Civil Procedure and Courts
Found in 63 Collections and/or Records:
Oral history interview with Windsor D. Calkins
Oral history interview with Windsor D. Calkins conducted by Monica LaRosa from March 25 to May 8, 2008, as part of the United States District Court Oral History Project. Calkins was a lawyer in Eugene, Oregon.
Oral history interview with Wallace P. Carson, Jr.
Oral history interview with Wallace P. Carson, Jr. conducted by Clark Hansen from June 12 to October 24, 1996, as part of the United States District Court Oral History Project. Carson served on the Oregon Supreme Court from 1982 to 2006 and was chief justice for 14 years.
Marcella Clark statement to the president of the United States
Typescript carbon copy statement, circa 1916-1920, by Marcella Clark to the president of the United States describing abuses of justice she suffered at the hands of her estranged husband, A. E. Clark, the police department of Portland, Oregon, and the courts of Oregon, including illegal divorce and imprisonment.
Oral history interview with Thomas M. Coffin
Oral history interview with Thomas M. Coffin conducted by Makaela Kroin from May 2, 2018, to November 1, 2019, as part of the United States District Court of Oregon Oral History Project. Coffin discusses his career as a federal prosecutor in the U.S. attorney's offices in San Diego, California, and in Eugene, Oregon, and his service as a magistrate judge for the U.S. District Court of Oregon.
Complaint against A. Shoue for debt
Manuscript legal document stating that A. Shoue owes D.S. Kenyon a sum of money, 1856.
Oral history interview with John P. Cooney
Oral history interview with John P. Cooney conducted by Clark Hansen from May 12 to June 17, 2005, as part of the United States District Court Oral History Project. Cooney discusses his law career in Medford, Oregon, and his service as a federal magistrate judge on the U.S. District Court of Oregon.
C. G. Curl papers
Documents relating to C. G. Curl's defense of pro-Southern claimants in the Salem, Oregon area, 1869-1872. Curl was a lawyer in Salem, Oregon, in the 19th century.
Mercedes Deiz collection
Papers and photographs relating to the life and career of Mercedes Deiz (1917-2005), who became the first woman of color to be a judge in Oregon when she was appointed to a seat on the district court, and was also the first Black circuit court judge in the state. The collection also includes correspondence, photographs, and other materials relating to members of Deiz's family.
James Downs papers
Typescript carbon copies relating to the estate of James Downs, 20 pages, 1853-1854, the first case in the probate court of Lane County, administrated by William H. Brice.
Oral history interview with Randall Dunn
Oral history interview with Randall Dunn conducted by Greta Smith Wisnewski from September 17, 2018, to February 8, 2019, as part of the U.S. District Court of Oregon Oral History Project. Dunn was a bankruptcy lawyer in Portland, Oregon, and served as a bankruptcy judge on the Oregon Bankruptcy Court from 1998 to 2017. He also played clarinet in the Salem Symphony from 1977 to 1982, and in the Portland Opera orchestra from 1982 to 2008.