TO: Mayor and City Council
THROUGH: Steve Powers, City Manager
FROM: Jane Aiken, Municipal Court Judge
SUBJECT:
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Reappointment of John B. Wilson as Municipal Judge Pro Tempore
Ward(s): All Wards
Councilor(s): All Councilors
Neighborhood(s): All Neighborhoods
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ISSUE:
Shall the City Council reappoint John B. Wilson as a Municipal Judge Pro Tempore for the Salem Municipal Court for a two-year term?
RECOMMENDATION:
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Reappoint John B. Wilson as a Municipal Judge Pro Tempore for the Salem Municipal Court for a two-year term.
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SUMMARY AND BACKGROUND:
Jane Aiken, Municipal Judge, is recommending the reappointment of John B. Wilson as a municipal judge pro tempore for a term of two years.
Chapter V, Section 24 (7), of the 1996 Salem Charter, authorizes the City Council, upon recommendation of the municipal judge, to appoint municipal judges pro tempore.
Salem Revised Code (SRC) 4.015(b) sets forth the qualifications of municipal judges pro tempore. SRC 4.015(b) states that no person shall be eligible for appointment as municipal judge pro tempore unless the person is at least 21 years of age, a citizen of the United States, and an active member in good standing of the Oregon State Bar.
SRC 4.020(b) provides for the term of office for a municipal judge pro tempore. It states that a municipal judge pro tempore shall serve a term not to exceed two years and that the length of the term shall be recommended by the municipal judge and set by the City Council at the time of appointment.
FACTS AND FINDINGS:
John B. Wilson has served in the Salem Municipal Court as Pro Tempore Judge since 2016 and continues in that capacity to present day. He has previously served as a District Court Judge in Marion County from 1986 to 1998, as a Circuit Court Judge in Marion County from 1998 to 2011, and as a Senior Circuit Court Judge Plan B for the Oregon Judicial Department from 2011 to 2016. The Honorable John B. Wilson is experienced and meets the qualifications for a municipal judge pro tempore as set forth in the SRC. He is being recommended for reappointment for a term of two years.
Deborah E. Ingledew
Court Administer
Attachments:
1. John B. Wilson Resume 2018
11/21/2018