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Bronson James
Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court
Assumed office
January 1, 2023
Appointed byKate Brown
Preceded byMartha Lee Walters
Personal details
Born1971 or 1972 (age 52–53)[1]
EducationReed College (BA)
Lewis & Clark College (JD)

Bronson James (born 1971 or 1972) is an American lawyer serving as a justice of the Oregon Supreme Court. He assumed office on January 1, 2023.

Education[edit]

James earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Reed College in 1994 and a Juris Doctor from the Lewis & Clark Law School in 2003.[2]

Career[edit]

James was nominated to the Oregon Court of Appeals in 2017. He previously served as a public defender in the Oregon Office of Public Defense Services. In 2014, James authored an amicus brief on behalf of National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers in Riley v. California.[3][4] In December 2022, James was appointed to the Oregon Supreme Court by outgoing governor Kate Brown.[5] He was sworn into office by Chief Justice Meagan Flynn on January 1, 2023.[6]

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Legal offices
Preceded by Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court
2023–present
Incumbent