Active Trial judge
Hermiston Municipal Court
Oregon · Umatilla County
Overview
Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge.
Before you appear
Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed.
Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance.
Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding.
Statewide and courtwide guidance is labeled by scope and is not evidence of a personal preference. Division, judge-specific, or case-specific orders may control.
Presentation rules
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 you
The requirement is stated in an official statewide source and is attached as applicable guidance, not as a personal preference.
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 for
The requirement is stated in an official statewide source and is attached as applicable guidance, not as a personal preference.
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.
The requirement is stated in an official statewide source and is attached as applicable guidance, not as a personal preference.
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 Events
The requirement is stated in an official statewide source and is attached as applicable guidance, not as a personal preference.
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.
The requirement is stated in an official statewide source and is attached as applicable guidance, not as a personal preference.
Courtroom technology
Technology availability is separate from procedural permission and evidentiary admissibility.
Published opinion footprint
This does not mean the judge has no published opinions or no caseload. KYJ will only show opinion counts after transparent, source-linked CourtListener matching is available.
Sources
Identity source · HTML · retrieved July 27, 2026
https://www.courts.oregon.gov/courts/pages/other-courts.aspxStatewide · HTML · retrieved July 26, 2026
https://www.courts.oregon.gov/news/pages/covering-courts.aspxStatewide · HTML · retrieved July 26, 2026
https://www.courts.oregon.gov/services/online/Pages/RemoteHearings.aspxStatewide · HTML · retrieved July 26, 2026
https://www.courts.oregon.gov/services/online/Pages/live-stream.aspxChange history
Identity imported from Oregon Judicial Department. 5 presentation-related claims migrated with source provenance.