Rives Kistler
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Rives Kistler was a justice on the Oregon Supreme Court from 2003 to 2018. He was appointed to the court in August 2003 by Democratic Gov. Ted Kulongoski.[1] He retired December 31, 2018.[2] Click here for more information about Kistler's supreme court vacancy.
After his initial appointment in 2003, Kistler was elected to his seat on the court on May 18, 2004. He was re-elected in 2010 and 2016.
Education
Kistler received his J.D., summa cum laude, in 1981 from the Georgetown University Law Center.[1]
Career
- 2003-2018 Associate Justice, Oregon Supreme Court
- 1999-2003: Judge, Oregon Court of Appeals
- 1987-1999: Assistant Attorney General, State of Oregon
- 1983-1987: Attorney, Stoel Rives LLP
- 1982-1983: Law Clerk, Lewis Powell of the Supreme Court of the United States
- 1981-1982: Law Clerk, Charles Clark, United States Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit[1]
Awards and associations
Associations
- Former member and vice-chair, Oregon Board of Bar Examiners
- Former member, National Association of Attorneys General Working Groups[1]
Elections
2016
Kistler won re-election in the 2016 election, running unopposed.[3]
| Oregon Supreme Court, Position 4, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Rives Kistler Incumbent (unopposed) |
98.66% | 645,539 |
| Write-in votes | 1.34% | 8,781 |
| Total Votes (100% reporting) | 654,320 | |
| Source: Oregon Secretary of State Official Results | ||
2010
- Main article: Oregon judicial elections, 2010
In 2010, Kistler ran unopposed to remain in his seat. He was successful, receiving 98.80% of the vote.[4]
Political ideology
In October 2012, political science professors Adam Bonica and Michael Woodruff of Stanford University attempted to determine the partisan ideology of state supreme court justices. They created a scoring system in which a score above 0 indicated a more conservative-leaning ideology, while scores below 0 were more liberal.
Kistler received a campaign finance score of -1.14, indicating a liberal ideological leaning. This was more liberal than the average score of -1.00 that justices received in Oregon.
The study was based on data from campaign contributions by the judges themselves, the partisan leaning of those who contributed to the judges' campaigns, or, in the absence of elections, the ideology of the appointing body (governor or legislature). This study was not a definitive label of a justice, but an academic summary of various relevant factors.[5]
Recent news
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Oregon Supreme Court, "Biography - Justice Rives Kistler," accessed September 17, 2018
- ↑ Portland Tribune, "First openly gay state Supreme Court justice to retire," September 13, 2018
- ↑ State of Oregon, Office of the Secretary of State, "Election Year: 2016, Office: Judge of the Court of Appeals," accessed March 10, 2016
- ↑ Oregon Secretary of State, Judge of the Supreme Court, Official Election Results
- ↑ Stanford University, "State Supreme Court Ideology and 'New Style' Judicial Campaigns," October 31, 2012
Federal courts:
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: District of Oregon • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: District of Oregon
State courts:
Oregon Supreme Court • Oregon Court of Appeals • Oregon Circuit Courts • Oregon Tax Court • Oregon County Courts • Oregon Justice Courts • Oregon Municipal Courts
State resources:
Courts in Oregon • Oregon judicial elections • Judicial selection in Oregon
