Experienced Oregon Municipal Judge and Army Veteran
I am Judge Juliet Britton with over 25 years of legal experience. I have lived in Portland for the last 17 years where I raised my kids and consider Portland my home. For the last 8 years, I have served as Presiding Judge at Beaverton Municipal Court, one of the busiest municipal courts in Oregon.
I am running because I have extensive judicial and program experience that I can bring to the county I call home. I am data driven and appreciate interventions that address root cause issues of criminal behavior and increase public safety. Multnomah Circuit Court appeals to me because it has a variety of programs and community partnerships that aim to increase public safety and decrease victimization. I want to be part of the solution to make our county safer.
I have presided over hundreds of criminal cases, regularly do settlement conferences and jury trials. I am the only candidate in Position 2 that has judicial experience. At a time when courts have a significant percentage of defendants with mental illness and/or substance use, Multnomah County needs judges who are ready to preside in a courtroom the first day on the job trained to deal with these cases.
I gained litigation experience in the Army as a prosecutor and defense attorney where I practiced criminal and civil law. I also served as Executive Director of the Oregon Psychiatric Security Review Board where I practiced administrative law and advised attorneys and judges statewide to ensure their criminal cases met legal requirements. Prior to moving permanently to Oregon, I was Executive Director of a Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) program that did monitoring for judges on child abuse and neglect cases.
My accomplishments in Oregon include:
- Currently presides over the first and only Oregon treatment court to be recognized nationally as a Treatment Court Institute Mentor Court. Our recidivism rate is substantially lower than regular probation programs.
- First Oregon municipal judge to develop a partnership with county mental health to have a dedicated full-time mental health clinician imbedded at the courthouse.
- Established Beaverton's first behavioral health treatment court.
- Led the initiative which successfully eliminated the stigmatizing words "mental defect" from Oregon criminal laws.
- Published peer reviewed articles on the intersection of mental illness/substance use and criminal behavior.
- Regularly present legal education locally and nationally to attorneys, clinicians, law enforcement and judges on a variety of topics including criminal law, judicial and courthouse safety, veterans, and judicial ethics.
Judge Britton's Vision and National Recognition
My Vision
National Recognition
National Recognition
I bring professionalism to this position and have the judicial temperament to make my courtroom a place attorneys want to practice in and where defendants and victims feel heard and treated with respect.
I am passionate about innovative ways courts can improve public safety, customer service and access to justice.
National Recognition
National Recognition
National Recognition
I run a nationally recognized treatment court that was one of ten programs selected as an Allrise Mentor Court last year. As a Mentor Court, court programs from across the nation receive guidance and training from me and my team on how to implement a best practices treatment court. Treatment courts improve public safety and save taxpayer
I run a nationally recognized treatment court that was one of ten programs selected as an Allrise Mentor Court last year. As a Mentor Court, court programs from across the nation receive guidance and training from me and my team on how to implement a best practices treatment court. Treatment courts improve public safety and save taxpayer dollars. This is the only Mentor Treatment Court in Oregon.
Proudly Endorsed By:
Senator Kate Lieber, 14th Senate District
Senator Kate Lieber, 14th Senate District
“I have known Judge Britton for 16 years and have watched her excel in every job she has done. Most recently, her success presiding over a nationally recognized substance use treatment court will make her an incredible asset at Multnomah Circuit Court.”
Lacey Beaty, Mayor of Beaverton
Senator Kate Lieber, 14th Senate District
"Over the last 8 years, Judge Britton has transformed Beaverton's criminal justice system, presiding over treatment courts that are nationally recognized which have been proven to keep our communities safer."
VOTE VETS
Portland City Councilor Eric Zimmerman, District 4
Ellen Klem, J.D. Executive Director of Guardian Partners
“I’ve seen firsthand Judge Britton's deep commitment to public service and protecting vulnerable Oregonians. She brings integrity, compassion, and sound judgment to everything she does, and she’ll be an outstanding judge for Multnomah County.”
Washington County Circuit Court Judge Maalik Summer
“Judge Britton is a highly skilled and experienced judge who would be a significant value add to Multnomah County. Her dedication to justice and compassion for all types of litigants is unmatched.”