The Multnomah County Circuit Court, which composes the 4th Judicial District of the Oregon Circuit Court system, is the general jurisdiction trial court of

Multnomah County, Oregon Multnomah County is one of the Oregon counties, 36 counties in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the county's population was 815,428. Multnomah County is part of the Portland metropolitan area. The stat ...

. Judith Matarazzo is the presiding judge of the Court, serving with 37 others. The chief prosecutor is Multnomah County District Attorney Nathan Vasquez. The four court locations are Multnomah County Central Courthouse from east in July 2021

Multnomah County Central Courthouse from east in July 2021

* Multnomah County Courthouse (Central Courthouse), located at 1200 SW 1st Ave, Portland *

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, located on the third floor of the County Jail / Police HQ building, 1120 SW 3rd Ave, Portland * Juvenile Justice Center, 1401 NE 68th Ave, Portland * East County Courthouse, 18480 SE Stark St, Portland

Judiciary

As of August 2023, the following are currently serving judges in the Circuit Court:

List of District Attorneys

Architecture

The new Multnomah County Courthouse on SW 1st Ave opened October 2020. The 17-story building spans 450,000 square feet and cost $324 million. SRG Partnership was the lead architect, and

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lead contractor, both Portland based. The previous building, a century-old courthouse, was added to the

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in 1979. It was sold in 2018 to NBP Capital for $28 million, who said it was "considering various creative uses" that would preserve the historic building. The county assessor valued it at $40 million, but estimated necessary upgrades for earthquake resistance at $70 million.

References

External links

Courts.Oregon.gov — Multnomah County Circuit Court, 4th Judicial District
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