Matthews v. Oregon State Board of Higher Education ex rel. University of Oregon

This court accepted certification of the following question from the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

“Whether under Oregon law the President of the University of Oregon may, without explicit statutory or regulatory authorization, delegate informally the authority to make final determinations regarding the denial of indefinite tenure.”

See ORS 28.200 et seq. (describing certified question process); ORAP 12.20 (prescribing procedures for consideration of certified questions); see also Western Helicopter Services v. Rogerson Aircraft, 311 Or 361, 811 P2d 627 (1991)…