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Decision 2026: Governor Kotek Announces Deschutes County Circuit Court Vacancy

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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) -- Judge Bethany P. Flint is retiring from the Deschutes County Bench effective July 31, 2026, following an announcement by Governor Tina Kotek.

Her seat on the bench will appear on the November ballot.

She was appointed by Governor Kate Brown (D) on February 12, 2015, to succeed Judge Roger J. DeHoog, who was appointed to the state's Court of Appeals.

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