Oregon Supreme Court

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The Oregon Supreme Court is the highest appellate court in the U.S. state of Oregon, serving as the court of last resort and the head of the state’s judicial branch.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf court of last resort
state supreme court
alsoKnownAs Oregon Supreme Court
surface form: Supreme Court of Oregon
apexCourtOf Oregon Judicial Department
surface form: Oregon judicial system
appealsTo Supreme Court of the United States
surface form: Supreme Court of the United States (on federal questions)
authorityDerivedFrom Oregon Constitution
surface form: Oregon Constitution Article VII
branchOf Government of Oregon
building Oregon Supreme Court Building
buildingLocation Salem, Oregon
canIssue precedential opinions binding on Oregon courts
canReviewDirectly certain cases from Oregon circuit courts
composition elected justices
country United States of America
surface form: United States
courtType appellate court
court of last resort
employer Oregon Supreme Court self-linksurface differs
surface form: Oregon Supreme Court justices
establishedBy Oregon Constitution
establishedIn 1859
governs Oregon Rules of Appellate Procedure
handles original jurisdiction in certain mandamus and habeas corpus proceedings
hasHistoricalPredecessor Oregon Supreme Court self-linksurface differs
surface form: Territorial Supreme Court of Oregon
hasJurisdictionOver appeals in civil cases in Oregon
appeals in criminal cases in Oregon
death penalty cases in Oregon
judicial review of certain administrative actions in Oregon
questions of Oregon constitutional law
questions of Oregon statutory law
hasPart Associate Justices of the Oregon Supreme Court
Chief Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court
headquartersLocation Salem, Oregon
hearsAppealsFrom Oregon Court of Appeals
highestCourtIn Oregon
interprets Oregon Constitution
Oregon statutes
jurisdiction Oregon
surface form: State of Oregon
languageOfWorkOrName English
legalSystem common law
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Oregon
locatedInTimeZone Pacific Time Zone
numberOfPositions 7
officialWebsite https://www.courts.oregon.gov/courts/appellate/supreme
oversees Oregon State Bar
Oregon court system administration
practice of law in Oregon
partOf Oregon Judicial Department
surface form: Judicial Branch of Oregon
regulates judicial conduct in Oregon
selectionMethod nonpartisan statewide elections
termLength 6 years

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Oregon judicialBody Oregon Supreme Court
Government of Oregon highestCourt Oregon Supreme Court
Oregon Supreme Court alsoKnownAs Oregon Supreme Court
this entity surface form: Supreme Court of Oregon
Oregon Supreme Court hasHistoricalPredecessor Oregon Supreme Court self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Territorial Supreme Court of Oregon
Oregon Supreme Court employer Oregon Supreme Court self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Oregon Supreme Court justices
Employment Division v. Smith hasLowerCourt Oregon Supreme Court
Oregon Constitution establishesBody Oregon Supreme Court
Oregon Constitution interpretedBy Oregon Supreme Court
Zschernig v. Miller lowerCourt Oregon Supreme Court
this entity surface form: Supreme Court of Oregon
Oregon Judicial Department administers Oregon Supreme Court
Oregon Judicial Department hasPart Oregon Supreme Court
Oregon Court of Appeals higherCourt Oregon Supreme Court
Oregon State Bar hasLegalAuthorityGrantedBy Oregon Supreme Court
Oregon Supreme Court Building occupant Oregon Supreme Court
Willamette University College of Law near Oregon Supreme Court
Attorney General of Oregon mayAppearBefore Oregon Supreme Court
Oregon Tax Court higherCourt Oregon Supreme Court
Oregon Tax Court decisionsAppealableTo Oregon Supreme Court
Information Technology Division supports Oregon Supreme Court
subject surface form: Information Technology Division (Oregon Judicial Department)
Oregon Evidence Code interpretedBy Oregon Supreme Court
Oregon appellate courts hasComponent Oregon Supreme Court
Oregon appellate courts highestCourt Oregon Supreme Court
Oregon circuit courts highestCourtOfAppeal Oregon Supreme Court
Oregon Rules of Professional Conduct enforcedBy Oregon Supreme Court
Oregon Rules of Professional Conduct adoptedBy Oregon Supreme Court
OSB overseenBy Oregon Supreme Court
subject surface form: Oregon State Bar
ORAP promulgatedBy Oregon Supreme Court
Oregon Uniform Trial Court Rules promulgatedBy Oregon Supreme Court
Oregon State Law Library serves Oregon Supreme Court