Scott A. Shorr
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2016 - Present
2029
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Scott A. Shorr is a judge for Position 5 of the Oregon Court of Appeals. He assumed office on January 1, 2016. His current term ends on January 1, 2029.
Shorr won re-election for the Position 5 judge of the Oregon Court of Appeals outright in the primary on May 17, 2022, after the general election was canceled.
Shorr was appointed to this court by Democratic Governor Kate Brown December 7, 2015, for a term that began on January 1, 2016.[1]
Education
Shorr earned his bachelor's degree from Vassar College in 1990 and his J.D. from the University of California Berkeley School of Law in 1995.[1]
Career
At the time of his appointment to the court of appeals, Shorr was a managing shareholder at Stoll Berne, a Portland, Ore., law firm where he had practiced since 1996. Shorr specialized in commercial litigation such as class action and securities fraud, according to the governor's office, which called him “one of the state’s top appellate lawyers.”[1] Shorr has experience arguing cases before state appellate courts, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and the U.S. Supreme Court. At the beginning of his career, Shorr was a law clerk for Oregon Supreme Court Justice Richard L. Unis.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: Oregon intermediate appellate court elections, 2022
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Oregon Court of Appeals Position 5
Incumbent Scott A. Shorr won election outright in the primary for Oregon Court of Appeals Position 5 on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Scott A. Shorr (Nonpartisan) | 98.4 | 611,050 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.6 | 10,105 | ||
| Total votes: 621,155 | |||
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2016
Judge Shorr ran for a full term in 2016.[2]
| Oregon Court of Appeals, Position 5, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Scott A. Shorr Incumbent (unopposed) |
98.14% | 1,113,271 |
| Write-in votes | 1.86% | 21,131 |
| Total Votes (100% reporting) | 1,134,402 | |
| Source: Oregon Secretary of State Official Results | ||
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Officeholder Oregon Court of Appeals Position 5 |
Footnotes
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| Former | Martha Walters • Robert Durham • Paul DeMuniz • Michael Gillette • Rives Kistler • Virginia Linder • David V. Brewer (Oregon) • Walt Edmonds • Jack Landau • Rick Haselton • Rex Armstrong • Robert Wollheim • David Schuman • Timothy Sercombe • Rebecca Duncan • Lynn Nakamoto • Erika L. Hadlock • Roger J. DeHoog • Ellen Rosenblum • Joel S. DeVore • Meagan A. Flynn • Bronson James • | ||
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
