Oral history interview with Malcolm Marsh

Collection

Identifier: SR 11096

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This oral history interview with Malcolm Marsh was conducted by Clark Hansen from January 27 to May 10, 2005, as part of the United States District Court Oral History Project. The interview was conducted in three sessions, all held in Marsh's chambers at the U.S. District Courthouse in Portland, Oregon. Part of the third session was recorded simultaneously on audiocassette and videocassette.

In this interview, Marsh discusses his family background and early life in McMinnville, Oregon, talks about his career as a lawyer in Salem, specializing in product liability cases, and reflects on his service as a judge on the U.S. District Court of Oregon.

Dates

2005 January 27-May 10

Creator

Marsh, Malcolm (Interviewee, Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Joint copyright for this interview is held by the Oregon Historical Society and the U.S. District Court of Oregon Historical Society. Use of this interview is allowed according to the following statement: In Copyright – Educational Use Permitted: http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/

Biographical note

Malcolm Francis Marsh was born in Portland, Oregon, in 1928, and grew up in McMinnville. He served in the U.S. Army in Japan after the end of World War II. In 1953, he and Shari Long were married; they later had three children. In 1954, he earned a law degree from the University of Oregon. He practiced law in Salem and specialized in product liability cases for 33 years. In 1987, he was appointed to the U.S. District Court of Oregon, where he oversaw many cases regarding salmon fisheries, as well as cases involving the Rajneeshees. He took senior status in 1998.

Extent

0.1 Cubic Feet (8 audiocassettes (7 hr., 24 min., 50 sec.) and 1 videocassette (Mini-DV, 1 hr., 2 min., 27 sec.) + transcript (125 pages))

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Oral history interview with Malcolm Marsh conducted by Clark Hansen from January 27 to May 10, 2005, as part of the United States District Court Oral History Project. Marsh discusses his career as a lawyer in Salem, Oregon, and as a judge on the U.S. District Court of Oregon.