This oral history interview with Randall B. Kester was conducted by Donna L. Sinclair from February 21 to May 11, 2005, at Kester’s office in Portland, Oregon, as part of the United States District Court Oral History Project. The interview was conducted in three sessions and a transcript is available. Part of Session 3 was recorded on both audiocassette and videocassette.

In this interview, Kester discusses his family background and his career as a lawyer and justice on the Oregon Supreme Court, with a focus on cases regarding constitutional law, particularly Yasui v. United States, and his work as general solicitor of the Union Pacific Railroad.