--- title: "Meagan A. Flynn | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/meagan-a-flynn-chief-justice-oregon-supreme-court-194-or" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-09-10" --- # Meagan A. Flynn Oregon Supreme Court · Chief Justice ## Profile - Court: Oregon Supreme Court - State: Oregon - Role: Chief Justice - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-08-22 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Meagan Aileen Flynn is the Chief Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court, a position she has held since January 1, 2023, after being elected by her colleagues following the retirement of Justice Martha Lee Walters - Oregon Supreme Court (2017–present): Appointed by Governor Kate Brown on April 1, 2017, to replace Justice Richard C. Baldwin - Chief Justice: Elected by the court in December 2022, effective January 1, 2023 - Appointed Associate Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court by Governor Kate Brown and sworn in April 4, 2017; elected in the May 2018 primary - Practiced at Pozzi Wilson Atchison, LLP (1994–1999) and Preston Bunnell & Flynn, LLP (associate 1999–2004; partner 2004–2014) - Chief Justice Flynn’s work includes overseeing Oregon’s highest court, ensuring impartial justice, and representing the state in national judicial leadership roles ### Education - Thomas More Scholar — Gonzaga University School of Law — 1992 - cum laude — Willamette University — Philosophy and Political Science — B.A. (1989) ### Additional information - She was re-elected in 2016 - Served on the Oregon Court of Appeals beginning in November 2014. - Preston Bunnell & Flynn, LLP (1999–2014) — appellate advocacy before Oregon’s appellate courts and the Ninth Circuit - Clerked for Oregon Court of Appeals Judges Rick Haselton and Robert D. Durham (1992–1994). - Born July 28, 1967. - handling civil and appellate matters in state and federal forums. - J.D., magna cum laude - Public service has included the Classroom Law Project board, coaching Franklin High School’s We the People team, and speaking on professionalism for the Oregon Bench & Bar Commission. - Member of the IAALS Uncomplicated Courts Initiative Advisory Committee. - She also served on the executive committee of the Oregon State Bar Appellate Practice Section and chaired the Oregon Law Institute’s executive committee ## 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/appellate/supreme/pages/justices.aspx) - [Official roster](https://www.courts.oregon.gov/courts/appellate/supreme/pages/justices.aspx) - [Oregon Judicial Department official judicial roster](https://www.courts.oregon.gov/courts/appellate/supreme/pages/justices.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) - [Uncomplicated Courts Initiative Advisory Committee](https://iaals.du.edu/uncomplicated-courts-initiative-advisory-committee) - [Chief Justice](https://www.courts.oregon.gov/Pages/chief.aspx) - [Oregon Family Law Conference Program 2023](https://www.courts.oregon.gov/programs/family/sflac/Conference%20Materials/FLC.23.Agenda.Program.pdf) - [Oregon Judicial Department Judges: Meagan A Flynn](https://www.courts.oregon.gov/courts/Pages/judges.aspx) - [Uncomplicated Courts Initiative Advisory Committee](https://iaals.du.edu/uncomplicated-courts-initiative-advisory-committee) - [Chief Justice](https://www.courts.oregon.gov/Pages/chief.aspx) - [Oregon Family Law Conference Program 2023](https://www.courts.oregon.gov/programs/family/sflac/Conference%20Materials/FLC.23.Agenda.Program.pdf) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/meagan-a-flynn-chief-justice-oregon-supreme-court-194-or", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/meagan-a-flynn-chief-justice-oregon-supreme-court-194-or", "name": "Meagan A. 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