Bronson James Explained

Bronson James
Office:	Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court
Appointer:	Kate Brown
Term Start:	January 1, 2023
Predecessor:	Martha Lee Walters
Education:	Reed College (BA) Lewis and Clark College (JD)

Bronson James (born 1971 or 1972)^[1] is an American lawyer serving as a justice of the Oregon Supreme Court. He assumed office on January 1, 2023.

Education

James earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Reed College in 1994 and a Juris Doctor from the Lewis & Clark Law School in 2003.^[2]

Career

James was nominated to the Oregon Court of Appeals in 2017. He previously served as a public defender in the Oregon Office of Public Defense Services. In 2014, James authored an amicus brief on behalf of National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers in Riley v. California.^{[3] [4]} In December 2022, James was appointed to the Oregon Supreme Court by outgoing governor Kate Brown.^[5] He was sworn into office by Chief Justice Meagan Flynn on January 1, 2023.^[6]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Green . Aimee . Two new Multnomah County Circuit judges appointed by Gov. Kate Brown . . February 10, 2016.
2. Web site: Oregon Judicial Vacancies . 2023-01-13 . www.osbar.org.
3. Web site: This Portland Judge Has an Arm-Length Doctor Strange Tattoo Under His Robes . 2023-01-13 . Willamette Week . en.
4. Web site: Oregon Attorney's Fight Over Cell Phone Privacy Yields Win in US Supreme Court . 2023-01-13 . PRWeb.
5. Web site: Brown appoints 2 Oregon Supreme Court judges in her final days as governor . 2023-01-13 . opb . en.
6. News: Botkin . Ben . January 5, 2023 . Oregon's second female chief justice takes office . . January 5, 2023 . January 5, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230105225711/https://oregoncapitalchronicle.com/briefs/oregons-second-female-chief-justice-takes-office/ . live .