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'''Darleen Ortega''' (born {{circa}} 1962) is an [[United States|American]] attorney and judge in the state of [[Oregon]]. A native of [[California]], she has served on the [[Oregon Court of Appeals]] since 2003. She is the first woman of Hispanic heritage and the first woman of color to serve on that court.<ref name=osb/>
'''Darleen Ortega''' (born {{circa}} 1962) is an [[Americans|American]] attorney and judge in the state of [[Oregon]]. A native of [[California]], she has served on the [[Oregon Court of Appeals]] since 2003. She is the first woman of Hispanic heritage and the first woman of color to serve on that court.<ref name=osb/>


==Early life==
==Early life==
Ortega was born Darleen Mock in [[Montebello, California]], to a Caucasian father and Mexican-American mother.<ref name=osb>{{cite journal|last=Collins|first=Cliff|date=November 2003|title=Profiles in the Law: An Eye for Public Service|journal=Oregon State Bar Bulletin|publisher=Oregon State Bar}}</ref><ref name=ojd>[http://www.ojd.state.or.us/courts/coa/judgebios/ortegabio.htm The Honorable Darleen Ortega.] Court of Appeals Judges, Oregon Judicial Department. Retrieved on January 1, 2009.</ref> She grew up in the [[Los Angeles]] area until age 10 when her family moved to [[Banks, Oregon]], west of [[Portland, Oregon|Portland]].<ref name=osb/> There she graduated from [[Banks High School]] in 1980 as a valedictorian.<ref name=osb/><ref name=ojd/> She went on to college at [[George Fox University|George Fox College]] (now George Fox University) in [[Newberg, Oregon]].<ref name=osb/> She graduated in 1984 with a bachelor of arts degree in writing and literature, earning summa cum laude honors.<ref name=ojd/>
Ortega was born Darleen Mock in [[Montebello, California]], to a European-American father and Mexican-American mother.<ref name=osb>{{cite journal|last=Collins|first=Cliff|date=November 2003|title=Profiles in the Law: An Eye for Public Service|journal=Oregon State Bar Bulletin|publisher=Oregon State Bar}}</ref><ref name=ojd>[http://www.ojd.state.or.us/courts/coa/judgebios/ortegabio.htm The Honorable Darleen Ortega.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090421000354/http://www.ojd.state.or.us/courts/coa/judgebios/ortegabio.htm |date=2009-04-21 }} Court of Appeals Judges, Oregon Judicial Department. Retrieved on January 1, 2009.</ref> She grew up in the [[Los Angeles]] area until age 10 when her family moved to [[Banks, Oregon]], west of [[Portland, Oregon|Portland]].<ref name=osb/> There she graduated from [[Banks High School]] in 1980 as a valedictorian.<ref name=osb/><ref name=ojd/> She went on to college at [[George Fox University|George Fox College]] (now George Fox University) in [[Newberg, Oregon]].<ref name=osb/> She graduated in 1984 with a bachelor of arts degree in writing and literature, earning ''[[summa cum laude]]'' honors.<ref name=ojd/>


Ortega married, becoming Darleen Darnall, and enrolled at the [[University of Michigan Law School]].<ref name=osb/> She graduated in 1989 with her juris doctorate cum laude.<ref name=ojd/> After passing the bar, she entered private legal practice in [[Detroit]], [[Michigan]], and lived in Michigan with her husband until 1992.<ref name=osb/> In 1992, Ortega returned to [[Oregon]] and began working at the Portland law firm of Bullivant Houser Bailey, remaining until 1995.<ref name=osb/> She moved to another Portland firm, [[Davis Wright Tremaine]], in 1995 where she remained until 2003, becoming partner in 1998.<ref name=osb/> In 2002, she took her maternal grandparents' last name, Ortega.<ref name=osb/> She has been active in the [[Oregon State Bar]], served on the board of directors to the Oregon Adoption & Family Services as well as a center at [[Oregon Health & Science University]] and on the board for the Oregon Women Lawyers group (OWLS).<ref name=osb/><ref name=ojd/>
Ortega married, becoming Darleen Darnall, and enrolled at the [[University of Michigan Law School]].<ref name=osb/> She graduated in 1989 with her [[Juris Doctor]] ''cum laude''.<ref name=ojd/> After passing the bar, she entered private legal practice in [[Detroit]], [[Michigan]], and lived in Michigan with her husband until 1992.<ref name=osb/> In 1992, Ortega returned to [[Oregon]] and began working at the Portland law firm of Bullivant Houser Bailey, remaining until 1995.<ref name=osb/> She moved to another Portland firm, [[Davis Wright Tremaine]], in 1995 where she remained until 2003, becoming partner in 1998.<ref name=osb/> In 2002, she took her maternal grandparents' last name, Ortega.<ref name=osb/> She has been active in the [[Oregon State Bar]], served on the board of directors to the Oregon Adoption & Family Services as well as a center at [[Oregon Health & Science University]] and on the board for the Oregon Women Lawyers group (OWLS).<ref name=osb/><ref name=ojd/>


==Political career==
==Political career==
On August 4, 2003, [[Governor of Oregon|Oregon Governor]] [[Ted Kulongoski]] appointed Ortega to the [[Oregon Court of Appeals]] to replace [[Rives Kistler]], who had been elevated to the [[Oregon Supreme Court]].<ref name=bb>[http://bluebook.state.or.us/state/elections/elections28.htm Oregon Blue Book: Appeals Court Judges of Oregon.] Oregon State Archives. Retrieved on January 1, 2009.</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Appeals judge named to State Supreme Court|last=Larabee|first=Mark|date=August 5, 2003|work=[[The Oregonian]]|pages=A1|accessdate=2009-01-01}}</ref> Ortega joined the court on October 13, 2003, and won election to a full six-year term on the court in 2004.<ref name=bb/> She was the first woman of Hispanic heritage and the first woman of color to serve on the court.<ref name=osb/><ref>{{cite news|title=Government at Face Value|last=Law|first=Steve|date=September 12, 2004|work=[[Statesman Journal]]|pages=1A|accessdate=2009-01-01}}</ref> In 2005, she signed off on an opinion of the court that determined that under the [[Oregon Constitution]], law enforcement must obtain a search warrant prior to searching trash placed on the curb for pick-up.<ref>{{cite news|title=Searching garbage requires warrant, appeals court rules|last=Green|first=Ashbel S.|date=March 31, 2005|work=[[The Oregonian]]|pages=A1|accessdate=2009-01-01}}</ref><ref>''State v. Galloway'', 198 Ore. App. 585, 109 P.3d 383 (2005).</ref>
On August 4, 2003, [[Governor of Oregon|Oregon Governor]] [[Ted Kulongoski]] appointed Ortega to the [[Oregon Court of Appeals]] to replace [[Rives Kistler]], who had been elevated to the [[Oregon Supreme Court]].<ref name=bb>[https://sos.oregon.gov/blue-book/Pages/state/judicial/court-appeals-images.aspx Oregon Blue Book: Appeals Court Judges of Oregon.] Oregon State Archives. Retrieved on January 1, 2009.</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Appeals judge named to State Supreme Court|last=Larabee|first=Mark|date=August 5, 2003|work=[[The Oregonian]]|pages=A1}}</ref> Ortega joined the court on October 13, 2003, and won election to a full six-year term on the court in 2004.<ref name=bb/> She was the first woman of Hispanic heritage and the first woman of color to serve on the court.<ref name=osb/><ref>{{cite news|title=Government at Face Value|last=Law|first=Steve|date=September 12, 2004|work=[[Statesman Journal]]|pages=1A}}</ref> In 2005, she signed off on an opinion of the court that determined that under the [[Oregon Constitution]], law enforcement must obtain a search warrant prior to searching trash placed on the curb for pick-up.<ref>{{cite news|title=Searching garbage requires warrant, appeals court rules|last=Green|first=Ashbel S.|date=March 31, 2005|work=[[The Oregonian]]|pages=A1}}</ref><ref>''State v. Galloway'', 198 Ore. App. 585, 109 P.3d 383 (2005).</ref>


Ortega was re-elected to the [[Oregon Court of Appeals|Court of Appeals]] in 2010 and 2016, and her current term ends on January 1, 2023.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://sos.oregon.gov/elections/Documents/results/results-5-2010.pdf |title=Official Results, May 18, 2010, Primary Election |last=Brown |first=Kate |date=May 2010 |website=Oregon Secretary of State |publisher=State of Oregon |access-date=December 27, 2017 |page=54}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://sos.oregon.gov/voting/Documents/P16Abstract.pdf |title=May 17, 2016, Primary Election Abstract of Votes |last=Atkins |first=Jeanne |date=May 2016 |website=Oregon Secretary of State |publisher=State of Oregon |access-date=December 27, 2017 |page=85}}</ref>
Ortega was re-elected to the [[Oregon Court of Appeals|Court of Appeals]] in 2010 and 2016, and her current term ends on January 1, 2023.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/Recordpdf/6873663
|title=Official Results, May 18, 2010, Primary Election |last=Brown |first=Kate |date=May 2010 |website=Oregon Secretary of State |publisher=State of Oregon |access-date=December 27, 2017 |page=54}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/RecordView/6873801 |title=May 17, 2016, Primary Election Abstract of Votes |last=Atkins |first=Jeanne |date=May 2016 |website=Oregon Secretary of State |publisher=State of Oregon |access-date=December 27, 2017 |page=85}}</ref>


In 2017, [[Oregon Supreme Court]] justice [[Jack Landau (judge)|Jack Landau]] announced his retirement.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.courts.oregon.gov/news/Lists/ArticleNews/Attachments/718/1ff91edf3d37ee489b78289309e59b45-NR,%20Landau%20retirement,%209-19-17.pdf |title=Oregon Supreme Court Justice Jack Landau Announces Retirement |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=September 19, 2017 |website=Oregon Judicial Department |publisher=State of Oregon |access-date=November 20, 2017 |quote=}}</ref> The [[Oregon State Bar]] included Ortega on its list of nine high-qualified candidates that [[Governor of Oregon|Governor]] [[Kate Brown]] could pick from when filling the Supreme Court vacancy.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.osbar.org/judicial/judicialvacancy.html |title=Oregon Judicial Vacancies |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=December 2017 |website=Oregon State Bar |publisher=Oregon State Bar Association |access-date=December 27, 2017 |quote=}}</ref>
In 2017, [[Oregon Supreme Court]] justice [[Jack Landau (judge)|Jack Landau]] announced his retirement.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.courts.oregon.gov/news/Lists/ArticleNews/Attachments/718/1ff91edf3d37ee489b78289309e59b45-NR,%20Landau%20retirement,%209-19-17.pdf |title=Oregon Supreme Court Justice Jack Landau Announces Retirement |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=September 19, 2017 |website=Oregon Judicial Department |publisher=State of Oregon |access-date=November 20, 2017 |quote=}}</ref> The [[Oregon State Bar]] included Ortega on its list of nine high-qualified candidates that [[Governor of Oregon|Governor]] [[Kate Brown]] could pick from when filling the Supreme Court vacancy.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.osbar.org/judicial/judicialvacancy.html |title=Oregon Judicial Vacancies |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=December 2017 |website=Oregon State Bar |publisher=Oregon State Bar Association |access-date=December 27, 2017 |quote=}}</ref>

In 2022, Ortega faced an opponent in the primary election for the first time.

==See also==
*[[List of Hispanic and Latino American jurists]]
*[[List of first women lawyers and judges in Oregon]]


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==External links==
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*[http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/Recordpdf/6873492 November 2004 Voters' Pamphlet Candidates, page 27]
*[http://oregonvotes.org/pages/history/archive/nov22004/guide/cand/orteg_d.html 2004 Voter’s Guide]

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Latest revision as of 02:48, 24 August 2023

Darleen Ortega
Judge on the Oregon Court of Appeals
Incumbent
Assumed office
2003
Appointed byTed Kulongoski
Preceded byRives Kistler
Personal details
Born
Darleen Mock

c. 1962 (age 61–62)
Montebello, California
Alma materGeorge Fox University
University of Michigan J.D.
OccupationAttorney, jurist

Darleen Ortega (born c. 1962) is an American attorney and judge in the state of Oregon. A native of California, she has served on the Oregon Court of Appeals since 2003. She is the first woman of Hispanic heritage and the first woman of color to serve on that court.[1]

Early life

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Ortega was born Darleen Mock in Montebello, California, to a European-American father and Mexican-American mother.[1][2] She grew up in the Los Angeles area until age 10 when her family moved to Banks, Oregon, west of Portland.[1] There she graduated from Banks High School in 1980 as a valedictorian.[1][2] She went on to college at George Fox College (now George Fox University) in Newberg, Oregon.[1] She graduated in 1984 with a bachelor of arts degree in writing and literature, earning summa cum laude honors.[2]

Ortega married, becoming Darleen Darnall, and enrolled at the University of Michigan Law School.[1] She graduated in 1989 with her Juris Doctor cum laude.[2] After passing the bar, she entered private legal practice in Detroit, Michigan, and lived in Michigan with her husband until 1992.[1] In 1992, Ortega returned to Oregon and began working at the Portland law firm of Bullivant Houser Bailey, remaining until 1995.[1] She moved to another Portland firm, Davis Wright Tremaine, in 1995 where she remained until 2003, becoming partner in 1998.[1] In 2002, she took her maternal grandparents' last name, Ortega.[1] She has been active in the Oregon State Bar, served on the board of directors to the Oregon Adoption & Family Services as well as a center at Oregon Health & Science University and on the board for the Oregon Women Lawyers group (OWLS).[1][2]

Political career

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On August 4, 2003, Oregon Governor Ted Kulongoski appointed Ortega to the Oregon Court of Appeals to replace Rives Kistler, who had been elevated to the Oregon Supreme Court.[3][4] Ortega joined the court on October 13, 2003, and won election to a full six-year term on the court in 2004.[3] She was the first woman of Hispanic heritage and the first woman of color to serve on the court.[1][5] In 2005, she signed off on an opinion of the court that determined that under the Oregon Constitution, law enforcement must obtain a search warrant prior to searching trash placed on the curb for pick-up.[6][7]

Ortega was re-elected to the Court of Appeals in 2010 and 2016, and her current term ends on January 1, 2023.[8][9]

In 2017, Oregon Supreme Court justice Jack Landau announced his retirement.[10] The Oregon State Bar included Ortega on its list of nine high-qualified candidates that Governor Kate Brown could pick from when filling the Supreme Court vacancy.[11]

In 2022, Ortega faced an opponent in the primary election for the first time.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Collins, Cliff (November 2003). "Profiles in the Law: An Eye for Public Service". Oregon State Bar Bulletin. Oregon State Bar.
  2. ^ a b c d e The Honorable Darleen Ortega. Archived 2009-04-21 at the Wayback Machine Court of Appeals Judges, Oregon Judicial Department. Retrieved on January 1, 2009.
  3. ^ a b Oregon Blue Book: Appeals Court Judges of Oregon. Oregon State Archives. Retrieved on January 1, 2009.
  4. ^ Larabee, Mark (August 5, 2003). "Appeals judge named to State Supreme Court". The Oregonian. pp. A1.
  5. ^ Law, Steve (September 12, 2004). "Government at Face Value". Statesman Journal. pp. 1A.
  6. ^ Green, Ashbel S. (March 31, 2005). "Searching garbage requires warrant, appeals court rules". The Oregonian. pp. A1.
  7. ^ State v. Galloway, 198 Ore. App. 585, 109 P.3d 383 (2005).
  8. ^ Brown, Kate (May 2010). "Official Results, May 18, 2010, Primary Election". Oregon Secretary of State. State of Oregon. p. 54. Retrieved December 27, 2017.
  9. ^ Atkins, Jeanne (May 2016). "May 17, 2016, Primary Election Abstract of Votes". Oregon Secretary of State. State of Oregon. p. 85. Retrieved December 27, 2017.
  10. ^ "Oregon Supreme Court Justice Jack Landau Announces Retirement" (PDF). Oregon Judicial Department. State of Oregon. September 19, 2017. Retrieved November 20, 2017.
  11. ^ "Oregon Judicial Vacancies". Oregon State Bar. Oregon State Bar Association. December 2017. Retrieved December 27, 2017.
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