Oregon Legal Overview: Coos Bay-North Bend The Coos Bay-North Bend metropolitan area in Oregon covers all of Coos County. Officially, it is defined by the Census Bureau as the Coos Bay micropolitan statistical area. Coos County comes under the 15th Judicial District of Oregon. The Coos County Circuit Court is the county’s main trial court with general jurisdiction. This court has locations in the county seat of Coquille and also in the county courthouse in North Bend. Listed below are the main cities in the Coos Bay-North Bend metro area.
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1. The Coos County Circuit Court has general jurisdiction over all criminal and civil cases filed in the county. The court has general jurisdiction over all felony prosecutions. The court in North Bend also has jurisdiction over probate matters, small claims, forcible entry and stalking cases. The court in Coquille handles domestic violence, family abuse, elder abuse, and civil cases other than those mentioned above. The cities additionally have limited jurisdiction municipal courts for local traffic offenses and city ordinance violations.
Trending Legal Topics: Most appeals against trial court verdicts in Coos County will go to the Oregon Court of Appeals. An appeal against this intermediate appellate court’s ruling can be filed with the Oregon Supreme Court, which is the court of last resort. Federal cases in Coos County must be filed with the Eugene Division of the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon. All federal appeals arising out of Oregon will be sent to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. |