Polk County News
2A Polk County Itemizer-Observer • December 20, 2017
Caso appointed as judge in Polk County Circuit
By Jolene Guzman
The Itemizer-Observer
DALLAS — A new judge is
presiding over cases in Polk
County Circuit.
Gov. Kate Brown appoint-
ed Judge Rafael Caso to fill
the seat on Dec. 8, following
former Judge Sally Avera’s re-
tirement on Nov. 30. She had
more than a year left before
her term expired.
Caso will run to fill the
seat permanently in Novem-
ber 2018, according to a gov-
ernor’s office spokeswoman.
Avera submitted her letter
of resignation this summer.
“I’ve had the pleasure of
serving the citizens of this
state for more than 35 years
and have enjoyed nearly
every minute of it,” Avera
wrote in her July 6 resigna-
tion letter to Brown and Ore-
gon Supreme Court Chief
Justice Thomas A. Balmer.
“Still, at age 67, I’m ready to
spend more time with fami-
ly, travel, and get in as much
hiking and riding as possible
while my legs can still sup-
port me.”
Avera stated she’s had a
rewarding career, but a busy
one since taking the bench
in Polk County in January
2013. As one of three circuit
court judges in the county,
she presided over one third
of the criminal, family court,
civil and juvenile cases.
She issued most of the
“My schedule precludes
long lunches and prevents
three-day weekends,” she
said. “With the exception of
out-of-town vacations and a
head injury last March, I
can’t remember a single
week in the last 54 months
when my sleep hasn’t been
interrupted at least twice for
a warrant.”
Referring to colleagues
Judge Monte Campbell and
Judge Norm Hill, she said:
“These duties cannot simply
be absorbed by my two
bench brothers.”
Avera initially cited Dec.
31 as her last day, but
changed it to Nov. 30 be-
cause of an update to her
Public Employee Retirement
search warrants and heard
all the adult traffic cases.
Among her other duties was
presiding over Polk County’s
Drug Court.
Drug Court is a treatment
program that works with the
court and its partners to
offer those who commit
drug-related crimes treat-
ment and a chance to re-
build their lives. If success-
ful, participants’ charges are
dismissed.
Avera said she mentioned
her work schedule to en-
courage a swift appoint-
ment of a temporary re-
placement who is willing to
take on the responsibility of
Drug Court, and the hectic
work week.
System retirement benefits,
according to a second letter
sent to Brown and Balmer
on Aug. 2.
Caso is a hearings referee
and judge pro tempore in
Marion County Circuit
Court.
He’s worked as a trial at-
torney for the Oregon De-
partment of Justice from
2013 to 2016. From 2007 to
2013, he worked as prosecu-
tor at the Josephine County
District Attorney’s Office.
He coaches the mock trial
team at West Salem High
School and mentors law stu-
dents at Willamette Univer-
sity Law School. Caso com-
pleted law school at Florida
Coastal School of Law.
Protheroe announces retirement from Falls City
By Jolene Guzman
The Itemizer-Observer
FA L L S C I T Y — D o m e n i c a
Protheroe, the soon-to-be retired
Falls City city clerk, left some parting
advice for city leaders.
Protheroe’s last day is Thursday.
She’s worked for the city for nearly
seven years and received a standing
ovation for her service at the council
meeting.
“The one message I would
give — and it’s not a new message
by any stretch — is that we need to
increase existing revenue and find
new revenue because costs go up
exponentially,” she said during
T h u r s d a y ’s c o u n c i l m e e t i n g .
“Without doing that, we will lose
more services, and a good example
of that, unfortunately, is the li-
brary.”
She said encouraging develop-
ment could be one way of bringing
in more revenue.
“What we do know about Falls
City, is that we are the most beauti-
ful city in Polk County. We have a
river. We have natural beauty. We
have a really welcoming community.
They’re strong and they’re support-
ive,” she said. “I think over time, the
word’s going to get out and we are
going to see more (growth).”
She added helping the federal
government get a better count of the
city’s population for the 2020 Census
could increase resources sent to the
city.
Protheroe believes the official
population number of 950 is low, by
as much as 100.
“If it were 1,050, over five years,
we would get $30,000 more in the
gas tax,” she said, citing one exam-
ple of state or federal revenue
sources that are distributed based
on population.
Cody DeCamp, the city’s new city
clerk, will assist census workers with
their surveys, she said.
Ungricht and Protheroe ap-
pealed to council members to en-
courage people to participate in
the count.
“My only suggestion is the coun-
cil create a PR plan to make it im-
portant for citizens to respond to
that census worker, because if
there’s not an open door when that
census worker gets there, they are
not going be counted,” Protheroe
said.
Protheroe said she’s been grateful
to work for Falls City and with the
council for the final stop in her
working life.
“You love know I love you. I just
can’t thank you enough for my seven
years here. It’s just been an incredi-
ble experience,” she said. “I’m glad
this is my last job. It’s a perfect job to
exit from because I really don’t want
to go, and that is a good way to
leave.”
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