By Adair Law On May 20, friends, family, and colleagues gathered in the jury assembly hall of the Mark O. Hatfield Courthouse to witness the investiture of Magistrate Judge Youlee Yim You. Judge You is now part of a judicial line whose predecessors include Judge George Juba, Oregon’s first magistrate judge and Judge Janice Stewart, Oregon’s first female magistrate.  Judge You continues the string of firsts by being the first Asian American to join the federal bench in the district of Oregon. Trish Hunt, courtroom deputy for Judge You opened the court. Chief Judge Michael Mosman warmly welcomed judges from the district of Oregon, Multnomah and Washington counties, Oregon Supreme Court justices,…

Carolyn Buan, editor of Oregon Benchmarks (1985-2002) and The First Duty: a History of the U.S. District Court for Oregon (1993), passed away in her sleep on February 26, 2016. The USDCHS honored her many contributions to our organization at our Annual Dinner in 2013. Carolyn was born in Gallup, New Mexico and grew up in Alaska, the sole child of Robert and Willetta Matsen. After graduating from West High in Anchorage, she joined the drama program at UCLA for her freshman year of college.  She transferred to Lewis & Clark College, where she earned a B.A. in English, and went on to earn her M.A. in English from the…

By Joseph Carlisle This article is based on an oral history conducted by Janice Dilg in June and July 2015.  The oral history is on file with the Oregon Historical Society on behalf of the U.S. District Court of Oregon Historical Society.  The transcript for his oral history can be found at https://usdchs.org/oral-histories/ David Looney is a product of humble but proud pioneer families. He is humble about his background, upbringing, and accomplishments, and at the same time proud of his family, the small Eastern Oregon community he grew up in, his time at the University of Oregon, his service in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam conflict, and his…

By Karen Saul Frank A. Bauman lived an extraordinary life of service and adventure during his 94 years.   Born on June 10, 1921 in Portland, Oregon, he died in his hometown on November 19, 2015, traveling far and wide between those bookends. Frank was a proud graduate of Grant High School (1939), Stanford University (A.B. 1943, economics), and Yale University Law School (1949).  He studied international law at the University of London from 1951 to 1952. He returned to Portland to practice law and raise a family with his beloved wife Mildred, with whom he shared his life for 47 years, traveling the world and answering the call to service…