Interview session 2, 2005 April 20
Scope and Contents
In the second interview session, conducted on April 20, 2005, Bloom discusses his experiences at Stanford University and in the Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps during the Vietnam War. He discusses practicing law in Pendleton, Oregon, and speaks at length about cases he worked on in the field of water law. He also talks about working as a pro tem judge for the Umatilla Indian Reservation; speaks further about studying law at Willamette University; and talks about his marriage to Becky Nelson after his second year of law school. He also briefly speaks about working in the district attorney’s office in Pendleton. He talks about serving as a magistrate judge on the U.S. District Court of Oregon from 1988 to 2005. He describes the duties of a magistrate judge, talks about following sentencing guidelines, and shares some of the cases he heard.
Dates
- Creation: 2005 April 20
Creator
- From the Collection: Bloom, Stephen M. (Stephen Michael), 1948- (Interviewee, Person)
- From the Collection: Sinclair, Donna L. (Donna Lynn), 1964- (Interviewer, Person)
- From the Collection: United States District Court of Oregon Historical Society (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Extent
3 audiocassettes (Audiocassettes 2-4)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the Oregon Historical Society Research Library Repository
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