Governor Kate Brown has announced that she will appoint Judge Meagan A. Flynn of the Oregon Court of Appeals to the Oregon Supreme Court. She will fill the vacancy created by Justice Richard C. Baldwin’s retirement effective March 31, 2017. Judge Flynn’s appointment will be effective Saturday, April 1, 2017.
For the full media release and biographical information, please see:
https://www.oregon.gov/newsroom/Pages/NewsDetail.aspx?newsid=1955
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