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Christopher Garrett's Biography

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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

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