Oregon Blue Book: State Court Administrator

State Court Administrator > Web site

Yaquina Head Lighthouse. (Photo courtesy Cheryl Hill)

The state court administrator position was created in 1971 to assist the chief justice in exercising administrative authority and supervision over the courts of the state. Duties include supervision of the personnel plan for nonjudge staff of the state courts, supervision of the accounting system for the state courts, preparation and management of the consolidated budget for the state courts, management of the legislative program for the judicial department, inventory of state property in the control of the courts, collection and compilation of statistics relating to the courts in Oregon, maintenance of a statewide automated information system, continuing education programs for judges and nonjudge staff, development of statewide administrative, personnel, fiscal and records policies and procedures concerning the courts, and long-range planning for the future needs of the courts.

In addition, the state court administrator supervises staff responsible for managing records of all cases on appeal to the Court of Appeals and Supreme Court, The administrator publishes the opinions of the Supreme Court, Court of Appeals and Oregon Tax Court. The administrator also has responsibility for administrative management of the Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, Oregon Tax Court, Office of the State Court Administrator and the State Citizen Review Board program.

The state court administrator acts as secretary to the Oregon Judicial Conference, maintains the roster of lawyers authorized to practice law in Oregon, and coordinates with the Oregon State Bar for admission of new lawyers.

Source
Kingsley W. Click, Administrator
Address: 510 Justice Bldg. (mail: Supreme Court Bldg., 1163 State St., Salem 97301-2563)
Phone: 503-986-5500; TTY: 503-986-5504
Fax: 503-986-5503
Staff Directory from Oregon.gov
Trial Court Administrators Directory from Oregon.gov