Court Rules

Washington County Circuit Court Chambers Communication Rules

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Rules for contacting chambers: permitted methods, hours, and purposes. This page is scoped to Washington County Circuit Court; use the court rules overview to switch categories without leaving this court.

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Email

A request for telephone appearance concerning an attorney-withdrawal motion must be emailed at least one day in advance to both the Presiding Judge’s staff and the calendaring department.

Attorney appearance by telephone regarding attorney withdrawal motions may be requested via email at least one day ahead of time to the Presiding Judge’s staff email and to the calendaring department.

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Phone to clerk
Phone
503-846-2366

For an emergency temporary protective proceeding filed using File & Serve, call the Probate Department at 503-846-2366 to request expedited processing.

When filing an emergency, temporary protective proceeding using File & Serve, call the Probate Department at 503-846-2366 to alert clerks of need for expedited processing.

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Settlement conferences may be requested for scheduling Monday through Friday by contacting the judge's staff for information and fees.

Upon request, settlement conferences can be scheduled Monday through Friday. Contact the judge's staff for more information, applicable fees and scheduling.

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503-846-8888 Option # 321

For a civil expedited filing, the filer may notify the court by telephone at 503-846-8888, option 321, that the filing has been eFiled.

(b) May notify the court by email or telephone, as designated on the court’s judicial district website, that an expedited filing has been eFiled in the case. Civil - Phone: 503-846-8888 Option # 3 2 1

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Email

For a criminal expedited filing, the filer may notify the court by email at wsh.criminal.rush.requests@ojd.state.or.us that the filing has been eFiled.

(b) May notify the court by email or telephone, as designated on the court’s judicial district website, that an expedited filing has been eFiled in the case. Criminal - Email: wsh.criminal.rush.requests@ojd.state.or.us

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Phone to clerk

A party may telephone the court clerk to ask about the trial date.

You may also call the court and ask the clerk for the date of your trial.

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Email to chambers

Email is preferred, and parties should not email the judge directly unless requested.

Email is preferred. Parties should not email the judge directly unless asked to do so.

Judge Eric ButterfieldINFO
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Email to chambers

Email correspondence to Judge Guptill's Judicial Assistant and Judicial Clerk is preferred so that correspondence is received even when one staff member is unavailable or assisting elsewhere.

Email communication with staff is preferred and will receive the fastest response due to the amount of time staff is actively in court. Please make sure to email both Judge Guptill's Judicial Assistant and her Judicial Clerk with all correspondence in order to ensure it is received properly in case one staff person is out of the office or assisting in another courtroom.

Judge Rebecca D. GuptillINFO
Common questions about Washington County Circuit Court chambers communication rules

How may parties contact Washington County Circuit Court?

The rule addresses email communications. A request for telephone appearance concerning an attorney-withdrawal motion must be emailed at least one day in advance to both the Presiding Judge’s staff and the calendaring department.

View ruleSource: page 6, section 13. Attorney appearance by telephone