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  • #4899 (no title)
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  • 2003 Annual Picnic at the Leavy Hop Farm
  • 2004 Annual Dinner/LSA Recipient Randall Kester
  • 2004 Picnic Honoring Sen. Hatfield and Ninth Circuit Judge Otto Skopil
  • 2005 Annual Dinner / LSA Recipient Katherine O’Neil
  • 2005 Annual Picnic Honoring Oregon History Makers
  • 2006 Annual Dinner / Lifetime Service Award Recipients Tom Stoel and Carolyn Stoel
  • 2006 Annual Picnic Honoring Longevity in the Law
  • 2007 Annual Dinner / Lifetime Service Award Recipient Norm Wiener
  • 2008 Annual Dinner // Lifetime Service Award Recipient Owen Panner
  • 2008 Picnic Honoring Legislative and Administrative Lawyers
  • 2009 Annul Dinner/Lifetime Service Award Honoree Nancy Moriarty
  • 2009 Picnic Honoring Officials and Lawyers for the Confederated Tribes
  • 2010 Annual Dinner/Lifetime Service Award Honoree George Fraser
  • 2010 Picnic Honoring Trial Lawyers
  • 2011 Annual Dinner // Lifetime Service Award Recipient Senior United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Edward Leavy
  • 2011 Annual Picnic Honoring Oregon’s Law Schools
  • 2013 Annual Dinner/LSA Recipients Norm Sepenuk and Sidney Lezak.
  • 2013 Picnic Honoring Criminal Law Practitioners
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    • Robert E. Jones, An Oral History
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      • Henry Hess
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      • John Cooney
      • John Jelderks
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      • Michael Marcus
      • Owen Panner
      • Randall Kester
      • Robert Belloni
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      • Susan P. Graber
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    From Whizbang to the Federal Bench and the “Best Saddle in the Arena”: Celebrating the Remarkable Life of Judge Owen M. Panner (July 28,1924– December 20, 2018)

    July 2, 2019 /

    By U.S. Senior District Judge Anna J. Brown and U.S. Magistrate Judge Mark D. Clarke The remarkable life of U.S. Senior District Judge Owen Murphy Panner was celebrated on June 1, 2019, at the Panners’ horse arena in Medford, Oregon, under sunny skies illuminating a verdant vineyard, lush pastures, and a snow-capped Mount McLoughlin. As guests took their seats, the District Court’s own Rick Galarneau and Houston Bolles shared their considerable talents from a flat-bed truck stage to provide musical background that Judge Panner would have loved. They opened the celebration by leading everyone in “America the Beautiful.” On behalf of Nancy Panner and all of Judge Panner’s family, U.S.…

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Pages

  • #4899 (no title)
  • #4930 (no title)
  • 2003 Annual Picnic at the Leavy Hop Farm
  • 2004 Annual Dinner/LSA Recipient Randall Kester
  • 2004 Picnic Honoring Sen. Hatfield and Ninth Circuit Judge Otto Skopil
  • 2005 Annual Dinner / LSA Recipient Katherine O’Neil
  • 2005 Annual Picnic Honoring Oregon History Makers
  • 2006 Annual Dinner / Lifetime Service Award Recipients Tom Stoel and Carolyn Stoel
  • 2006 Annual Picnic Honoring Longevity in the Law
  • 2007 Annual Dinner / Lifetime Service Award Recipient Norm Wiener
  • 2008 Annual Dinner // Lifetime Service Award Recipient Owen Panner
  • 2008 Picnic Honoring Legislative and Administrative Lawyers
  • 2009 Annul Dinner/Lifetime Service Award Honoree Nancy Moriarty
  • 2009 Picnic Honoring Officials and Lawyers for the Confederated Tribes
  • 2010 Annual Dinner/Lifetime Service Award Honoree George Fraser
  • 2010 Picnic Honoring Trial Lawyers
  • 2011 Annual Dinner // Lifetime Service Award Recipient Senior United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Edward Leavy
  • 2011 Annual Picnic Honoring Oregon’s Law Schools
  • 2013 Annual Dinner/LSA Recipients Norm Sepenuk and Sidney Lezak.
  • 2013 Picnic Honoring Criminal Law Practitioners
  • 2014 Annual Dinner/LSA Recipient Steve Wax
  • 2014 Annual Picnic
  • 2015 Annual Dinner/LSA Recipient Judge Robert E. Jones
  • 2015 Annual Picnic
  • 2016 Annual Dinner/LSA Recipients Ron and Jewel Lansing
  • 2016 Annual Picnic
  • 2017 Annual Dinner/LSA Recipient Jeff Batchelor
  • 2017 Annual Picnic
  • 2018 Annual Picnic
  • 2019 Annual Dinner/LSA Recipient Judge Anna Brown
  • 2019 Annual Picnic
  • 2022 Annual Dinner Honoring Ed Harnden
  • 2022 Annual Picnic
  • 2023 Annual Meeting and Dinner Honoring Judge Ancer Haggerty
  • Articles
    • Robert E. Jones, An Oral History
  • Contact Us
  • Dennis J. Hubel
  • Events
    • 2018 Annual Dinner/LSA Recipient Barnes Ellis
    • December 1, 2017 CLE & Reception
    • Historical Society’s Annual Meeting and Lifetime Service Award Presentation
    • Judicial Portrait Unveiling
    • June 28, 2018 CLE & Reception
    • Wild Wild History: The Rise and Fall of Rajneeshpuram
  • Famous Cases Lecture Series
  • Historical Society’s Annual Picnic Through the Years
  • John F. Kilkenny
  • Newsletters
  • Oral Histories
    • Ancer L. Haggerty
    • Charles H. Turner
    • Donald Ashmanskas
    • Elizabeth Perris
    • Noreen Kelly Saltveit McGraw
    • Norman Sepenuk
    • Our Collection
      • Betty Roberts
      • David Looney
      • Edward Leavy
      • Frank A. Bauman
      • Garr M. King
      • George E. Juba
      • Henry Hess
      • James A. Redden
      • John Cooney
      • John Jelderks
      • Malcolm Marsh
      • Michael Marcus
      • Owen Panner
      • Randall Kester
      • Robert Belloni
      • Robert E. Jones
      • Stephen Bloom
      • Susan P. Graber
    • Peter McCabe
    • Peter McCabe
    • Sidney I. Lezak
    • Steven T. Wax
  • Paul J. Papak
  • Photos
    • Annual Picnic August 2014
    • Annual Picnic August 2017
  • Support Us!
  • Thomas Coffin
  • Welcome
    • About Us
      • Lifetime Service Award
      • Past Presidents

Recent Posts

  • Judge Edward Leavy (1929-2023) March 17, 2023
  • White House Appoints U.S. Attorney Natalie Wight to Serve the District of Oregon November 15, 2022
  • Oral History: “As many different perspectives as possible” May 19, 2022
  • Roswell Lamson, Naval Hero and Clerk of the Court: “The People of Oregon Feel Proud to Call You Their Son” December 15, 2021
  • Judge Teresa Pearson Joins the Bankruptcy Bench October 11, 2021

Who We Are

USDCHS is operated by a volunteer group of lawyers, judges, scholars, and lay persons interested in preserving the court’s history. This historical society is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization. Your membership and donations are appreciated.

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