Oregon judges preside over some of the highest stakes matters in life — ranging from murder trials to multimillion dollar lawsuits to whether children will be allowed to stay with struggling parents.

Chief Justice Meagan A. Flynn has warned all Oregon judges to use “extraordinary caution” in taking a position on the state’s public defense crisis while she lobbies to significantly raise their pay.

Meagan Flynn covers D.C. government and politics on The Post's Metro team. She joined The Post in 2018 as a nocturnal Morning Mix reporter before covering Virginia and Maryland in Congress and on ...

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Their resolution then expired in a Senate committee, enabling the voting bill to become law. Justin Wm. Moyer and Meagan Flynn contributed to this report.

Chief Justice Meagan A. Flynn has warned all Oregon judges to use “extraordinary caution” in taking a position on the state’s public defense crisis while she lobbies to significantly raise ...