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Clackamas County Circuit Court Overview

Oregon's state trial courts are Circuit Courts. The Clackamas County Circuit Court is in the Fifth Judicial District and serves as the county's primary state trial court. OJD lists the court at 807 Main Street, Oregon City, OR 97045, with main phone 503-655-8447. The court page is the controlling source for records, jury, family, probate, traffic, treatment court, and local court links.

Circuit Court is the right venue for felony criminal cases, major civil cases, family law, divorce, custody, probate, guardianship, juvenile matters where applicable, protective orders, traffic filed in Circuit Court, and appeals or transfers from lower courts where allowed. It is not the same as Clackamas County Justice Court or city municipal courts.

The manifest's Circuit Court source is the official OJD Clackamas court page.

That OJD page anchors the local court profile and should be checked before any courthouse visit.

Clackamas County Circuit Court Table

Clackamas County does not have a list of separate numbered district courts for ordinary trial-court work. The local trial court is the Clackamas County Circuit Court, with subject departments and service points inside the same state court structure. The table below adapts the required court table to Oregon's structure.

Clackamas County Circuit Court Cases

Clackamas County Circuit Court records can include complaints, motions, orders, judgments, criminal charges, arraignment entries, pleas, hearing dates, sentences, protective orders, divorce judgments, probate filings, guardianship orders, and traffic or violation records filed in Circuit Court. OJD systems may show the Register of Actions even when document images are not available to every public user.

• Criminal case records, including felony matters and court-filed charges.
• Civil court records, including complaints, motions, judgments, and writs.
• Family and divorce records, with restrictions for child and protected data.
• Probate records, including estates, wills after death, guardianships, and conservatorships.
• Protective-order and juvenile records, with access limits where Oregon law applies.
• Traffic and violation cases when the citation is filed in Circuit Court.

For document copies, use the Clackamas County court records office instead of the county clerk.

Circuit Court vs Lower Courts

Clackamas County users should identify the court printed on the citation, summons, notice, or case record. The Circuit Court is the main state trial court, but the county also has Justice Court, and cities may use municipal courts for ordinance, parking, code, or local traffic matters. A case filed in Justice Court or a municipal court is not searched as a Circuit Court case just because it happened in Clackamas County.

Clackamas County Case Flow

Case movement depends on the type of filing. A felony arrest may lead to jail booking, District Attorney review, Circuit Court charging, arraignment, pretrial motions, plea or trial, judgment, sentencing, and appeal. A probate case may start with a petition, notices, inventory, accounting, orders, and closure. A traffic violation may never reach Circuit Court if the ticket names Justice Court or a city court.

Criminal flow: Arrest or citation › DA charging review › Circuit Court filing › Arraignment › Pretrial hearings › Plea or trial › Disposition › Sentencing › Oregon Court of Appeals.

Civil flow: Complaint or petition › Service › Response › Motions › Hearing or trial › Judgment › Post-judgment work › Oregon Court of Appeals.

Appeals from Circuit Court normally go to the Oregon Court of Appeals, with discretionary review by the Oregon Supreme Court.

Clackamas County Treatment Courts

Treatment courts operate inside the Circuit Court as specialty dockets or programs. They do not replace the Circuit Court, and they do not create a separate record portal. OJD's Clackamas treatment-court page should control current program names, eligibility, assigned staff, and local requirements because these details can change.

Research describes treatment courts as problem-solving dockets for eligible participants whose case is tied to substance use, behavioral health, family needs, or related issues. Court records may show review hearings, sanctions, incentives, progress checks, orders, graduation, or dismissal entries. Sensitive medical or behavioral-health content should not be described as public unless the court file itself allows access.

The assigned treatment court image comes from the OJD Clackamas treatment-court page.

Treatment court participation remains tied to the underlying Circuit Court case record.

Clackamas County Courthouse Access

The current courthouse is in downtown Oregon City near the county government and civic corridor. The county is also developing a replacement courthouse project because the existing building is old, undersized, and not suited to long-term court security and public access needs. Research ties the new courthouse project to safer courtrooms, secure circulation, jury facilities, staff work areas, and modern public service.

Visitors should expect security screening, changing court schedules, and downtown parking constraints. OJD warns that court schedules can change, so hearing calendars should be checked on the day of the event. ADA accommodation requests should be made before the hearing or visit when possible through court administration.

Clackamas County Circuit Court Partners

Circuit Court records intersect with the District Attorney, sheriff, jail, and defense channels, but each office keeps different records. The District Attorney reviews and files many criminal charges. The Sheriff's Office handles jail custody, warrant checks, and law-enforcement public records. The court record shows filed charges, events, pleas, judgments, and sentences after a case enters court.

The manifest includes the official sheriff social source used during research to confirm the current sheriff name. That official Clackamas County Sheriff's Office profile is not a court record portal, but it supports the local justice-system context.

For court files, stay with OJD and the Circuit Court records office; for jail and warrant records, use sheriff channels.