Hon. David B. Connell

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<p><b>David B Connell</b> was the Position 3 judge on the <a href="/Benton_County_Circuit_Court,_Oregon" class="mw-redirect" title="Benton County Circuit Court, Oregon">Benton County Circuit Court</a>, located within the <a href="/Oregon_21st_Judicial_District" title="Oregon 21st Judicial District">21st Judicial District</a>, in <a href="/Oregon" title="Oregon">Oregon</a>. Connell was appointed to the position by Governor <a href="/Ted_Kulongoski" title="Ted Kulongoski">Ted Kulongoski</a> in 2004 to succeed retired Judge Henry Dickerson. Connell was elected to a full term in 2010 and re-elected in 2016.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1">[1]</a></sup> He retired December 31, 2018.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2">[2]</a></sup>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Biography">Biography</span></h2>
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<p>Connell earned his B.A. from Washington State University. He earned his <a href="/J.D." class="mw-redirect" title="J.D.">J.D.</a> from the Willamette University College of Law.<sup id="cite_ref-guide_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-guide-3">[3]</a></sup>
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<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Career">Career</span></h3>
<ul><li><b>2004-2018:</b> Judge, <a href="/Benton_County_Circuit_Court,_Oregon" class="mw-redirect" title="Benton County Circuit Court, Oregon">Benton County Circuit Court</a></li>
<li><b>1976-2004:</b> Attorney in private practice</li>
<li><b>1976-1983:</b> Student legal adviser, the Associated Students of Oregon State University</li>
<li><b>1974-1976:</b> Staff attorney, for <i>Linn-Benton Legal Aide</i><sup id="cite_ref-guide_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-guide-3">[3]</a></sup></li></ul>
<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Elections">Elections</span></h2>
<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="2016">2016</span></h3>
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<td width="100px" style="color:white;background-color:grey;text-align:center">Votes</td></tr><tr><td width="275px" style="text-align:center"><a href="/Won" title="Won"><img alt="Green check mark transparent.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/14px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png" width="14" height="14" srcset="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/21px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png 1.5x, https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/28px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="100"></a> <b><a class="mw-selflink selflink">David Connell</a></b> <small><i><b>Incumbent</b></i>&nbsp;(unopposed)</small></td>
<td width="75" style="text-align:center">99.02%</td>
<td width="100" style="text-align:center">16,823</td></tr><tr><td width="275px" style="text-align:center">Write-in votes</td>
<td width="75" style="text-align:center">0.98%</td>
<td width="100" style="text-align:center">166</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" width="450" style="color:white;background-color:#444;text-align:center"><b>Total Votes</b></td>
<td width="100" style="text-align:center"><b>16,989</b></td></tr><tr>
<td style="text-align:left" colspan="3"><i>Source:</i> <a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://oregonvotes.gov/results/2016P/422959838.html"><i>Oregon Secretary of State</i>, "May 17, 2016 Primary Election&nbsp;: Unofficial Election Results," accessed May 18, 2016</a></td>
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<h4><span class="mw-headline" id="Selection_method">Selection method</span></h4>
<dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/Nonpartisan_election_of_judges" title="Nonpartisan election of judges">Nonpartisan election of judges</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl>
<p>Judges of the <a href="/Oregon_Supreme_Court" title="Oregon Supreme Court">Oregon Supreme Court</a>, <a href="/Oregon_Court_of_Appeals" title="Oregon Court of Appeals">Oregon Court of Appeals</a> and <a href="/Oregon_Circuit_Courts" title="Oregon Circuit Courts">Oregon Circuit Courts</a> are all selected in an identical manner. They are chosen in <a href="/Nonpartisan_election_of_judges" title="Nonpartisan election of judges">nonpartisan elections</a> to serve six-year terms, after which they must run for re-election if they wish to continue serving.<sup id="cite_ref-general_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-general-4">[4]</a></sup>
</p><p>The <a href="/Chief_judge" class="mw-redirect" title="Chief judge">chief judges</a> of the circuit courts are appointed by the chief justice of the state supreme court to serve a two-year term.<sup id="cite_ref-general_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-general-4">[4]</a></sup>
</p><p><b>Qualifications</b><br>
To serve on the circuit court, a judge must be:<sup id="cite_ref-general_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-general-4">[4]</a></sup>
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<ul><li>a U.S. citizen;</li>
<li>a state resident for at least three years;</li>
<li>a resident of his or her circuit for at least one year;</li>
<li>a state bar member; and</li>
<li>under the age of 75.</li></ul>
<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="2010">2010</span></h3>
<dl><dd><dl><dd><i>Main article: <a href="/Oregon_judicial_elections,_2010" title="Oregon judicial elections, 2010">Oregon judicial elections, 2010</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl>
<p>Connell was re-elected to the <a href="/Benton_County_Circuit_Court,_Oregon" class="mw-redirect" title="Benton County Circuit Court, Oregon">Benton County Circuit Court</a> after running unopposed in 2010. He received 98.82 percent of the vote.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5">[5]</a></sup>
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<ul><li><a href="/Oregon_16th_Judicial_District" title="Oregon 16th Judicial District">Oregon 16th Judicial District</a></li>
<li><a href="/Oregon_local_trial_court_judicial_elections,_2016" title="Oregon local trial court judicial elections, 2016">Oregon local trial court judicial elections, 2016</a></li></ul>
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<ul><li><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://oregonvotes.org/pages/history/archive/nov22004/guide/cand/conne_d.html"><i>Oregon Secretary of State</i>, "David B. Connell"</a></li></ul>
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