ORS 3.070
Powers of judges in chambers

  • filing and entering of decisions not signed in open court

Any judge of a circuit court in any judicial district may, in chambers, grant and sign defaults, judgments, interlocutory orders and provisional remedies, make findings and decide motions, demurrers and other like matters relating to any judicial business coming before the judge from any judicial district in which the judge has presided in such matters. The judge may hear, in chambers, contested motions, demurrers and other similar matters pending within the judicial district, at any location designated under ORS 1.085 (Chief Justice to designate principal location for sitting of courts). Upon stipulation of counsel, the judge may try and determine any issue in equity or in law where a jury has been waived and hear and decide motions, demurrers and other like matters, in chambers, at any location in the state where the judge may happen to be, relating to any judicial business coming before the judge from any judicial district in which the judge has presided in such matters. The judge may exercise these powers as fully and effectively as though the motions, demurrers, matters or issues were granted, ordered, decided, heard and determined in open court in the county where they may be pending. If signed other than in open court, all such orders, findings and judgments issued, granted or rendered, other than orders not required to be filed and entered with the clerk before becoming effective, shall be transmitted by the judge to the clerk of the court within the county where the matters are pending. They shall be filed and entered upon receipt thereof and shall become effective from the date of entry in the register. [Amended by 1983 c.763 §5; 1991 c.111 §1; 2003 c.576 §269; 2007 c.547 §9]

Source: Section 3.070 — Powers of judges in chambers; filing and entering of decisions not signed in open court, https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors003.­html.

Notes of Decisions

Order signed in open court takes effect immediately upon signing. Strawn v. Farmers Insurance Co., 350 Or 336, 258 P3d 1199 (2011)

3.012
Judicial districts
3.013
State as single judicial district
3.014
Special provisions for fourth judicial district (Multnomah County)
3.016
Special provisions for sixth judicial district (Morrow and Umatilla Counties)
3.030
Election of circuit judges
3.041
Qualifications of circuit judges
3.050
Circuit judges to be members of bar
3.060
Salary of judges
3.070
Powers of judges in chambers
3.075
Powers of judges to act in joint or separate session
3.130
Transfer of judicial jurisdiction of certain county courts to circuit courts
3.132
Concurrent jurisdiction with justice and municipal courts
3.134
Application of state statutes to municipal ordinance
3.136
Jurisdiction over violations of Portland charter and ordinances
3.185
Habeas corpus hearings by Circuit Court for Marion County
3.220
Rules
3.225
Establishing specialized subject-matter departments
3.250
Definitions for ORS 3.250 to 3.280
3.255
Policy and intent
3.260
Juvenile jurisdiction vested in circuit courts
3.265
Limits on transfer of juvenile jurisdiction
3.270
Transfer of juvenile jurisdiction and jurisdiction over family-related matters to circuit courts
3.275
Procedure for transfer of jurisdiction over certain family-related matters
3.280
Court services for circuit courts
3.300
Establishment and termination of panel for disposition of civil actions in circuit court
3.305
Request for referral of action to reference judge
3.311
Delivery of order to reference judge
3.315
Proposed report of reference judge
3.321
Compensation of reference judge
3.405
Application to establish family court department
3.408
Matters assignable to family court department
3.412
Chief family court judge
3.414
Assignment of matters relating to same child
3.417
Coordination of services
3.420
Abolishment of family court department
3.423
Family court department rules
3.425
Family law education programs
3.428
Family law facilitation programs
3.430
Family court advocate programs
3.432
Judicial education program on establishment and management of family court departments
3.434
Adoption of coordination plan for services
3.436
Appointment of statewide family law advisory committee
3.438
Duties of State Court Administrator
3.440
Family Law Account
3.445
Court facilitation program for court proceedings other than family law proceedings
3.450
Drug court programs
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