Richard C. Baldwin
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March 24, 1947
Richard C. Baldwin | |
|---|---|
| Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court | |
| In office January 2013 – March 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Robert D. Durham |
| Succeeded by | Meagan Flynn |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Richard Clinton Baldwin[1] March 24, 1947 |
| Spouse | Teresa |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | San Jose State University Lewis & Clark Law School |
| Occupation | Judge |
Richard C. Baldwin (born March 24, 1947) is a former American judge, who served as a justice of the Oregon Supreme Court from 2013 to 2017. A native of California, he was a legal aide attorney prior to joining the Oregon Supreme Court and returned to private practice after retirement from the court.
Baldwin was born in San Jose, California.[2] He completed a Bachelor of Arts degree at San Jose State College (now San Jose State University) in 1970 and then a Juris Doctor at Lewis & Clark Law School in Portland, Oregon, in 1975.[3] Baldwin clerked for Robert Foley of the Oregon Court of Appeals in 1975-1976 before he passed the Oregon Bar in 1977.[4]
Legal career
Baldwin worked as a staff attorney for Oregon Legal Aid in Multnomah County in 1976 to 1980, and was in private practice in 1981-1991. He returned to Multnomah County Legal Aid as Litigation Director from 1991 to 1995. Baldwin was Executive Director of the Oregon Law Center, a non-profit organization, in 1996-2000, before being appointed as a state judge.[5][6][7]
