Circuit Court v. AFSCME Local 502-A

*544ROBERTS, J.

This case presents the issue whether juvenile court judges and counselors are regulated by the Public Employe Collective Bargaining Act (PECBA), ORS 243.650 through 243.782, and whether their inclusion therein prompts a conflict with article III, section 1 or with article VII, section 1 (amended) of the Oregon Constitution. We hold that these employment relationships are subject to PECBA and find no constitutional infirmity. We affirm the Court of Appeals.

The Coos County Board of Commissioners, the county juvenile department and a juvenile court judge appeal from an order of the…