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Christopher L. Garrett (born December 26, 1973) is a justice of the
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since January 1, 2019. Previously, he served on the
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from 2013 to 2019, and was a member of the
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from 2008 to 2012.


Early life and career

Garrett was born in
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and graduated from Wilson High School. He earned a
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in political science from
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in 1996 and a
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from the
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in 2000. He was formerly of counsel with
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in Portland. He also teaches courses in legislation and regulation at Willamette College of Law.


Political career

Garrett served as a senior policy advisor to
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President Peter Courtney and also worked in the office of Oregon State Senator Richard Devlin. In 2008, Garrett was the Democratic nominee in House District 38 for the open seat left by
Greg Macpherson Gregory Hector Macpherson (born May 3, 1950) is a Democratic politician in the US state of Oregon. From 2003 to 2009, he served as the state representative from District 38, which includes most of Lake Oswego and portions of southwestern Por ...
, who was not seeking re-election. In the general election, Garrett defeated Steve Griffith 62% to 38%. He was re-elected in 2010 and again in 2012. Governor John Kitzhaber appointed Garrett to the
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in December 2013, to succeed retiring judge David Schuman. Governor
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appointed him to the
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in December 2018; he succeeded retiring Justice
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.


Personal

Garrett lives in
Portland Portland most commonly refers to: *Portland, Oregon, the most populous city in the U.S. state of Oregon *Portland, Maine, the most populous city in the U.S. state of Maine *Isle of Portland, a tied island in the English Channel Portland may also r ...
.


See also

*
75th Oregon Legislative Assembly The 75th Oregon Legislative Assembly convened beginning on , for its biennial regular session. All of the 60 seats in the House of Representatives and half of the 30 seats in the State Senate were up for election in 2008; the general election ...


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