Hon. Stephen K. Bushong

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<div class="infobox person"><div class="widget-row value-only Nonpartisan">Stephen K. Bushong</div>
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<p> Candidate, Oregon Supreme Court Position 1
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<p> Oregon Supreme Court Position 1
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<div style="font-weight: bold;text-align:center;">Tenure</div>
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<p> 2023 - Present
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<p> 2025
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<a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Thomas_Balmer">Thomas Balmer</a> </div>
<div class="widget-row value-only Nonpartisan">Prior offices</div>
<div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;">Oregon 4th Judicial District Circuit Courts Position 21</div>
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<p> Compensation
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<p> $176,724
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Next election </div>
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<p> November 5, 2024
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<p> University of Michigan, 1980
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<p> University of Michigan Law School, 1984
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<p> <a href="https://www.courts.oregon.gov/courts/Pages/bio.aspx?person=190" target="_blank">Official website</a>
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<p><b>Stephen K. Bushong</b> is a judge for Position 1 of the <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Oregon_Supreme_Court">Oregon Supreme Court</a>. He assumed office on January 1, 2023. His current term ends on January 6, 2025.</p><p>Bushong is running for re-election for the Position 1 judge of the <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Oregon_Supreme_Court">Oregon Supreme Court</a>. He declared candidacy for the general election scheduled on <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Oregon_Supreme_Court_elections,_2024">November 5, 2024</a>. </p>
<p>Gov. <a href="/Kate_Brown" title="Kate Brown">Kate Brown</a> (D) appointed Bushong to the <a href="/Oregon_Supreme_Court" title="Oregon Supreme Court">Oregon Supreme Court</a> on December 28, 2022, to replace <a href="/Thomas_Balmer" title="Thomas Balmer">Thomas Balmer</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1">[1]</a></sup>
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<li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-1"><a href="#Biography"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Biography</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-2"><a href="#Elections"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Elections</span></a>
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<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-3"><a href="#2024"><span class="tocnumber">2.1</span> <span class="toctext">2024</span></a>
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<li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-4"><a href="#Endorsements"><span class="tocnumber">2.1.1</span> <span class="toctext">Endorsements</span></a></li>
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<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-5"><a href="#2020"><span class="tocnumber">2.2</span> <span class="toctext">2020</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-6"><a href="#2014"><span class="tocnumber">2.3</span> <span class="toctext">2014</span></a></li>
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<li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-7"><a href="#Campaign_themes"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Campaign themes</span></a>
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<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-8"><a href="#2024_2"><span class="tocnumber">3.1</span> <span class="toctext">2024</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-9"><a href="#2020_2"><span class="tocnumber">3.2</span> <span class="toctext">2020</span></a></li>
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<li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-10"><a href="#State_supreme_court_judicial_selection_in_Oregon"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">State supreme court judicial selection in Oregon</span></a>
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<li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Qualifications"><span class="tocnumber">4.1</span> <span class="toctext">Qualifications</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Chief_justice"><span class="tocnumber">4.2</span> <span class="toctext">Chief justice</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Vacancies"><span class="tocnumber">4.3</span> <span class="toctext">Vacancies</span></a></li>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Biography">Biography</span></h2>
<p>Stephen Bushong earned his B.A. from the University of Michigan in 1980 and a <a href="/J.D." class="mw-redirect" title="J.D.">J.D.</a> from the University of Michigan Law School in 1984. His career experience includes working as a judicial clerk for United States Magistrate Marc L. Goldman; as an attorney in several law firms; as an assistant attorney general, attorney-in-charge, and chief trial counsel for the Oregon Department of Justice; and as a judge for the <a href="/Multnomah_County_Circuit_Court,_Oregon" class="mw-redirect" title="Multnomah County Circuit Court, Oregon">Multnomah County Circuit Court</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-bio1_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bio1-2">[2]</a></sup>
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</style></p><p style="padding-left: 2em; margin-bottom: 10px;"><i>See also:&nbsp;<a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Oregon_Supreme_Court_elections,_2024">Oregon Supreme Court elections, 2024</a></i></p><p style="padding-left: 2em; margin-bottom: 10px;"><i><a href=""></a></i></p><div class="votebox-covid-disclaimer">Note: At this time, Ballotpedia is combining all declared candidates for this election into one list under a general election heading. As primary election dates are published, this information will be updated. Before the candidate filing deadline passes, Ballotpedia will separate these candidates into their respective primaries as appropriate.
</div><h4>General election</h4><p>The general election will occur on November 5, 2024.</p><div class="votebox-scroll-container"><div class="votebox"><div class="race_header nonpartisan"><h5 class="votebox-header-election-type">General election for Oregon Supreme Court Position 1</h5></div><p class="results_text">Incumbent <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Stephen_K._Bushong">Stephen K. Bushong</a> is running in the general election for Oregon Supreme Court Position 1 on November 5, 2024. </p><p class="indicate_scroll" style="text-align: right"></p><div class="results_table_container"><table class="results_table"><tbody><tr class="non_result_row" style="margin-top: 6px;"><td colspan="2"></td><td><div>Candidate</div></td></tr><tr class="results_row "><td class="votebox-results-cell--check"></td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper Nonpartisan"><img class="image-candidate-thumbnail" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/StephenBushong2.jpg" onerror="imgError(this);" alt="Image of https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/StephenBushong2.jpg"></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><b><u><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Stephen_K._Bushong">Stephen K. Bushong</a></u></b> (Nonpartisan)
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</div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">153,939</td></tr><tr class="results_row"><td class="votebox-results-cell--check"></td><td>&nbsp;</td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text">Other/Write-in votes</td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">&nbsp;
<div class="percentage_number">0.9</div><div class="inner_percentage" style="width: 0.9%;">&nbsp;</div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">1,415</td></tr></tbody></table></div><hr><table class="votebox_legend"><tbody><tr class="non_result_row"><td style="width: 40px;"><p style="margin-bottom: -12px;"><img class="votebox_bp_logo" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/bp-logo-sm.svg" alt="Ballotpedia Logo" title="The Encyclopedia of American Politics"></p></td><td><p style="margin-bottom: -12px; margin-right: 15px;" class="votebox-results-metadata-p"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Incumbent">Incumbents</a> are <b><u>bolded and underlined</u></b>. The results have been certified.&nbsp;<a href="https://multco.us/file/89533/download" target="_blank">Source</a></p></td><td style="vertical-align: top; width: 170px; padding-right: 10px; text-align: right;" class="votebox-results-cell--number">Total votes: 155,354 </td></tr><tr class="non_result_row"><td colspan="5" style="margin:5px;"><span><img style="width: 15px" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/candidate_connection_shortened_logo.png" alt="Candidate Connection" title="Candidate Connection"> = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection<a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Survey"> survey.</a></span></td></tr><tr class="non_result_row"><td colspan="5" style="margin:5px;">If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Survey?source=votebox">complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5" style="background:#DDD; position:relative;"><p style="margin:0; font-size:0.75em; color:#666;">Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? <a href="mailto:[email protected]">Contact our sales team.</a></p></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><script>function defer(){window.jQuery?indicateScroll():setTimeout(function(){defer()},500)}function indicateScroll(){jQuery(".votebox").each(function(e){if(jQuery(".results_table_container").get(e).scrollHeight>580){let o=jQuery(".votebox .indicate_scroll").get(e);jQuery(o).html("Scroll for more <i class='glyphicon glyphicon-arrow-down'></i> ")}})}defer();</script>
<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="2014">2014</span></h3>
<p><span class="see-also"><i>See also: <a href="/Oregon_judicial_elections,_2014" title="Oregon judicial elections, 2014">Oregon judicial elections, 2014</a></i></span><br>
Bushong ran for re-election to the <a href="/Oregon_4th_Judicial_District" title="Oregon 4th Judicial District">Oregon Circuit Court, 4th Judicial District</a>.<br><b>Primary:</b> He was elected without opposition in the primary on May 20, 2014.<br>
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<p>The <b>seven justices</b> on the <a href="/Oregon_Supreme_Court" title="Oregon Supreme Court">Oregon Supreme Court</a> are selected through <a href="/Nonpartisan_election_of_judges" title="Nonpartisan election of judges">nonpartisan elections</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-ORgeneral_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ORgeneral-5">[5]</a></sup> Judges' terms begin on the first Monday in January following their election.<sup id="cite_ref-constitution_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-constitution-6">[6]</a></sup>
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<p>If a midterm vacancy occurs on the court, the <a href="/Gubernatorial_appointment_of_judges" title="Gubernatorial appointment of judges">governor appoints a replacement</a>. The appointee serves until the next general election occurring 61 or more days after the vacancy, at which point he or she may run for election.<sup id="cite_ref-ORgeneral_5-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ORgeneral-5">[5]</a></sup>
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