Thomas A. Balmer

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.

you need advance permission from the judge or court designee before you

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.

Recording is never allowed for

Oregon OJD states that remote hearings use Webex and that the court provides case participants with the link to join the hearing.

The court uses Webex to host these remote hearings and will provide case participants with the link to join the hearing.

Oregon OJD explains that eligible remote hearings may be live-streamed for public viewing through Webex Events, subject to limitations and court access instructions.

If the remote hearing is eligible for public viewing, it will be live-streamed through Webex Events

Oregon OJD publishes live stream access instructions and states that live streaming begins shortly before scheduled proceedings.

Live streaming of proceedings begins approximately five minutes before the scheduled proceeding time.