Ellen began practicing law in 1975 at a small law firm in Eugene after graduating from the University of Oregon. Five years later she became a U.S. Assistant Attorney for the District of Oregon. As a federal prosecutor she specialized in financial crimes. In 1989, she was appointed to the Multnomah County District Court. Former Governor Barbara Roberts later appointed Ellen to the Circuit Court, and is now endorsing her candidacy for Attorney General.

Most recently, Ellen served as a judge on the Oregon Court of Appeals from 2005-2011. During her time as a judge she presided over thousands of cases involving Oregon citizens—from small claims to more serious crimes. Throughout her career, Ellen has been a strong advocate for the legal profession and for diversity and access to justice—locally and nationally. Her areas of expertise include business and consumer litigation, domestic relations, class actions, misdemeanor and felony crimes, state and federal constitutional law, products liability, and juvenile disputes among others.

Ellen and her husband Richard Meeker have two children Cate and Will.

If you wish to make donations by phone please call: 503-481-6078 * If you wish to make donations by mail please sent to: 2236 SE 10th Avenue | Portland OR 97214 * for more info visit - http://ellenrosenblum.com/

Former Appeals Court Judge Ellen Rosenblum will seek Oregon attorney general job | In her 36-year legal career, Ellen Rosenblum has prosecuted foreign corporations on steel-dumping charges, overseen murder trials in Multnomah County and challenged fellow judges on the state's Court of Appeals in deciding cases. Ellen Rosenblum, 60, of Portland, a former Oregon Court of Appeals judge, announced her intention to run for Oregon attorney general.Now, the 60-year-old Portland resident who retired from the appellate bench last May is aiming for the next phase of her career -- to be the state's attorney general. "I believe the attorney general needs to fight for Oregon workers and families," she said Wednesday, adding that she would in particular focus on consumer protection, public safety and child-advocacy issues. "I think I'm ready to roll. I can put on the gloves with just about anyone." Read More >>

Oregon: Vote Ellen Rosenblum - Candidate to Become Oregon's First Female Attorney General | (PORTLAND, OR Hemp News) - As Oregon moves closer toward marijuana legalization in November with the Oregon Cannabis Tax Act 2012 (OCTA 2012) and the Oregon Marijuana Policy Initiative 2012 (OMPI 2012) petition drives, the race for Oregon Attorney General on May 15th between Appeals Court Judge Ellen Rosenblum and former acting U.S. Attorney Dwight Holton will be crucial to the implementation of the cannabis legalization initiatives. Earlier this month, in a debate at the Eugene City Club, Rosenblum said she supported the state’s current medical marijuana law as one that "provides vulnerable citizens with the medicine they needed to cope with their diagnoses."

On the other hand, Holton said the law is actually "a train wreck, putting marijuana in the hands of people, kids, who are not using it for pain management purposes. Of 50,000 card holders, 30,000 got them from 10 clinics. We’ve got a broken system." Just last summer, Holton issued a letter to Oregon medical marijuana collectives, co-signed by 34 district attorneys, the head of the Oregon State Sheriffs' Association and the head of the Oregon Chiefs of Police. Read More >>

Rosenblum For Oregon AG: The Cannabis Community's Choice | As Oregon moves closer toward marijuana legalization in November with the Oregon Cannabis Tax Act 2012 (OCTA 2012) and the Oregon Marijuana Policy Initiative 2012 (OMPI 2012) petition drives, the race for Oregon Attorney General on May 15 between Appeals Court Judge Ellen Rosenblum and former acting U.S. Attorney Dwight Holton will be crucial to the implementation of the cannabis legalization initiatives. Earlier this month, in a debate at the Eugene City Club, Rosenblum said she supported the state's current medical marijuana law as one that "provides vulnerable citizens with the medicine they needed to cope with their diagnoses."

On the other hand, Holton said the law is actually "a train wreck, putting marijuana in the hands of people, kids, who are not using it for pain management purposes. Of 50,000 card holders, 30,000 got them from 10 clinics. We've got a broken system." Read More >>

Phil Knight Donates $25,000 to Ellen Rosenblum for Oregon Attorney General | Oregon’s richest man doesn’t always donate to 2012 Oregon Attorney General candidates, but when he does, he prefers donating to Ellen Rosenblum. The Oregon Attorney General race in the Democratic Primary seemed to be languishing un-noticed by the local mainstream media until cannabis activists started exposing the differences between Ellen Rosenblum and Dwight Holton regarding cannabis laws. Now, the Oregonian and other media outlets are extensively covering the race, and Ms. Rosenblum just snagged herself her biggest contributor to date from the Oregonian with the biggest pockets, Nike founder Phil Knight. Unfortunately, Ms. Rosenblum still lags behind Mr. Holton in total funds raised, but the gap is certainly closing. According to Oregon election records, Holton had raised $437,249 as of April 14th . Comparatively, Mr. Knight’s contribution will raise Ms. Rosenblum’s total to $375,399.

Cannabis activists are overwhelmingly favoring Ellen Rosenblum – a candidate who has stated that she “will make marijuana enforcement a low priority, and protect the rights of medical marijuana patients.” Conversely, Dwight Holton has a proven anti-cannabis record. He not only helped lead a federal crackdown of Oregon medical marijuana providers but has also called the voter-approved medical marijuana law, “a train wreck.” Read More >>

Dwight Holton

Through his work as a prosecutor, attorney, civic leader and head of the United States Attorney’s Oregon Office, Dwight Holton has become one of the most respected legal and public safety leaders in Oregon. Dwight with his wife Mary Ellen Glynn and their children, Terence and Fiona

During his 15 years as a federal prosecutor, Dwight has appeared in court over 1000 times, successfully prosecuting gangs, drug traf?ckers and terrorists. He stood up for consumers by attacking mortgage and ?nancial fraud, put corporate polluters in prison and defended Oregonians’ civil rights. He has unmatched experience in keeping Oregonians safe. As the United States Attorney for Oregon, Dwight also has a successful track record of running an agency of 115 people in of?ces throughout Oregon, with an $11 million annual budget – critical experience for the leader of Oregon’s Department of Justice. He led a team that filed, investigated, prosecuted and litigated 600-700 criminal cases each year. Dwight also managed civil litigation efforts on behalf of the United States in Oregon, with over 800 cases filed annually.

Dwight grew up in Virginia, and his dad was governor of Virginia from 1970-1974. Dwight was a 1996 graduate of the University of Virginia Law School, and went to work for the U.S. Department of Justice as an Assistant United States Attorney in 1997. In February 2010, Dwight was designated to serve as United States Attorney and in this role was selected as first-ever recipient of OHSU Pain Awareness and Investigation Network (PAIN) Award for his efforts to address the prescription drug overdose epidemic in Oregon.

Dwight has volunteered his time for the Oregon Convocation on Equality (2010-2011), the Oregon Criminal Justice Commission (2004-2008), the Oregon Governor’s Fund for the Environment (2005-present) and the Oregon Endangered Species Justice Fund (2007-present). Since 2002, Dwight has taught classes at Lewis and Clark Northwestern School of Law in Portland. Dwight lives in Southeast Portland with his wife, Mary Ellen Glynn. Their children, Terence (7) and Fiona (5), attend Portland Public Schools. Dwight volunteers at their school and for a wide range of civic causes and organizations, including his most challenging position as a K–2nd Grade basketball coach.

Contact: Holton for Oregon, 2236 SE 10th Avenue, Portland OR 97214 * If you would like to schedule an interview with Dwight, please call 503-729-7039 * for more info visit - http://www.holtonfororegon.com/

AG race stoked by medical marijuana | PORTLAND — Of the thousands of laws that Oregon’s attorney general enforces or interprets, the one allowing medical marijuana has lit up the campaign for that office more than any other. In a Democratic primary where the candidates agree on many things, their differences over marijuana stand out. It’s anyone’s guess whether the pot vote will be enough to tip the scales. But no Republicans are seeking the job, so Democrats alone will choose the state’s top lawyer the May 15 primary.

Former federal prosecutor Dwight Holton has called Oregon’s marijuana law a “train wreck,” and he was the U.S. Attorney for Oregon when federal agents raided marijuana farms that were legal under state law. His rival, retired Court of Appeals judge Ellen Rosenblum, has staked out a mellower view, saying she’ll make marijuana enforcement a low priority. Read More >>

Dwight Holton, Marijuana Foe or Activist for Big Pharma? | (SALEM, Ore.) - The top federal attorney in Oregon, Dwight Holton, has written an extensive article carried in the Oregonian complaining at length about Oregon's medical marijuana laws. It relates to the dispensary letter signed by all but one of Oregon's 36 district attorneys, that so many were talking about last week[1]. Holton raises numerous questions about this program and if it weren't for people like him, teamed with the Portland media, the media tools, nobody would ever know there was a problem. The only 'problems' about medical marijuana stem from the idiocy of having any laws against natural healthcare remedies.

This man is a politician, but operating in this way tells me he is working for big pharma; not for the people of this nation and particularly not for Oregonians who have to tolerate his federal presence here. You can't attack pot without benefiting that morally void pill addiction industry that floods our television channels with embarrassing endless advertisements. Read More >>

Oregon Attorney General candidate Dwight Holton stops in Eugene-Springfield | Holton spent the last 15 years as a federal prosecutor, most recently as Oregon's acting U.S. Attorney. As state attorney general, Holton says one of his biggest focuses would be crime prevention. Holton says 85-percent of the people in Oregon corrections have drug issues, which need to be addressed.

"If we want to get serious about the budget if we want to get serious about getting this right, we need to fund early intervention programs, we need to fund public education, and we need to fund addiction treatment programs,” says Holton. Read More >>

Justice and the Oregon attorney general's race between Dwight Holton and Ellen Rosenblum | Most of us, I believe, confront the ballot with prism in hand, the imperfect lens through which we measure the quality of the candidates and the relevance of the election. In the Oregon attorney general's race between Ellen Rosenblum and Dwight Holton, your prism may be marijuana, prosecutorial passion or John Kroger. My prism is Ben Alfano.

In the last two months of the veteran's life, which I chronicled in February, Alfano was wrenched from the assisted-living facility he loved and dumped in a Gresham dementia-care unit. Alfano died there on Feb. 26, 2011, an especially bitter turn for four of his children, who had complained about conservator and guardianship issues for years. Those objections were typically met with smug disdain, or worse, by the Oregon Department of Veterans' Affairs, and its well-paid bodyguard at the Department of Justice. Read More >>