Mabon v. Wilson

Plaintiff appeals from a judgment that dismissed an action that challenged the authority of defendant to hold the office of Multnomah County Circuit Judge. He based his challenge on the contention that defendant had failed to subscribe to the correct oath of office and therefore was not qualified to hold the office. We affirm.

Plaintiff filed his action under ORS 30.510, which, among other things, provides a mechanism for challenging a person’s right to public office. The thrust of plaintiffs argument is that defendant did not subscribe and file, word-for-word and comma-for-comma, the oath of…