Christopher L. Garrett

{{For|other persons with similar names|Chris Garrett (disambiguation){{!}}Chris Garrett}}

{{Infobox officeholder

|name = Chris Garrett

|image = Chris Garrett.jpg

|office = Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court

|appointer = Kate Brown

|term_start = January 1, 2019

|term_end =

|predecessor = Rives Kistler

|successor =

|state_house1 = Oregon

|district1 = 38th

|term_start1 = January 2009

|term_end1 = January 2013

|predecessor1 = Greg Macpherson

|successor1 = Ann Lininger

|birth_name = Christopher Lewis Garrett

|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1973|12|26}}

|birth_place = Portland, Oregon, U.S.

|death_date =

|death_place =

|party = Democratic

|education = Reed College (BA)
University of Chicago (JD)

}}

Christopher L. Garrett (born December 26, 1973) is a justice of the Oregon Supreme Court since January 1, 2019. Previously, he served on the Oregon Court of Appeals from 2013 to 2019, and was a member of the Oregon House of Representatives from 2008 to 2012.

Early life and career

Garrett was born in Portland and graduated from Wilson High School.{{cite web|title=About Chris Garrett|url=http://www.chrisfororegon.com/cgi-bin/display.cgi?page=about|accessdate=2008-11-12|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081219175436/http://www.chrisfororegon.com/cgi-bin/display.cgi?page=about|archivedate=2008-12-19}} He earned a Bachelor of Arts in political science from Reed College in 1996 and a Juris Doctor from the University of Chicago Law School in 2000. He was formerly of counsel with Perkins Coie in Portland. He also teaches courses in legislation and regulation at Willamette College of Law.{{Cite web|url=https://willamette.edu/law/faculty/profiles/garrett/index.html|title = Chris Garrett Adjunct Faculty Profile | Willamette University College of Law}}

Political career

Garrett served as a senior policy advisor to Oregon State Senate President Peter Courtney and also worked in the office of Oregon State Senator Richard Devlin.{{cite web |url=http://www.perkinscoie.com/cgarrett/ |title=Chris Garrett |publisher=Perkins Coie LLC |accessdate=2008-11-12 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081106204042/http://www.perkinscoie.com/cgarrett/ |archivedate=2008-11-06 }} In 2008, Garrett was the Democratic nominee in House District 38 for the open seat left by Greg Macpherson, who was not seeking re-election. In the general election, Garrett defeated Steve Griffith 62% to 38%.{{cite web|url=http://www.oregonlive.com/special/index.ssf/2008/11/legislature.html|title=Oregon Legislature Results|date=4 November 2008|publisher=OregonLive.com|accessdate=2008-11-12}} He was re-elected in 2010 and again in 2012.{{cite news|last=Fobes|first=Martin|title=LO's Garrett wins re-election in House 38 race|newspaper=Lake Oswego Review|date=November 6, 2012|url=http://portlandtribune.com/lor/48-news/122659-los-garrett-wins-re-election-in-house-38-race|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130216160423/http://portlandtribune.com/lor/48-news/122659-los-garrett-wins-re-election-in-house-38-race|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 16, 2013|accessdate=January 5, 2013}}

Governor John Kitzhaber appointed Garrett to the Oregon Court of Appeals in December 2013, to succeed retiring judge David Schuman.{{cite news

|url=http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2013/12/replacing_chris_garrett_headed.html

|title=Oregon Rep. Chris Garrett gets judicial nod, triggering another appointment for the Oregon House

|last=Gaston

|first=Christian

|newspaper=The Oregonian

|date=December 24, 2013

|accessdate=December 26, 2013

}} Governor Kate Brown appointed him to the Oregon Supreme Court in December 2018; he succeeded retiring Justice Rives Kistler.{{Cite news |url=https://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/2018/12/24/oregon-supreme-court-willamette-professor-appointed-chris-garrett/2408913002/ |title=Appeals court judge, Willamette professor appointed to Oregon Supreme Court |last=Woodworth |first=Whitney |date=December 24, 2018 |work=Statesman Journal |access-date=2018-12-24 |language=en}}

Personal

Garrett lives in Portland.

References

External links

[http://www.votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=103187 Project VoteSmart biography]
[http://www.chrisfororegon.com/ Campaign website]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20081106204042/http://www.perkinscoie.com/cgarrett/ Perkins Coie LLC profile]
[http://www.facebook.com/pages/Chris-Garrett/11626887454 Chris Garrett on Facebook]

{{s-ttl|title=Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court|years=2019–present}}

Category:1973 births

Category:Living people

Category:21st-century American judges

Category:Ida B. Wells-Barnett High School alumni

Category:Justices of the Oregon Supreme Court

Category:Lawyers from Portland, Oregon

Category:Members of the Oregon House of Representatives

Category:Oregon Court of Appeals judges

Category:People associated with Perkins Coie

Category:Politicians from Lake Oswego, Oregon

Category:Reed College alumni