In the eighth interview session, conducted on January 20, 2016, Hubel continues to discuss serving as a magistrate judge in Portland. He talks about serving on committees and commissions for the court, about the professionalism of Oregon lawyers, and about cases he heard, including one involving extradition to Australia. He also shares anecdotes about his relationship with the judges on the U.S. District Court of Oregon. He speaks at length about cases he heard regarding the Bureau of Land Management, and how some of them related to the 2016 occupation of the Malheur Wildlife Refuge by far-right extremists.