justice
★ Oregon Legislative Assembly
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★ Oregon House of Representatives
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★ Oregon State Senate
===Oregon System===
★ List of Oregon ballot measures
Main articles: Oregon Judicial Department
Oregon’s judicial branch of government consists of the Oregon Judicial Department (OJD) which operates four state run court systems. Two of these courts are primarily trial level courts, while the other two are primarily courts of appeal. The chief executive of the OJD is the Chief Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court.An Introduction to the Courts of Oregon, Oregon Judicial Department, Accessed on August 25 2007.
The Oregon Supreme Court is located in the Oregon Supreme Court Building in Salem. It consist of seven judges that are elected to six year terms in state-wide popular elections, with vacancies filled by appointment by the Governor of Oregon. As the highest court in the state, it is the final authority on state law and its decisions can only be overturned by the United States Supreme Court. The court is headed by the Chief Justice, who is elected to a six year term by fellow justices.
Oregon’s Court of Appeals is an intermediate court of appeals hearing appeals from decisions of both civil and criminal cases decided at the trial court level. This court has ten judges that in most cases sit in three judge panels to determine the outcome of appeals. The judges are also elected state-wide to six-year terms, with vacancies filed by appointment of the governor. The Oregon Supreme Court’s Chief Justice appoints one of the ten judges to serve as Chief Judge, who acts as the head of the Court of Appeals. Appeals from decisions of this court go to the Oregon Supreme Court.
The OJD operates the Oregon Circuit Courts, which are 27 trial level court districts across the state that receive both civil and criminal court cases. As of January of 2007, the courts had 173 judges spread over the 27 districts that cover the state’s 36 circuit courts. The majority of appeals from the Circuit Courts go to the Oregon Court of Appeals. Some limited cases go directly to the Oregon Supreme Court if appealed from at the trial court level.
Cases involving issues of taxation are handled primarily through the Oregon Tax Court. This court has two divisions, with the Magistrate Division being an informal process apearing more like alternative dispute resolution. The Regular Division is a formal court headed by a single Tax Court judge elected to six-year terms on a state-wide basis. Appeals from the Magistrate Division go to the Regular Division, and appeals from decisions of this court go directly to the Oregon Supreme Court.
★ Oregon State Office of Degree Authorization
★ Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife
★ Oregon State Library
★ Oregon Liquor Control Commission
★ Oregon Lottery
★ Oregon Parks and Recreation
★
★ State Fair and Exposition Center
★ Oregon State Police
★ Oregon Department of Transportation
★ Oregon University System
★
★ Oregon State Board of Higher Education
1. Constitution or Oregon: Article III
2. A Recent History of Oregon's Citizen Boards and Commissions
3. http://arcweb.sos.state.or.us/
★ State of Oregon
The 'government' of the U.S. state of 'Oregon', as prescribed by the Oregon Constitution, is composed of three government branches: the executive, legislative, and judicial. These branches operate in a manner similar to that of the federal government of the United States.[1]
Oregon also has a system of commissions, wherein private citizens are appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate; these commissions have the authority to hire and fire the heads of the agencies they govern, and must confirm changes to the permanent rules governing those agencies.[2]
| Contents |
| Constitution |
| Executive branch |
| Legislative branch |
| Judicial branch |
| State agencies |
| References |
| External links |
Constitution
★ Oregon Constitution
Executive branch
★ Governor of Oregon
★ Oregon Secretary of State
★
★ Archives Division[3]
★
★ Oregon Sustainability Board (The Secretary of State is the board chair)
★ Oregon State Treasurer
★ Oregon Commissioner of Labor and Industries
★ Oregon Superintendent of Public Instruction
★ Oregon Department of State Lands (governed by the State Land Board, which is composed of the Governor, Secretary of State, and Treasurer)
★ Oregon Attorney General
★
★ Oregon Department of Justice
Legislative branch
★ Oregon Legislative Assembly
★
★ Oregon House of Representatives
★
★ Oregon State Senate
===Oregon System===
★ List of Oregon ballot measures
Judicial branch
Main articles: Oregon Judicial Department
Oregon’s judicial branch of government consists of the Oregon Judicial Department (OJD) which operates four state run court systems. Two of these courts are primarily trial level courts, while the other two are primarily courts of appeal. The chief executive of the OJD is the Chief Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court.An Introduction to the Courts of Oregon, Oregon Judicial Department, Accessed on August 25 2007.
The Oregon Supreme Court is located in the Oregon Supreme Court Building in Salem. It consist of seven judges that are elected to six year terms in state-wide popular elections, with vacancies filled by appointment by the Governor of Oregon. As the highest court in the state, it is the final authority on state law and its decisions can only be overturned by the United States Supreme Court. The court is headed by the Chief Justice, who is elected to a six year term by fellow justices.
Oregon’s Court of Appeals is an intermediate court of appeals hearing appeals from decisions of both civil and criminal cases decided at the trial court level. This court has ten judges that in most cases sit in three judge panels to determine the outcome of appeals. The judges are also elected state-wide to six-year terms, with vacancies filed by appointment of the governor. The Oregon Supreme Court’s Chief Justice appoints one of the ten judges to serve as Chief Judge, who acts as the head of the Court of Appeals. Appeals from decisions of this court go to the Oregon Supreme Court.
The OJD operates the Oregon Circuit Courts, which are 27 trial level court districts across the state that receive both civil and criminal court cases. As of January of 2007, the courts had 173 judges spread over the 27 districts that cover the state’s 36 circuit courts. The majority of appeals from the Circuit Courts go to the Oregon Court of Appeals. Some limited cases go directly to the Oregon Supreme Court if appealed from at the trial court level.
Cases involving issues of taxation are handled primarily through the Oregon Tax Court. This court has two divisions, with the Magistrate Division being an informal process apearing more like alternative dispute resolution. The Regular Division is a formal court headed by a single Tax Court judge elected to six-year terms on a state-wide basis. Appeals from the Magistrate Division go to the Regular Division, and appeals from decisions of this court go directly to the Oregon Supreme Court.
State agencies
★ Oregon State Office of Degree Authorization
★ Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife
★ Oregon State Library
★ Oregon Liquor Control Commission
★ Oregon Lottery
★ Oregon Parks and Recreation
★
★ State Fair and Exposition Center
★ Oregon State Police
★ Oregon Department of Transportation
★ Oregon University System
★
★ Oregon State Board of Higher Education
References
1. Constitution or Oregon: Article III
2. A Recent History of Oregon's Citizen Boards and Commissions
3. http://arcweb.sos.state.or.us/
External links
★ State of Oregon
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