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# D Charles Bailey

Washington County Circuit Court · Judge

## Profile

- Court: Washington County Circuit Court
- State: Oregon
- Role: Judge
- Service status: active
- Last verified: 2026-07-26

## 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/judges.aspx)
- [Official roster](https://www.courts.oregon.gov/courts/Pages/judges.aspx)
- [Oregon Judicial Department official judicial roster](https://www.courts.oregon.gov/courts/Pages/judges.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)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- Since 2017, Bailey has been an adjunct professor of Business Law at Pacific University
- He also clerked for Judge James R. Ellis in Multnomah County (1997–1998) and held the role of a legislative aide to Rep
- D. Charles Bailey is a Washington County, Oregon Circuit Court judge serving on the 20th Judicial District, with over 17 years on the bench and a background in public service and legal work

### Education


### Additional information

- He has been in office since his 2012 election and was re‐elected in the May 15, 2012 primary.
- Before joining the bench in 2006, Bailey worked nearly a decade with the Washington County District Attorney’s Office, including service on the Child Abuse Team and as a member of the Domestic Violence Resource Center Board.
- Judge Bailey presides over cases in the 20th Judicial District Circuit Court in Washington County, Oregon.
- He has also served on the Oregon Council for Court Procedures and the Washington County Local Public Safety Coordinating Council
- He is a U.S. Navy veteran (Airdale on the A‐7E Corsair) and has been active in community sports, including the Beaverton Area Little League Board



## Published courtroom rules

### Shared court rules

- [Oregon Judicial Department: Media Coverage at the Courts](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-ff5e00a9af0f76923062d353) — Scope is limited to the court class in the source claim.  Shared court context only; case-type restrictions, exceptions, later amendments and case orders apply. This is not a personal preference or a complete rules inventory. [Official source](https://www.courts.oregon.gov/news/pages/covering-courts.aspx). Collected 2026-07-26.
