Zohra Bakhtary Tourville at a glance
- Current role
- Municipal or Justice Court Judge (On Contract)
- Jurisdiction
- Oregon · State
- Judicial service
- Active
Zohra Bakhtary Tourville
Municipal or Justice Court Judge (On Contract) · Beaverton Municipal Court
Biography
Professional career
- Bakhtary Tourville’s appointment was announced on July 17, 2026, and she now serves as a circuit court judge in Hillsboro, Oregon
- Governor Tina Kotek has appointed Zohra Bakhtary Tourville to the Washington County Circuit Court, effective immediately, filling the seat vacated by Judge Theodore Sims
- Her appointment marks a transition from municipal and treatment court leadership to a broader judicial role, bringing over 15 years of legal experience, public defense leadership, and a track record of innovative, evidence‐based justice programs
- Served as a Beaverton Municipal Court judge before appointment to the Washington County Circuit Court; led the B-SOBR DUII treatment court.
Education
- Cooley Law School (Western Michigan University) and is completing the Senior Executives in State and Local Government program at Harvard Kennedy School — J.D.
Additional information
- Appointed to the Washington County Circuit Court effective July 17, 2026.
- Beaverton Municipal Court Judge (2020–2026): Presided over jury and bench trials, pretrial conferences, and settlement hearings
- Bakhtary Tourville is a native of Kabul, Afghanistan, who came to the U.S. as a refugee 26 years ago.
- Previously a Beaverton Municipal Court Judge, where she led the B‐SOBR (Sobriety Opportunity for Beginning Recovery) treatment court, a nationally recognized DUII program for high‐risk, high‐need individuals with multiple convictions KTVZ
- She grew up in a family devoted to public service — her mother worked for the UN and her father was a diplomat.
Applicable Court Rules & Procedures
Recording and broadcasting
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.
you need advance permission from the judge or court designee before youOregon Judicial Department: Media Coverage at the Courts ↗
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.
Recording is never allowed forOregon Judicial Department: Media Coverage at the Courts ↗
Remote appearances
Statewide
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 Judicial Department: Remote Hearings ↗
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.
If the remote hearing is eligible for public viewing, it will be live-streamed through Webex EventsOregon Judicial Department: Remote Hearings ↗
Livestream Access
Statewide
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.Oregon Judicial Department: Live Stream Proceedings ↗
Published courtroom rules
Shared court rules
Oregon Judicial Department: Media Coverage at the Courts
Washington County Circuit Court
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 ↗ · Collected 2026-07-26Sources
Identity source checked July 27, 2026.
Biography sources checked July 27, 2026.
Oregon Judicial Department official judicial roster
Identity source · HTML · Source checked July 27, 2026
View Oregon Judicial Department official judicial roster ↗Oregon Judicial Department: Media Coverage at the Courts
Statewide source · HTML · Source checked July 26, 2026
View Oregon Judicial Department: Media Coverage at the Courts ↗Oregon Judicial Department: Remote Hearings
Statewide source · HTML · Source checked July 26, 2026
View Oregon Judicial Department: Remote Hearings ↗Oregon Judicial Department: Live Stream Proceedings
Statewide source · HTML · Source checked July 26, 2026
View Oregon Judicial Department: Live Stream Proceedings ↗Governor Kotek Appoints Judge to the Washington County Circuit Court
Zohra Bakhtary Tourville Appointment Replacing Theodore Sims source · HTML · Source checked October 5, 2026
View Governor Kotek Appoints Judge to the Washington County Circuit Court ↗