The U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon is a federal court serving the area corresponding to the state of Oregon. The District has courthouses in Portland, Eugene, Medford, and Pendleton.
Announcements
Reappointment of a Full-time United States Magistrate Judge in Pendleton, Oregon
Wednesday, November 27, 2024
On September 28, 2025, the current term of office of U.S. Magistrate Judge Andrew D. Hallman will expire. The United States District Court for the District of Oregon is required by law to establish a panel of citizens to consider the reappointment of Magistrate Judge Hallman to a new four-year term.
The duties of a magistrate judge in this Court include the following: (1) conducting most preliminary proceedings in criminal cases; (2) trial and disposition of misdemeanor cases; (3) conducting various pretrial matters and evidentiary proceedings in civil cases; and (4) trial and disposition of civil cases upon consent of the litigants.
Comments from members of the bar and public are invited as to whether United States Magistrate Judge Sullivan should be recommended by the panel for reappointment by the Court. Comments must be received by 4:30 p.m. on January 29, 2025, and should be addressed to: Office of the Clerk, Human Resources Division, U.S. District Court, District of Oregon, 1000 S.W. Third Avenue, Suite 740, Portland, OR 97204.
Public Notice for Appointment of a U.S. Magistrate Judge
Wednesday, November 20, 2024
The Judicial Conference of the United States has authorized the appointment of a full-time United States Magistrate Judge for the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon to fill the vacancy created by Judge Mustafa T. Kasubhai's recent confirmation as a U.S. District Judge. The term of office is eight (8) years. The current annual salary of the position is $223,836. The official location of the position is in Eugene, Oregon.
Applications must be received by 4:30 p.m. on January 17, 2025.
- Video - U.S. Magistrate Judges: Serving the Judiciary and the Public
- U.S. Magistrate Judges are subject to the Code of Conduct for United States Judges
- Public Notice for Appointment of a Full-Time U.S. Magistrate Judge
- Application for the Position of U.S. Magistrate Judge
- U.S. Magistrate Judge Applicant Demographic Survey – This survey is voluntary. Please send separately to .
Hon. Mustafa Taher Kasubhai Confirmed as a U.S. District Judge for the District of Oregon
Tuesday, November 19, 2024
Hon. Mustafa T. Kasubhai has been confirmed as a United States District Judge for the District of Oregon on November 19, 2024, and will begin his service upon taking the oath of office November 22, 2024.
Judge Kasubhai served as a United States Magistrate Judge for the District of Oregon since September 21, 2018, until his appointment as a U.S. District Judge. Before joining the federal bench, Judge Kasubhai served as a Judge on the Lane County Circuit Court since 2007. Before that time, Judge Kasubhai served as board member of the Oregon Workers’ Compensation Board and practiced law in Eugene and Klamath Falls. Judge Kasubhai received his law degree from the University of Oregon School of Law in 1996 and attended college at the University of California, Berkeley.
Judge Kasubhai fills the seat vacated by Judge Ann L. Aiken.
Proposed Local Rule Amendments
Tuesday, November 12, 2024
The U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon has proposed changes to the Local Rules of Civil Procedure. Comments must be received no later than close of business on Tuesday, December 12, 2024.
Judge Acosta and Judge Sullivan Available for Judicial Settlement Conferences
Friday, January 28, 2022
U.S. Magistrate Judges Acosta and Sullivan have assumed Recall status and continue to be available to lawyers in the district to conduct settlement conferences in their cases. Lawyers interested in scheduling a settlement conference with Judge Acosta are invited to e-mail a request to . Lawyers interested in scheduling a settlement conference with Judge Sullivan are invited to e-mail a request to .
Court Advisories
Notice of Electronic Filing (NEF) Phishing Scam
The District of Oregon has received information that fake Notices of Electronic Filing (NEF) are circulating nationwide, including those that appear to originate with Oregon CM/ECF. If the recipient responds to the message, they are sent a follow-up email containing a link to access a document that leads the recipient to a malicious website.
The court would like to remind its users and the public that any e-mail that is not expected, encourages urgent action, or includes an attachment should be treated with caution, including e-mails purporting to be from the court. If in doubt, do not click any links or open any attachments, and verify the authenticity against the docket in PACER. The court does not send notifications to parties and attorneys that filings are due.
In addition, an official NEF from the District of Oregon CM/ECF system will always have the following characteristics:
- The subject line will be "Activity in Case [case number] [case title] [filing]"
- The message will be from
- Any links within will direct to ecf.ord.uscourts.gov
- The message will not be directly addressed to the recipient (recipients of NEFs are bcc'd)
- NEFs do not issue to individuals who are not already users of Oregon CM/ECF
- The NEF will not have any attachments
- The NEF will not include instructions for next steps, e.g. the filing of a response
- The NEF will include a list of all attorneys and parties to whom the NEF was also sent
Notice to Customers Presenting Checks
When you provide a check as payment, you authorize the Court either to use information from your check to make a one-time electronic fund transfer from your account or to process the payment as a check transaction. For inquiries, please call the Clerk's Office at 503-326-8000.
Privacy Act – A Privacy Act Statement required by 5 U.S.C. § 552a(e)(3) that states our authority for soliciting and collecting the information from your check and explaining the purposes and routine uses which will be made of your check information, is available from the Bureau of the Fiscal Service, U.S. Department of the Treasury, and may be obtained through the mail by calling 1-866-945-7920 (toll free). Furnishing the check information is voluntary, but a decision not to do so will require you to make payment by some other method.
Notice Regarding Third-Party Services and CM/ECF Access
Registered users of Case Management/Electronic Case Files (CM/ECF) should be aware of the potential to inadvertently share docket and/or hearing information when using third-party services or software. Sharing your PACER account credentials with a third-party service provider or designating that provider as a secondary recipient of a Notice of Electronic Filing or Notice of Docket Activity (NEF) can potentially allow that third party access to restricted information. You are urged to use caution in your computer security practices to ensure that restricted information to which you have access is not disclosed.