Reappointment of Full-Time U.S. Magistrate Judge in Portland, OR
On December 31, 2005, the current term of office of United States Magistrate Judge Dennis J. Hubel will expire. The United States District Court is required by law to establish a panel of citizens to consider the reappointment of the magistrate judge to a new eight-year term.
The duties of the position are demanding and wide-ranging and will include the conduct of most preliminary proceedings in criminal cases; trial and disposition of misdemeanor cases; and conduct of various pretrial matters and evidentiary proceedings on delegation from the judges of the district court; and trial of civil cases with consent of the parties. The basic jurisdiction of the United States magistrate judge is specified in 28 U.S.C. Section 636.
Comments from members of the bar and public are invited as to whether United States Magistrate Judge Hubel should be recommended by the panel for reappointment by the court. Comments should be directed to:
Donald M. Cinnamond, Clerk of Court
United States District Court
for the District of Oregon
740 Mark O. Hatfield Courthouse
1000 SW Third Avenue
Portland, Oregon 97204
REAPPOINTMENT OF MAGISTRATE JUDGE HUBEL
Comments must be received by the Clerk no later than the close of business on June 30, 2005.
For a full version of this announcement:
http://www.ord.uscourts.gov/magistrate/ReapptPublicNotice.pdf
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