Wallace P. Carson Jr.
Wallace P. Carson Jr. | |
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| 40th Chief Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court | |
| In office 1991–2005 | |
| Preceded by | Edwin J. Peterson |
| Succeeded by | Paul De Muniz |
| 84th Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court | |
| In office 1982–2006 | |
| Appointed by | Victor G. Atiyeh |
| Preceded by | Arno H. Denecke |
| Succeeded by | Virginia Linder |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 10, 1934 Salem, Oregon |
Wallace Preston Carson Jr. (born June 10, 1934) is an American attorney and politician from Oregon. He has spent time in both of Oregon's legislative branches and served on the Oregon Supreme Court for 24 years. Carson's fourteen-year tenure as chief justice was longer than that of any of his predecessors.