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Washington County Circuit Court Current Notices

▶ Criminal and Civil Settlement Conference Docket: Starting the week of August 12, 2024, there will be a full-time settlement judge that parties can schedule with to resolve your criminal and civil cases. You will be able to set your case Tuesday-Thursday through the end of August 2024 and then it will expand when the court transitions to individual dockets on September 1, 2024. The judges involved are Judge Erik Buchér, Judge Hafez Daraee, and Judge Brandon Thompson. Refer to the attached notices which include the expectations for Judicial Settlement Conferences (JSC). Contact court calendaring or the judge’s staff to schedule a JSC. Reminder: For civil cases, these JSCs will satisfy the requirements under SLR 6.201 which will be enforced with the transition to individual dockets.

• Rules for Civil Judicial Settlement Conferences
• Rules for Criminal Judicial Settlement Conferences

▶ Domestic Relations Court Mandated Mediation and Parent Education: Parties with minor children who have a pending domestic relations case in Washington County are required to participate in court-mandated mediation and parent education. To learn more about the mandate and to register, please visit Washington County Conciliation Services webpage at: https://www.washingtoncountyor.gov/juvenile/conciliation-services/court-ordered-and-voluntary-mediation

▶ Washington County Law Library is now presenting an informational series about navigating different parts of the legal system, including probate, eviction, and divorce matters. Visit the Law Library at the following link for more information: https://www.washingtoncountyor.gov/law-library/now-what

▶ Washington County residents have the option of obtaining rental assistance from Washington County's Rental Assistance Program. Please click here for additional information.

▶ Whenever possible, litigants and the public are encouraged to use the court's online services available on the court's website to:

• Make payments
• Search for or request court records

▶ Self represented individuals now have the option of electronically filing and responding to cases including residential evictions, small claims, and name-sex change using the Oregon Circuit Courts Guide & File services.

▶ Please click here for information related to remote hearings.

▶ Please click here for information related to OJD Access and Fairness Survey Page.

▶ New Presiding Judge Orders:

• PJO 344 - (Amended)Order Requiring use of Approved Risk Assessment Tool & Submission at Time of Booking
  
• PJO 347 - Order Regarding Pretrial Release in Washington County (Supersedes & Replaces PJO 323)