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# Kara A. Brooks

Clackamas County Circuit Court · Judge

## Profile

- Court: Clackamas County Circuit Court
- State: Oregon
- Role: Judge
- Service status: active

## Summary

Kara A. Brooks — Clackamas County Circuit Court

## Biography

### Professional career

- Oregon attorney appointed on 7 August 2026 by Governor Tina Kotek to serve as a judge on the Clackamas County Circuit Court, filling the vacancy left by Judge Katherine E. Weber

### Education


### Additional information

- Appointed to the Clackamas County Circuit Court effective August 7, 2026.
- Predecessor: Judge Katherine E. Weber
- Previously served in the Clackamas County District Attorney’s Office and worked in mental health treatment courts, drug treatment courts, domestic violence prosecutions, and family law matters.
- Served on the Oregon Board of Parole & Post-Prison Supervision before appointment.
- She earned a J.D. from Lewis & Clark Law School, served on the Oregon Board of Parole & Post-Prison Supervision, and previously worked in the Clackamas County District Attorney’s Office.

## Sources

- [Governor Kotek Appoints Judge to the Clackamas County Circuit Court](https://apps.oregon.gov/oregon-newsroom/OR/GOV/Posts/Post/governor-kotek-appoints-judge-to-the-clackamas-county-circuit-court-2)

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## 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.