County Court
| Staff: | Dan Joyce, County Judge, Louis Wettstein and Jim Nakano, Commissioners |
| Phone: | (541) 473-5124 |
| Fax: | (541) 473-5168 |
| Email: | djoyce@malheurco.org or kmason@malheurco.org |
| Mailing address: | 251 "B" St. West, Suite 5 Vale, OR 97918 |
| Where? | The County Judge's office is located on the first floor of the county courthouse in Room 106. |
| Department at a glance: | Office hours are 8:30 a.m. to noon and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Regular meetings are held each Wednesday. They are public meetings except for executive sessions. Anyone wishing to speak to the commissioners during County Court is advised to make an appointment. |
Malheur County Court Public Notices
Notice of Public Hearing - Proposed Rate Increase for Ontario Sanitary Services
- Notice of Public Hearing - Baker & Roadrunner Towing Zone Change
- Notice of Public Hearing - Formation of the Nyssa Oregon Rural Fire Protection District
- Notice of Public Hearing - Addition of Russian Thistle to County Weed List
Malheur County is one of a few unique Oregon counties with a County Judge who is the chair of the three-person Commission. The County Judge is full-time and the two commissioners are two-fifths time. The County Judge has the authority to preside over probate matters and perform weddings. The Judge is elected for a six-year term, while the Commissioners are elected for a four-year term.
The County Court is not a court of law, and does not preside over trials, sentence defendants or have jurisdiction over the legal community.
