Section 238.500 - Definitions for ORS 238.500 to 238.585 As used in ORS 238.500 to 238.585, unless the context requires otherwise:
(1) "Court" means the Supreme Court, the Court of Appeals, the Oregon Tax Court and a circuit court.(2) "Judge" means a judge of any court.(3) "Judge member" means a judge who is a member of the Public Employees Retirement System subject to ORS 238.500 to 238.585.(4) "Service as a judge" means creditable service, as defined by ORS 238.005, by a judge as: (a) A regularly elected or appointed judge of a court; or(b) A regularly elected or appointed judge of a court temporarily in another court.