Interview session 2, 2005 January 28
Scope and Contents
In the second interview session, conducted on January 28, 2005, Marsh discusses serving as a judge on the U.S. District Court of Oregon. He talks about adjusting to the workload of a judge, discusses members of his staff and his fellow judges, and describes the role of magistrate judges. He shares his thoughts about the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals; talks about his process for preparing for trial; and speaks at length about sentencing guidelines. He discusses some of the cases he presided over, particularly cases regarding salmon fisheries and the Rajneeshees. He talks about his law clerks; shares his opinion on personality traits that make a good judge; and discusses the increase in case settlements, and decrease in jury trials.
Dates
- 2005 January 28
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Extent
3 audiocassettes (Audiocassettes 4-6)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Creator
- From the Collection: Marsh, Malcolm (Interviewee, Person)
- From the Collection: Hansen, Clark (Interviewer, Person)
- From the Collection: United States District Court of Oregon Historical Society (Organization)
Repository Details
Part of the Oregon Historical Society Research Library Repository
1200 SW Park Ave.
Portland OR 97205 United States
5033065204
5033065240
libreference@ohs.org