Members of the Sherman County Court sit on committees and advisory boards throughout the region, representing the people and places of Sherman County, Oregon. For specifics, see County Court Committee/Board Assignments.
Contact the Office of the County Court at (541) 565-3416 or countycourt@shermancounty.net. To reach a specific commissioner, see the Board of County Commissioners directory.
Minutes are published after they have been approved by County Court — usually two weeks from the Court date they are written for. Approved minutes are published on the County Court’s “Archive of County Court Meeting Minutes” page. Copies of approved minutes also are kept on file at the County Clerk’s Office.
County Court is held in the Commissioners Meeting Room, unless otherwise specified in the meeting notice or on the agenda.
Contact the Sherman County Court Administrative Assistant at (541) 565-3416 or countycourt@shermancounty.net.
Find the current draft agenda on the County Court’s Draft Agenda page.
Sherman County’s current budget can be accessed on the County Court Budget search page.
The circuit court processes criminal felony and misdemeanor cases, including DUII diversions. Circuit court cases are prosecuted by the District Attorney’s office (DA) at the Sherman County Courthouse in Moro. Catch up on the circuit court rules. Find further court details at http://www.courts.oregon.gov/courts/sherman/Pages/default.aspx.
There are four judges in the Seventh Circuit Court District who may be “on the bench” when a circuit-court case is heard in Sherman County. These four judges share responsibility for all Seventh District Circuit Courts in Gilliam, Hood River, Sherman, Wasco, and Wheeler counties.
Only “nonoffice-holding residents” can be a member of the Sherman County Board of Property Tax Appeals (BOPTA). By definition, a “nonoffice-holding resident” cannot be: a member of the county governing body, a member of the governing body of any taxing district within the county, an elected official within the county, a person employed in or hired … Continued
