--- title: "Cierra Brown | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/cierra-brown-lake-oswego-municipal-court-or" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-07-27" --- # Cierra Brown Lake Oswego Municipal Court · Municipal or Justice Court Judge (On Contract) ## Profile - Court: Lake Oswego Municipal Court - State: Oregon - Role: Municipal or Justice Court Judge (On Contract) - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-07-27 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Before you appear - Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed. - Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance. - Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding. ## Courtroom Rules ### electronic devices recording Scope: statewide Oregon OJD guidance under UTCR 3.180 requires advance permission from the judge or court designee before electronic notes, courtroom recording, or electronic transmission from the courtroom. Evidence excerpt: you need advance permission from the judge or court designee before you [Oregon Judicial Department: Media Coverage at the Courts](https://www.courts.oregon.gov/news/pages/covering-courts.aspx) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ### recording limits Scope: statewide Oregon OJD guidance lists proceedings and materials where recording is not allowed, including juvenile cases, many family-law cases, voir dire, private conversations, jurors, and recesses. Evidence excerpt: Recording is never allowed for [Oregon Judicial Department: Media Coverage at the Courts](https://www.courts.oregon.gov/news/pages/covering-courts.aspx) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ### remote hearing platform Scope: statewide Oregon OJD states that remote hearings use Webex and that the court provides case participants with the link to join the hearing. Evidence excerpt: The court uses Webex to host these remote hearings and will provide case participants with the link to join the hearing. [Oregon Judicial Department: Remote Hearings](https://www.courts.oregon.gov/services/online/Pages/RemoteHearings.aspx) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ### remote public access Scope: statewide Oregon OJD explains that eligible remote hearings may be live-streamed for public viewing through Webex Events, subject to limitations and court access instructions. Evidence excerpt: If the remote hearing is eligible for public viewing, it will be live-streamed through Webex Events [Oregon Judicial Department: Remote Hearings](https://www.courts.oregon.gov/services/online/Pages/RemoteHearings.aspx) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ### livestream access Scope: statewide Oregon OJD publishes live stream access instructions and states that live streaming begins shortly before scheduled proceedings. Evidence excerpt: Live streaming of proceedings begins approximately five minutes before the scheduled proceeding time. [Oregon Judicial Department: Live Stream Proceedings](https://www.courts.oregon.gov/services/online/Pages/live-stream.aspx) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ## Sources - [Official profile](https://www.courts.oregon.gov/courts/pages/other-courts.aspx) - [Official roster](https://www.courts.oregon.gov/courts/pages/other-courts.aspx) - [Oregon Judicial Department official judicial roster](https://www.courts.oregon.gov/courts/pages/other-courts.aspx) - [Oregon Judicial Department: Media Coverage at the Courts](https://www.courts.oregon.gov/news/pages/covering-courts.aspx) - [Oregon Judicial Department: Remote Hearings](https://www.courts.oregon.gov/services/online/Pages/RemoteHearings.aspx) - [Oregon Judicial Department: Live Stream Proceedings](https://www.courts.oregon.gov/services/online/Pages/live-stream.aspx) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/cierra-brown-lake-oswego-municipal-court-or", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/cierra-brown-lake-oswego-municipal-court-or", "name": "Cierra Brown | KnowJudges", "description": "Cierra Brown, Lake Oswego Municipal Court. 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Brown is a Clackamas County Circuit Court judge, appointed in April 2025, who previously held the role of Lake Oswego’s Municipal Court judge from July 2024 to September 2025 - Sworn in as Lake Oswego’s municipal court judge on July 31, 2024, following the retirement of Judge Wm - She held the role of a court‐appointed attorney for Lake Oswego Municipal Court in 2016, was Pro Tem Judge there in 2021, and later as Pro Tem Judge for West Linn Municipal Court and Interim Gladstone City Prosecutor - Currently, she is the managing partner of Metro Law Group, LLC - Brown has said she has wanted to be a judge since her juvenile corrections work, aiming to create change in the justice system - Brown’s appointment was made possible by recent Oregon legislation adding a circuit court judge to the county ### Education ### Additional information - Governor Tina Kotek appointed Brown to the newly created Clackamas County Circuit Court seat in April 2025, effective July 1. - She also served as a juvenile correctional officer in Reno, NV, and as a social worker with at‐risk youth in Reno and Oregon City of Lake Oswego - She will handle diverse cases daily, including family law, civil disputes, and criminal matters, expanding her legal experience beyond her municipal court work - This role replaces her tenure as Lake Oswego’s municipal judge and gives her jurisdiction over a broad range of cases — from domestic relations to civil and criminal matters — unlike the municipal court’s focus on non‐felony cases such as traffic violations, DUI, and misdemeanor sex offenses