Governor Kotek Appoints Joanna A. Marikos to the Sixth Judicial District
Today, Governor Tina Kotek announced that she will appoint Joanna A. Marikos to the position of Circuit Judge in Oregon's Sixth Judicial District, which encompasses Umatilla and Morrow Counties. Marikos will fill the vacancy created by the retirement of Judge Christopher R. Brauer. The appointment is effective immediately.
“Joanna Marikos has already earned a reputation as a fair and compassionate judge in her current role as a referee for Oregon’s Sixth Judicial District,” Governor Kotek said. “Her judicial experience, broad legal expertise, and deep local roots make her an ideal choice to serve the people of Umatilla and Morrow Counties from the bench.”
Joanna Marikos (she/her) graduated after her junior year at Hermiston High School with an adult high school diploma from Blue Mountain Community College before earning her Bachelor of Science degree from Gonzaga University and her Law Degree from Willamette University College of Law. Marikos is currently referee pro tem for the Sixth Judicial District Civil Department, where she also serves as Treatment Court Judge.
Most recently before that, she was an attorney in private practice who worked on court-appointed juvenile cases, estate planning matters, and Social Security Disability cases, among other case types. From 2013 to 2016, Marikos was Paralegal Program Chair at Broadview University in Meridian, Idaho. Both before and during that time, Marikos worked on criminal defense, real estate, landlord/tenant, family law, and other matters as a solo practitioner. Marikos has been a member of the Oregon State Bar for 24 years.
A photograph of Judge Marikos is available here.
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“Joanna Marikos has already earned a reputation as a fair and compassionate judge in her current role as a referee for Oregon’s Sixth Judicial District,” Governor Kotek said. “Her judicial experience, broad legal expertise, and deep local roots make her an ideal choice to serve the people of Umatilla and Morrow Counties from the bench.”
Joanna Marikos (she/her) graduated after her junior year at Hermiston High School with an adult high school diploma from Blue Mountain Community College before earning her Bachelor of Science degree from Gonzaga University and her Law Degree from Willamette University College of Law. Marikos is currently referee pro tem for the Sixth Judicial District Civil Department, where she also serves as Treatment Court Judge.
Most recently before that, she was an attorney in private practice who worked on court-appointed juvenile cases, estate planning matters, and Social Security Disability cases, among other case types. From 2013 to 2016, Marikos was Paralegal Program Chair at Broadview University in Meridian, Idaho. Both before and during that time, Marikos worked on criminal defense, real estate, landlord/tenant, family law, and other matters as a solo practitioner. Marikos has been a member of the Oregon State Bar for 24 years.
A photograph of Judge Marikos is available here.
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