Jacqueline S. Kamins is running for a full term on the Oregon Court of Appeals, Position 9, in the Nov. 3, 2026 general election. The race is nonpartisan.

Kamins has held the seat since Jan. 17, 2020, when Governor Kate Brown appointed her to replace Judge Erika L. Hadlock, according to Ballotpedia. She is certified for the November ballot.

Candidate information

Office sought: Oregon Court of Appeals Judge, Position 9

Election: Oregon General Election, Nov. 3, 2026

Party: Nonpartisan

Education (per BallotReady): Bachelor's degree, Columbia University, 1997; juris doctor, University of Virginia, 2002

Experience and public service

Kamins began her legal career as a judicial clerk for Judge Kim McLane Wardlaw on the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit from 2002 to 2003, according to her Oregon Voter's Pamphlet statement.

She worked as an associate at Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP from 2004 to 2006, Kamins said in her voter's pamphlet entry.

According to her BallotReady profile, Kamins served as an assistant attorney general at the Oregon Department of Justice from 2006 to 2015 and then worked as an assistant county attorney at Multnomah County from 2015 to 2019. She also taught as an adjunct professor at Lewis and Clark Law School from 2009 to 2019. Before her appointment to the bench, she practiced at Markowitz Herbold PC from 2019 to 2020.

Kamins said in her voter's pamphlet entry that she served as president of the Federal Bar Association's Oregon Chapter in 2020.

Volunteer work, as stated by the candidate in her voter's pamphlet entry:

  • Volunteer facilitator, Dougy Center for Grieving Children and Families, 2013 to present
  • Shelter volunteer, Path Home, 2018 to present
  • Volunteer drama club instructor, ACCESS Academy, 2022 to present

On the issues

No issue positions were provided by the candidate for this profile.

The Cherry City Chronicle candidate questionnaire was sent to Jacqueline S. Kamins's campaign. No response was received as of Oct. 12, 2026. The policy positions below are drawn from her public campaign website and public records.