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Aruna Masih

Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court
Incumbent
Assumed office September 1, 2023
Appointed by	Tina Kotek
Preceded by	Adrienne Nelson

Personal details
Born	1970 or 1971 (age 53–54) New York, U.S.
Education	Wellesley College (BA) Creighton University (JD)

Aruna Anne Masih (born 1970 or 1971)^[1] is an American labor lawyer from Oregon who has served as a justice of the Oregon Supreme Court since 2023.

Education

Masih was born in New York to a Punjabi father and a British mother, both of whom were medical missionaries.^[2] She and her siblings attended Woodstock School.^[2] She attended Wellesley College, where she received a Bachelor of Arts, cum laude in international relations and French in 1994 and a Juris Doctor from the Creighton University School of Law in 1997.^[3]^[4]

Career

Throughout her 25-year legal career, Masih was with the firm McKanna Bishop Joffe in Portland and prior to her appointment to the bench, she was partner in the law firm of Bennett Hartman. Her legal expertise centered around the Oregon Public Employees Retirement System and pension case law.^[5]

Appointment to Oregon Supreme Court

On August 16, 2023, Governor Tina Kotek announced her appointment of Masih to the Oregon Supreme Court^[5] to fill the vacancy left by the appointment of Adrienne Nelson to the United States District Court for the District of Oregon.^[2] She was sworn into office on September 1, 2023.^[4] She is the first Indian American, South Asian American and Punjabi to serve on the court.^[2]^[5]

Personal life

Masih is married to a public defender in Multnomah County. She attends Calvary Presbyterian Church in Portland, Oregon.^[2]

References

^ Grubben, Mallory (August 24, 2023). "Governor Kotek appoints labor lawyer Aruna Masih to Oregon Supreme Court". Northwest Labor Press.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Kulkarni, Bhargavi (August 17, 2023). "Aruna Masih Becomes First Indian and South Asian American Justice on Oregon State High Court". American Kahani. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
^ "Aruna Anne Masih Profile | Portland, OR Lawyer | Martindale.com". www.martindale.com. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Oregon Judicial Department : Judge Biography : Oregon State Courts : State of Oregon". www.courts.oregon.gov. September 1, 2023. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Governor Kotek Appoints Aruna Masih to Oregon Supreme Court" (Press release). Salem, Oregon. August 16, 2023. Retrieved October 5, 2023.

Legal offices
Preceded by Adrienne Nelson	Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court 2023–present	Incumbent

v t e Justices of the Oregon Supreme Court
Meagan Flynn (Chief Justice) Rebecca Duncan Chris Garrett Roger DeHoog Stephen Bushong Bronson James Aruna Masih
List of all Justices List of Chief Justices

v t e Statewide political officials of Oregon
U.S. senators	Ron Wyden Jeff Merkley
State government	Tina Kotek, Governor LaVonne Griffin-Valade, Secretary of State Ellen Rosenblum, Attorney General Tobias Read, Treasurer Christina Stephenson, Labor Commissioner
Senate	Rob Wagner, President James Manning Jr., President pro tempore Kayse Jama, Majority Leader Daniel Bonham, Minority Leader
House	Julie Fahey, Speaker Paul Holvey, Speaker pro tempore Ben Bowman, Majority Leader Jeff Helfrich, Minority Leader
Supreme Court (elected)	Meagan Flynn, Chief Justice Rebecca Duncan Christopher L. Garrett Roger DeHoog Stephen Bushong Bronson James Aruna Masih

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