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Candidate Questionnaire and Responses
57-43% it was nullified by a judge after
the ACLU filed suit.
6. Served 4&1/2 years as Planning
Commissioner/Scappoose
7. Served 3&1/2 years as Parks
Commissioner/St. Helens.
8. Contractor CCB#44029 all continuing
education is current.
Circuit Court Judge Position 1
Jason Heym - I grew up in Cleveland
Ohio to a plumber and a bookkeeper and
am the first person
in my extended
family to attend
college. My wife
Mayland and I
have been married
for 12 years; we
met at Willamette
University where
I graduated with a JD/MBA. Mayland
works as a registered nurse.
Mayland and I are blessed
with two children ages 11 and 9. We
live outside of Scappoose on a hobby
farm where we raise hogs, rabbits and
occasionally goats. In our free time we
enjoy hunting, fishing, hiking and other
outdoor activities as a family.
My professional background
is that I am a lawyer with a very active
practice that touches upon most areas
of law. My focus is domestic relations
where I help clients with a host of issues
including but not limited to divorce,
custody, support, business planning and
liquidation, real estate, criminal matters
and tax issues directly and through
collaborating with other professionals.
I have the good fortune to have
the respect of both lawyers and the
judges that hear my cases by always
being prepared and focused on practical
solutions with a professional and
cooperative demeanor.
Cathleen Callahan - I have practiced
law in Columbia County for over 14
years,in Clatskanie
and in St. Helens.
As
City
Prosecutor
I
represented
the
City of Clatskanie.
Based on the
i n d i v i d u a l ’ s
criminal history and other factors, I
crafted offers that were reasonable,
provided consequences for the behavior,
yet allowed the defendant to show his
commitment to rehabilitation. When
necessary, I litigated criminal matters
in Clatskanie Court which included jury
and bench trials. In addition, I assisted
Clatskanie police officers with bench
trials for contested traffic offenses. The
City prosecuted the crimes of Driving
under the Influence, Reckless Driving,
Assault IV (Domestic), Harassment, and
other misdemeanors. As an experienced
City Prosecutor, I am asked to be a
visiting City Prosecutor for Scappoose
Municipal Court if the City Prosecutor
has a conflict.
In addition to the City
Prosecutor duties, my practice consisted
of court appointed criminal defense
work, and a varied and extensive civil
practice, including family law, custody,
employment law, estate planning,
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landlord-tenant issues,and filed and
completed over 180 cases in federal
bankruptcy court. My current practice
focuses on family law, estate planning
employment law and bankruptcy.
Jean Martwick - I am the judge. Prior
to my appointment, I spent thousands
of hours in the
courtroom during
my 17-year career
in public service.
Many of those
were in high
stakes litigation,
both criminal and
civil. I am also a
certified mediator.
Circuit court Judge Position 3
Jenefer Grant - I have served for nearly
seven years as one of three Circuit
Judges (Oregon’s
highest trial court)
for
Columbia
County, and as
the
Columbia
County Presiding
Judge
since
January, 2012.
Prior to becoming
a judge, I practiced criminal, juvenile,
and domestic relations law in Columbia
County Circuit Court, and in the
municipal courts of this county, for
twelve years.
During my nearly 20 years
living and working here, I have built
relationships with social services,
law enforcement, schools, and
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other community organizations. My
familiarity with local resources enables
me to better assist people with the many
problems which are presented in the
course of hearing cases in the areas of
criminal justice, juvenile, and domestic
relations.
I presided over Juvenile Drug
Court, and now I oversee our Adult
Drug Court, as well as Truancy Court,
a new program we developed last year.
Last year, we implemented “e-Court,”
a paperless system to replace files with
electronic records, mandated by the
Oregon Judicial Department. This
transition has been challenging for us, but
will lead to better access by the public to
our court records, and more convenient
ways for the public to transact business
with us.
Agnes Peterson - Graduated with Phi
Beta Kappa honors at the University of
Oregon law school,
have a Doctorate
of Jurisprudence
and practiced all
aspects of criminal
and civil law in
St. Helens, Oregon
from 1960 to the
present.
I am admitted to practice before
the following Courts of the Land:
United States Supreme Court; United
States District Court of Appeals, 9 th
Circuit; United States District Court
of Oregon; Oregon Supreme Court;
Oregon Court of Appeals; Oregon Tax
Court, and all courts in the State of
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