Oregon Supreme Court
1163 State Street
Salem, OR 97301
Full Name:
Christopher 'Chris' L. Garrett
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Lauren
Birth Date:
12/26/1973
Birth Place:
Portland, OR
Home City:
Lake Oswego, OR
Bachelor's, Political Science, Reed College
JD, University of Chicago Law School
Former Speaker Pro Tempore, Oregon State House of Representatives
Candidate, Oregon State Supreme Court, 2020
Representative, Oregon State House of Representatives, District 38, 2009-2014
Former Vice Chair, Judiciary Committee, Oregon State House of Representatives
Former Member, Legislative Administration Committee, Oregon State House of Representatives
Former Member, Legislative Counsel Committee, Oregon State House of Representatives
Former Co-Chair, Public Safety Committee, Oregon State House of Representatives
Former Chair, Rules Committee, Oregon State House of Representatives
Justice, Oregon Supreme Court, 2019-present
Adjunct Professor, Willamette University College of Law, present
Former Law Clerk, Justice Dennis Jacobs, United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Senior Policy Advisor, Oregon Senate President Peter Courtney
Judge, Oregon Court of Appeals, 2014-2018
Appointed by Governor Kate Brown, Justice, Oregon Supreme Court, December 24th, 2018
Appointed by Governor John Kitzhaber, Judge, Oregon Court of Appeals, 2014
Attorney, Perkins Coie Limited Liability Partnership, 2002-2013
Employee, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett Limited Liability Partnership, 2000-2001
Volunteer, Classroom Law Project
Former Member, Governor's Commission on Public Safety, Oregon
Organizer, Monetary Donations for Oregon Food Bank
Former Member, Oregon Law Commission
Chair, Regulatory Committee, Oregon State Bar's Futures Task Force, 2017