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Oregon Supreme Court justice retiring Dec. 31, giving Gov. Brown another court pick – Oregon Capital Chronicle
An Oregon Supreme Court docket justice introduced his retirement on Monday, giving Gov. Kate Brown the chance to nominate her seventh member of Oregon’s highest courtroom.
Justice Thomas Balmer instructed Brown in a letter that he’ll retire Dec. 31, in accordance with a information launch from the Oregon Judicial Division. At 70, Balmer has served on the courtroom for 21 years and was chief justice between 2012 and 2018. Balmer mentioned within the launch that serving on the courtroom has been “an honor and the privilege of a lifetime.”
“I’ve performed my greatest to reside as much as my judicial oath to ‘faithfully and impartially’ fulfill my duties as a decide, uphold the constitutional position courts play in our democracy and contribute to a justice system that strives in direction of ‘equal justice beneath the regulation,’” Balmer mentioned.
Brown additionally issued an announcement.
“Justice Balmer has introduced a eager authorized intelligence, a dedication to exhausting work and a deep understanding of our state to the Oregon Supreme Court docket,” Brown mentioned. “He has been sensible, open-minded and impartial.”
As governor, Brown has made greater than 100 courtroom appointments, primarily reshaping Oregon courts and making them extra various. Balmer’s appointment will mark her seventh to the seven-member Oregon Supreme Court docket. She’s additionally named a majority of the 13 Oregon Court docket of Appeals justices.
Considered one of Brown’s Supreme Court docket appointments, Lynn Nakamoto, retired final 12 months. She appointed 5 of the seven present justices – Roger DeHoog, Rebecca Duncan, Meagan Flynn, Chris Garrett and Adrienne Nelson. Aside from Balmer, Chief Justice Martha Walters is the one non-Brown appointee on the courtroom.
Balmer’s time period was because of finish Jan. 4, 2027. When a justice retires or resigns earlier than the tip of their time period, the governor appoints a alternative. That individual serves till the subsequent statewide election that happens 60 or extra days after the appointment. The individual then should run to retain the seat. As soon as elected, Supreme Court docket justices serve for six years. Final 12 months, Brown stuffed vacancies on the Oregon Supreme Court docket and the state Court docket of Appeals after interviewing and vetting them with the Oregon State Bar. Candidates who utilized however weren’t chosen will routinely be within the operating for Balmer’s seat, she mentioned within the launch.
Practically 30 candidates utilized, and the state bar really helpful 13 candidates. The ultimate alternative is as much as Brown.
She mentioned within the launch that vacancies are stuffed based mostly on advantage and that she urges legal professionals from all kinds of backgrounds to use. Her workplace didn’t reply to a request for extra particulars by the tip of the workday Monday.
Those that didn’t apply final 12 months can ship their software kinds to the governor’s normal counsel, Shevaun Gutridge. Types have to be acquired by 5 p.m. on Wednesday, October 19. Solely members of the Oregon State Bar who’re U.S. residents and have lived in Oregon for the previous three years qualify to grow to be a state Supreme Court docket justice.
Balmer’s alternative will begin Jan. 1.
Another Oregon Ducks transfer has found a new home in the portal as the 2024 college football season comes closer to an end.
Per reports from On3’s Pete Nakos, the Arizona State Sun Devils have landed a commitment and ensuing signature from Oregon defensive lineman transfer My’Keil Gardner. He entered the portal on Thursday and will have four years of eligibility left.
Gardner posted one total tackle in three games last year as a freshman but did not record a statistic with the Ducks in 2024 after sitting the entire campaign due to an undisclosed injury.
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Originally a three-star recruit in the 2023 class out of Liberty High School in Peoria, AZ, Gardner received offers from programs like Texas, USC, Washington State, UCLA, Arizona, Michigan, Wisconsin, Colorado State, Arizona State, Colorado, Iowa State, Nebraska and many more.
He took official visits to Michigan, Texas, Wisconsin, Cal and Oregon before committing to the Ducks on Aug. 3, 2022.
Gardner is now the seventh Oregon transfer to commit out of the portal since it opened last month. He joins safety Tyler Turner (Baylor), quarterback Jaron Keawe Sagapolutele (Cal), cornerback Khamari Terrell (Texas State), offensive tackle JacQawn McRoy (Arkansas), edge rushers Jaxson Jones (Utah), Emar’rion Winston (Baylor) and Jaeden Moore (Pitt) and receiver Ryan Pellum (undecided) as Oregon players that have entered the portal this offseason.
Despite the departures, the Ducks have also made some portal additions in running back Makhi Hughes (Tulane), receiver Malik Benson (Florida State), offensive tackle Isaiah World (Nevada), defensive lineman Bear Alexander (USC), cornerback Theran Johnson (Northwestern), safety Dillon Thieneman (Purdue), offensive lineman Alex Harkey (Texas State) and tight end Jamari Johnson (Louisville).
Gardner will now head to Tempe, where the Sun Devils are coming off one of the best seasons in program history. Under head coach Kenny Dillingham, Arizona State finished the year with an 11-3 record that was highlighted by winning a Big 12 Championship and earning a berth in the inaugural 12-team College Football Playoff. However, the Sun Devils’ season ended in heartbreak with a 39-31 double-overtime loss to the Texas Longhorns in the CFP quarterfinals at the Peach Bowl on New Year’s Day.
Oregon coach Dan Lanning talked about the talent out of the state of Arizona before the Ducks played in last year’s Fiesta Bowl, a game Gardner saw action in. Now, he’s headed back to his home state.
“There’s great football here in Arizona and I think it’s only getting better. There are certainly some great players who play here in Arizona. We want to be able to come to the state of Arizona and get the best players consistently. Having games like this gives us that opportunity,” Lanning said.
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State economists expect Oregon will add 170,000 jobs over the next several years, bolstered by strong growth in the construction and health care industries.
The pace of job growth is slowing, though, as the state’s population ages, the post-pandemic labor boom recedes and as migration into Oregon settles into a slower pace. The Oregon Employment Department’s latest forecast anticipates just 8% more jobs during the coming decade, down from prior 10-year forecasts that predicted employment would grow by as much as 13%.
No. 9 Oregon State put on a show in its first 2025 home gymnastics meet Saturday, scoring 196.40 points to easily beat Brigham Young at Gill Coliseum.
Senior Jade Carey, performing in a home meet for the first time since winning two Olympic gold medals last summer, scored 39.725 in all-around. Carey had scores of 9.95 on bars and floor, 9.925 on beam and 9.90 on vault.
Carey had the highest score in each event on either team. The best scores by a Beaver gymnast aside from Carey were 9.85s by Natalie Briones (bars), Sage Thompson (bars), Lauren Letzsch (beam), Savannah Miller (floor) and Sophia Esposito (floor and beam).
Brigham Young scored 194.2 points. Kylie Eaquinto led the way with an all-around score of 39.050.
— Nick Daschel covers the Oregon State Beavers. Reach him at 360-607-4824 or @nickdaschel. Listen to the Beaver Banter podcast or subscribe to the Beavers Roundup newsletter.
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