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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

▶ All parties who want to make a records request must submit their request using the online form or in-person at the Records Department counter.

Records Request Form

▶ Parties who are wanting to pay their court-ordered fines or fees, please use the Make Payment page to pay online. If you have a case in DUII Diversion, or would like an alternative payment method, contact the Payment Center at 1-888-564-2828.

▶ Hearing Initial Appearance/Hearing Further Proceeding: In the interest of court/party efficiency, attorneys may request immediate judicial assignment and cancel the scheduled hearing. Requests may be made based on the following criteria:

• Defendant is in custody,
• Defendant has been charged with Measure 11, Jessica's Law, or higher charge(s)
• Defendant has multiple open cases, or
• Defendant has at least one case already assigned to an individual judge.

▶ 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)