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Tuesday, August 20, 2019
The U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon is a federal court serving the area corresponding to the state of Oregon. The District has courthouses in Portland, Eugene, Medford, and Pendleton.
Announcements
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Karin J. Immergut Confirmed as a U.S. District Judge for the District of Oregon +
Karin J. Immergut has been confirmed as a United States District Judge for the District of Oregon. She began her service upon taking the oath of office on August 6, 2019.
Judge Immergut received her law degree from Boalt Hall School of Law at the University of California, Berkeley, after graduating from Amherst College. She began her legal career in private practice at Covington & Burling in Washington, D.C., and later served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Central District of California. Upon moving to Oregon, Judge Immergut served as a Deputy District Attorney in the Multnomah County District Attorney's Office and as an Associate Independent Counsel in the Office of Independent Counsel Kenneth Starr.
In 2001, Judge Immergut joined the U.S. Attorney's Office as an Assistant U.S. Attorney, and then led that office as the U.S. Attorney for the District Oregon (2003-2009). During her tenure as Oregon's U.S. Attorney, Judge Immergut also served as the Chair of the Attorney General's Advisory Committee. Most recently, Judge Immergut served as a Judge of the Multnomah County Circuit Court (2009-2019).
She fills the seat vacated by Judge Anna J. Brown, who assumed senior status on July 27, 2017.
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Important Information About Your CM/ECF Account +
In early 2020, the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon will upgrade its Case Management/Electronic Case Files (CM/ECF) system to the latest iteration, known as NextGen CM/ECF (NextGen). More information about NextGen is available here: www.pacer.gov/nextgen/.
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Scammers impersonating courts for the purpose of stealing personal information are becoming increasingly prevalent. The Court will never ask for your Social Security number or other personal identifiers over the phone or by e-mail. If you are unsure about the validity of a communication purporting to be from the Court, please contact the Jury Administration Department. Click here for more information regarding jury scams and reporting scams to law enforcement.
Warning: Beware of Jury Scams
Notice to Customers Presenting Checks
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When you provide a check as payment, you authorize the Court either to use information from your check to make a one-time electronic fund transfer from your account or to process the payment as a check transaction. For inquiries, please call the Clerk's Office at 503-326-8000.
Privacy Act – A Privacy Act Statement required by 5 U.S.C. § 552a(e)(3), that states our authority for soliciting and collecting the information from your check and explaining the purposes and routine uses which will be made of your check information, is available from the Bureau of the Fiscal Service, U.S. Department of the Treasury at www.fms.treas.gov/otcnet or may be obtained though the mail by calling 1-866-945-7920 (toll free). Furnishing the check information is voluntary, but a decision not to do so will require you to make payment by some other method.
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Other Courts and Related Agencies
- Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
- U.S. Bankruptcy Court
- U.S. Probation and Pretrial Services
- Federal Public Defender
- U.S. Attorney
- Oregon State Courts
Appeals from Opinions and Orders of the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon are heard by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. For more information about the Ninth Circuit, visit their website.
The U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Oregon handles all bankruptcy matters. The Bankruptcy Court's website has directions to its courthouses and information for individuals, companies and attorneys.
The U.S. Probation and Pretrial Services System carries out probation and pretrial services functions in the U.S. District courts. Through its officers and other employees, the system works to make the criminal justice process effective and the public safe.
Federal Public Defenders ensure that the right to counsel is enforced on behalf of those who cannot afford such services. More information about the Federal Public Defender can be found on the office's website.
United States Attorneys conduct most of the trial work in which the United States is a party. More information on the U.S. Attorney's Office can be found on their website.
The Multnomah County Courthouse is located across the park from the Hatfield Courthouse in Portland. If you have a summons, trial, or other proceeding in "Circuit Court" for any county in Oregon, you will need to refer to the Oregon state court website for more information.