Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek has appointed two new judges to Lane County’s Circuit Court.
Last year, Kotek signed a bill upping the number of Lane County judges from 15 to 17. On Friday, she announced she was choosing Jessica May and Allison Knight to fill the new seats.
Knight, the lead mental health attorney with Public Defender Services of Lane County, said she has experience training and supervising lawyers, and a background in mental health advocacy and legislation. She said she’ll bring that knowledge to this new position…