The Honorable Rex Armstrong

The Honorable Rex Armstrong has been a Judge of the Oregon Court of Appeals since 1994. Before joining the Court of Appeals, he

• clerked for now-retired Oregon Supreme Court Justice Hans Linde (1977- 1978)
• practiced law in Portland from 1978 to 1994, focusing on civil litigation and appeals.

Born and raised in Oregon, Judge Armstrong graduated from Phillips Academy (1968), University of Pennsylvania (B.A. 1974), and University of Oregon School of Law (J.D. 1977). While in high school and college, he worked as a warehouse worker, truck driver, choker setter, and intern in Washington, D.C., and field director in eastern Oregon for Senator Mark Hatfield. In law school, he worked as a law clerk in the U.S. Attorney's office in Portland.

Judge Armstrong is married to Multnomah County Circuit Court Judge Leslie Roberts. Judges Armstrong and Roberts have twelve children, ten of whom they adopted in China. They are active in organizations involved with China and with international adoption.