Christopher L. Garrett is running for Oregon Supreme Court Justice, Position 4, in the Nov. 3, 2026, general election. The race is nonpartisan, and Tigard-area voters will see it on their ballots.

Garrett has served on the Oregon Supreme Court since 2019, according to BallotReady. He is certified for the November ballot.

Candidate information

  • Office sought: Oregon Supreme Court Justice, Position 4
  • Election: Nov. 3, 2026, Oregon General Election
  • Party: Nonpartisan
  • Education: High school diploma, Wilson High School; bachelor's degree in political science, Reed College, 1996; J.D., University of Chicago, 2000

Experience and public service

Garrett worked as an attorney at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP from 2000 to 2001. He then clerked at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit before joining Perkins Coie LLP, where he practiced from 2002 to 2003.

He served as a state representative in Oregon from 2009 to 2013, according to BallotReady. He moved to the bench in 2014 as a judge on the Oregon Court of Appeals. Since 2019, he has served on the state Supreme Court. He has also taught as an adjunct professor at Willamette University College of Law since 2016.

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