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Paul J. De Muniz
Former Chief Justice of the Oregon Supreme CourtThe Honorable Paul J. De Muniz was elected to the Oregon Supreme Court in 2000 and served as Chief Justice and administrative head of the Oregon Judicial Branch from January 2006 to May 2012. He retired from the Court in December 2012. In 2013, De Muniz founded a legal clinic dedicated to providing legal assistance to previously incarcerated individuals re-entering the Marion County community.
De Muniz was a member of the Moot Court Board during his years at Willamette College of Law and received the Barristers Award for excellent advocacy and writing in 1975. Additionally, he currently serves as the appellate litigation coach for the board’s regional teams. Since 2020, De Muniz has served as the Moot Court Board advisor, succeeding his longtime friend and colleague Ed Harri.