Item B: Mid-Point Evaluation for Judge Allen

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ATTACHMENT A CITY OF EUGENE JUDICIAL PERFORMANCE REVIEW Municipal Judge Self-Evaluation Name of Judge: Wayne E. Allen Date: September 15, 2008 Number of Years on Bench: 37 Date Appointed: 1971 Number of years as Licensed Attorney: 40 Additional professional background information: I began my legal practice in 1968, working for a business law firm. I next worked as a prosecutor for the City of Eugene for two years, and then as a criminal defense lawyer for over twenty years. I also maintained a general civil practice which emphasized the areas of business, dissolution, estate planning and probate. I ceased to practice law four and half years ago in order to devote more time to the court. I first served as a pro tem Municipal Court Judge in 1971. My involvement gradually increased and I became the Assistant Judge when Pierre Van Rysselberghe was appointed to the Circuit Court Bench in 1983. I was appointed Acting Presiding Judge in June of 1993. I have been the appointed Presiding Judge since February of 1994. I have attended many continuing legal education courses and meetings, a forty hour mediation course, and continue to review all applicable legislation and cases which have relevance to Municipal Court proceedings. I am a past member of numerous local and State Bar Committees. I am a member of the Bar of the State of Oregon, the U.S. District Court, and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Section I: Legal Ability It is, of course, very important that the judge’s legal abilities be developed and maintained. I have more than three decades of experience as a civil and criminal trial lawyer. The litigants who appear in this court should be confident that the judge understands the law and that his or her decisions are based upon a correct reading of the law and a correct perception of the facts. A judge must be able to apply the facts of a particular case to the appropriate rules of the law. Those rules are often subject to change by the City Council, the legislature or the Appellate Court process. A judge must be current and knowledgeable regarding any changes which may have been made to the law. As Presiding Judge, it is also my responsibility to be sure that the other judges are alerted to those changes and to rulings of their fellow judges in the Municipal Court so that we can act on a consistent basis. 2008 JUDICIAL PERFORMANCE REVIEW-1