Oral history interview with Dennis J. Hubel
Scope and Contents
This oral history interview with Dennis J. Hubel was conducted by Michael O’Rourke in Portland, Oregon, from February 12, 2015, to September 20, 2016, as part of the United States District Court Oral History Project. The interview was conducted in ten sessions; audio recordings were made of sessions 1 through 5, and video recordings were made of sessions 6 through 10.
In this interview, Hubel discusses his family background and early life; his experiences in the U.S. Navy in the nuclear submarine program from 1969 to 1972; and practicing law in Portland and Bend. He speaks at length about a case he worked on regarding skiing on Mt. Bachelor, about cases he worked on for the Warm Springs Tribe, and about many other cases. He talks about his service as a part-time magistrate judge in Bend and a full-time judge in Portland for the U.S. District Court of Oregon. He speaks at length about cases he heard regarding the Bureau of Land Management and regarding search warrants for email; discusses his involvement in the International Prisoner Exchange Program; and describes the case of Nancy Kissel, the “milkshake murderer.” He also talks about other civil cases he heard.
Dates
- Creation: 2015 February 12-2016 September 16
Creator
- Hubel, Dennis J. (Dennis James), 1947-2019 (Interviewee, Person)
- O'Rourke, Michael (Filmmaker) (Interviewer, Person)
- United States District Court of Oregon Historical Society (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Joint copyright 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: https://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/
Biographical note
Dennis James Hubel was born in Manhattan, New York, in 1947. The family briefly lived in New Jersey, and then when he was three years old, his family relocated to Portland, Oregon. In 1969, he earned a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from Cornell University. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1969 to 1972, and went on to study nuclear engineering at the University of Washington. In 1976, he earned a law degree from the Northwestern School of Law at Lewis & Clark College. That same year, he began working as a lawyer in Portland at the Mitchell, Lang & Smith law firm. In 1983, he and Marcia Maring were married; they later had two children. In 1987, he became a partner at Karnopp, Petersen, Noteboom, Hubel, et al. In 1995, he was appointed as a magistrate judge for the U.S. District Court of Oregon, and served in that role until 2016. He died in 2019.
Extent
32.5 Gigabytes (6 audio files (WAV, 8 hr., 7 min., 46 sec.) and 13 video files (MP4, 6 hr., 32 min., 56 sec.))
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Oral history interview with Dennis J. Hubel conducted by Michael O'Rourke from February 12, 2015, to September 16, 2016, as part of the United States District Court Oral History Project. Hubel served as a magistrate judge for the U.S. District Court of Oregon from 1995 to 2016.
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of the U.S. District Court of Oregon Historical Society, July 2018 (Lib. Acc. 29310).
General
Forms part of the United States District Court Oral History Project.
General
An incomplete transcript (328 pages) is available for in-person use at the Oregon Historical Society Research Library.
Subject
- United States. District Court (Oregon) (Organization)
- Hubel, Dennis J. (Dennis James), 1947-2019 (Person)
- Title
- Guide to the oral history interview with Dennis J. Hubel
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Sarah Stroman
- Date
- 2022
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid is written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the Oregon Historical Society Research Library Repository
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