--- title: "Martin E Stone | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/martin-e-stone-presiding-judge-coos-county-circuit-court-25-or" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-07-26" --- # Martin E Stone Coos County Circuit Court · Presiding Judge ## Profile - Court: Coos County Circuit Court - State: Oregon - Role: Presiding 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) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/martin-e-stone-presiding-judge-coos-county-circuit-court-25-or", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/martin-e-stone-presiding-judge-coos-county-circuit-court-25-or", "name": "Martin E Stone | KnowJudges", "description": "Martin E Stone, Coos County Circuit Court. 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Stone is the Presiding Judge of the Coos County Circuit Court in Oregon’s 15th Judicial District, serving since his 1998 election and re‐elected in 2004, 2010, 2016, and 2022 - The Presiding Judge for the Coos County Circuit Court, a role that includes overseeing court operations and procedural matters - Judge Martin E. Stone is a long‐serving, highly re‐elected Oregon circuit judge with a background in private legal practice and deep community engagement, currently presiding over the Coos County Circuit Court in the 15th Judicial District ### Education ### Additional information - Before joining the judiciary, Stone practiced law in Springfield (1977–1978) and Coquille, Oregon (1978–1998). - His legal work included municipal, banking, real estate, commercial, domestic relations, and estate planning matters. - He also held the role of counsel for multiple local governments, hospitals, schools, and financial institutions - Stone presides over the 15th Judicial District Circuit Court, which covers Coos County and Curry County in western Oregon. - Stone has been active in local organizations, including the Oregon State Bar Association, Coos‐Curry Bar Association, Coquille Rotary Club, Coquille Chamber of Commerce, and the Coquille Valley Elks Lodge. - He has also supported the Port of Bandon Economic Development Corporation ## 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.