- Sep 26, 2020

Longtime 19th JDC Judge Richard Anderson faces challenge from Baker prosecutor Christopher Dassau

Judge Richard Anderson has served on the 19th Judicial District Court's criminal bench since 1997 and hopes to serve one more term before hanging up his black robe for good.

But Christopher Dassau, a lawyer and Baker City Court prosecutor who was once a staff attorney for 19th JDC Judge Wilson Fields, would like to send Anderson into retirement at the end of the year and begin his own judicial career. Read more...

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