Kara A. Brooks is a qualified candidate for Circuit Court Judge, District 5, Position 5, in Oregon’s Nov. 3, 2026 general election, according to the Secretary of State’s candidate filings. The judicial race is nonpartisan.
Gov. Tina Kotek appointed Brooks to the Clackamas County Circuit Court on Aug. 7, 2026, effective immediately, following Judge Katherine E. Weber’s retirement.
The governor’s announcement identifies Brooks as a Lewis & Clark Law School graduate who was serving on the Oregon Board of Parole and Post-Prison Supervision before the appointment. Her earlier work included service as a Clackamas County deputy district attorney, with experience in mental-health and drug-treatment courts, domestic-violence prosecutions and family law.
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