Statesman Journal mini-questionnaire for 2012 Primary Election Thank you for responding to this questionnaire, which is for

use by Statesman Journal Editorial Board members in evaluating candidates for potential endorsements. Your answers also will be shared with reporters and may be published in the newspaper and/or on our website, StatesmanJournal.com. Remember: Any information you provide may be made public. Please fill in your answer to each question and return this questionnaire to the Editorial Board as an attached Word document. The editorial board e-mail: Salemed@StatesmanJournal.com Deadline for submitting your questionnaire: 9 a.m. Tuesday, April 17.
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Your name: James C. "Jim" Egan Age:

I am currently age 55 years.

Political party (if this is a partisan office):

Non-partisan

Position you are seeking (name of position, district number):

Court of Appeals Position #6

I plan to attend the editorial board meeting scheduled for:

19 April 2012

Number of years living in the area you seek to represent:

With the exception of my military service, I have lived in Oregon all of my life.

Are you a full-time resident of that area?

Yes.

City/town of residence:
I live in Albany, OR

Family (name of spouse/partner, number and ages of children if at home, number of grown children):

Wife: Michelle Egan Daughter: Racheal Egan-Baker (age 36/Attorney with Legal Aid in Bend, OR); Son: James Egan (age 35/Program Manager/Disability Advocate in Portland, OR); Daughter: Jennifer (age 31/Attorney with the National Womens Law Center in Washington D.C.); Daughter: Sarah Egan (age 26/8th Grade History Teacher in Daley City, CA); Daughter: Katie Egan (age 22/Senior at UC Berkeley); Step-son: Jordan Gabrielli (age 20/Laborer residing in Albany, OR); Step-daughter: Tristyn Gabrielli (age 16/Student at West Albany High School); and Step-daughter: Nyleah Gabrielli (age 15/Student at Memorial Middle School).

Education:
West Albany High School (Diploma 1974); Oregon State University (attended 1974-77); Willamette University (BA/Political Science and Economics 1979); University of Oregon School of Law (JD 1985)

Current occupation/employer:
Circuit Court Judge, Linn County, Oregon Judicial Department.

Employment, military and volunteer history:

Judge, Circuit Court of Linn County (2010-present) United States Army Reserve (2006-present/Deputy Command Judge Advocate, ASG Kuwait 2008-2009); Kryger Alexander Egan Elmer & Carlson PC (1985-2010) United State Marine Corps Reserve (1983-1995); United States Marine Corps Active Duty (1979-1982)

Please list all public offices to which youve been elected, and when:
Circuit court Judge, Linn County, Position #2 (2010); Tangent Rural Fire Protection District, Board of Directors (1996-2008);

Please list any unsuccessful candidacies for public office, and when:
None

Other prior political and government experience:

Oregon State Bar (1985);

Linn County Planning Commission (1989-1994) Oregon State Bar Association Affirmative Action Committee (1990-1991); United States District Court Bar, District of Oregon (1996); Oregon State Bar Association/Workers Compensation Section Treasurer (1996-97); Oregon State Bar Association/Workers Compensation Section CLE Coordinator(1998); Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals (2000); Oregon State Bar Association/House of Delegates (2002-2005); Oregon Trial Lawyers Association Board of Directors (1998-2007); Oregon Trial Lawyers Association, President (2005-2006).

How the public can reach your campaign (remember that this information may be published): Mail address: 939 Elm Street S.W. Albany, OR 97321 E-mail address:
Judge_egan_2012@yahoo.com

Web site URL: Phone:

541-979-8216

Fax: Please limit your response to each of the following questions to about 75 words. 1. Why did you decide to run for this office?
My tour of active duty in the Middle East greatly influenced my decision to seek judicial office. Over the preceding 25 years, I had grown satisfied with my life and my practice. My tour of duty showed me that my work and my perspective could make a bigger difference in the world.

2. How much will your primary campaign cost?

I am working on a shoe-string budget.

3. Key endorsements you have received:

I have not sought endorsements at this stage.

4. Have you ever been convicted of a crime, been disciplined by a professional licensing board/organization or had an ethics violation filed against you? If so, please give the details.
No

5. Have you ever filed for bankruptcy, been delinquent on your taxes or other major accounts, or been sued personally or professionally? If so, please give the details.
No

6. Why should people vote for you? What separates you from your opponent(s)? Be specific.
I am the best qualified for the job. I have served as a trial judge and the perspective of a trial attorney and a trial judge is something that the Court of Appeals will need over the next few years. I understand the issues that the court must most frequently address and I am uniquely qualified to handle those issues among the field of candidates.

7. What are the three most important issues you would address if elected? How? (75 words
for each issue)

A. Each and every judge must address the issues arising out of drastic budget cuts in the Oregon Judicial
Department. Every court will face cuts in staffing over the next two years and Judges must be prepared to deal with those issues. This is where the perspective of a trial judge is needed.

B. I believe that practitioners are in need of understandable guidance from the Court of Appeals. As a
former trial lawyer, I believe that I can help the court shape understandable and discernable decisions.

C. It is important for the court to balance the need for access to justice (specifically the need of members
of the public to have their day in court) with the need for a court system that is relevant and helpful. Appellate judges need to understand the need for trial and the need for alternatives like treatment courts.

8. What do you see as other important issues? 9. What magazines, newspapers and Web publications do you regularly read to keep up on the news and developments in your areas of interest?
I routinely read the Albany Democrat Herald which is my local paper. At least once a week, I try to read the Statesman-Journal and the Oregonian. I also try to read the New York Times when I can find a copy. I am not much of an on-line news reader. Reading is a tactile activity for me I like the feel of the page and I enjoy writing in the margins.

10. Any skeletons in your closet or other potentially embarrassing information that you want to disclose before it comes up in the campaign?
Does any candidate for judge ever answer that question in the affirmative? Any real skeletons in my closet date back to my days as a juvenile. I often rely on those experiences to counsel the juveniles who appear before me I call them my knuckle-head stories.