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Or. Const. art. VII (Amended), § 2a
Temporary appointment and assignment of judges
The Legislative Assembly or the people may by law empower the Supreme Court to:
(1) Appoint retired judges of the Supreme Court or judges of courts inferior to the Supreme Court as temporary members of the Supreme Court.
(2) Appoint members of the bar as judges pro tempore of courts inferior to the Supreme Court.
(3) Assign judges of courts inferior to the Supreme Court to serve temporarily outside the district for which they were elected.
A judge or member of the bar so appointed or assigned shall while serving have all the judicial powers and duties of a regularly elected judge of the court to which he is assigned or appointed.
History
[Created through S.J.R. 30, 1957, and adopted by the people Nov. 4, 1958]
Provenance
- Source
- oregonlegislature.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-24
- Edition
- 2026-09-24
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