Salem, OR — Today, Governor Tina Kotek announced that she has appointed Victoria E. Dethloff to the 10th Judicial District covering Union and Wallowa Counties. Mrs. Dethloff will fill the vacancy created by the retirement of Judge Thomas B. Powers. Her appointment is effective January 1, 2027.

Victoria Dethloff received her juris doctorate degree from Willamette University College of Law. She currently works for the Oregon Department of Justice in its child advocacy and protection division and has a strong background in juvenile dependency and delinquency, and criminal law.

A photograph of Mrs. Dethloff can be found here.