Oregon Revised Statutes

Or. Rev. Stat. § 180.210 (2026)

Department of Justice; Attorney General head and chief law officer

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180.210 Department of Justice; Attorney General head and chief law officer. There hereby is constituted an executive department to be known as the Department of Justice. The Attorney General shall be the head of this department and the chief law officer for the state and all its departments.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1982–2023 · leading case: Marteeny v. Brown, 517 P.3d 343 (Or. Ct. App. 2022).

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Marteeny v. Brown, 517 P.3d 343 (Or. Ct. App. 2022). · cites it 4× “” ORS 180.210. As such, the legislature has given the Attorney General supervisory authority over district attorneys’ core functions: “The Attorney General 270 Marteeny v.”

Bd. of Cty. Comm. of Columbia Cty. v. Rosenblum, 526 P.3d 798 (Or. Ct. App. 2023). “, “the chief law officer for the state,” ORS 180.210)—and who sought to challenge the legality of that law in accordance with ORS 33.”

Webb v. High. Div. Of Oregon State, 652 P.2d 783 (Or. 1982). · cites it 2× “[3] ORS 180.210 states: "There hereby is constituted an executive department to be known as the Department of Justice.”

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