Multnomah County District Attorney

The Multnomah County District Attorney is responsible for prosecuting offenders who commit state criminal law violations committed in Multnomah County. The District Attorney’s office is committed to the open and balanced administration of justice—one that honors and respects diversity in all of its forms. Rod Underhill is the elected District Attorney in Multnomah County. The Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office has approximately 200 staff members, including 70 appointed Deputy District Attorneys.

The Multnomah County District Attorney is responsible for prosecuting offenders who commit state criminal law violations committed in Multnomah County. The District Attorney’s office is committed to the open and balanced administration of justice—one that honors and respects diversity in all of its forms. Rod Underhill is the elected District Attorney in Multnomah County. The Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office has approximately 200 staff members, including 70 appointed Deputy District Attorneys.

Latest News

  • Santiago Cisneros Grand Jury Transcripts Released
    April 4, 2013

    The transcripts are divided into two volumes.  Please click on...

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  • Merle Hatch Grand Jury Testimony Transcripts Released
    March 20, 2013

    The transcripts are divided into three volumes – please click...

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  • VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
    March 14, 2013

    The Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office, Victims Assistance Program is...

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  • Grand Jury Declines to Issue Charges in Death of Merle Hatch
    March 7, 2013

    Today the Multnomah County Grand Jury returned a not true...

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  • US House of Representatives Passes VAWA Reauthorization
    March 4, 2013

    On Thursday, February 28, the United States House of Representatives...

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  • Definitions and Shared Awareness Training
    March 1, 2013

    District Attorney Rod Underhill has announced the first of a...

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  • DDA Elisabeth Waner
    February 25, 2013

    Elisabeth Waner began working as a deputy district attorney on...

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  • Party Bus Investigation
    February 14, 2013

    On September 29, 2012, 12 year old Angie Hernandez and 31 of her friends were in a rented bus en route to a Quinceanera downtown. As the bus made a slow turn, Angie was sitting on the top of a seat with her back against a window and fell backward through the window onto the street near the intersection of SW Harrison and SW First Avenue in Portland. Angie was fatally injured by the bus during the turn and she died at the scene. The attached memorandum discusses the evidence, apparent causes of Angie Hernandez’s death, relevant law, and investigative conclusions.

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  • DA Rod Underhill Supports Senator Merkley in Push for Passage of Violence Against Women Act
    February 7, 2013

    Today District Attorney Rod Underhill participated in a news conference...

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  • DDA Eric Collins
    February 2, 2013

    Eric Collins is the newest deputy district attorney to work...

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  • Equity, Dignity, and Opportunity Council: Now and For the Future
    January 26, 2013

    District Attorney Rod Underhill is proud to announce the formation...

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  • DDA Colette McEldowney
    January 19, 2013

    DDA Colette McEldowney began working as a deputy district attorney...

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  • Governor Appoints Amy Holmes Hehn to Bench
    January 17, 2013

    Governor John Kitzhaber has appointed Senior Deputy District Attorney Amy...

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  • National Report Shows Decrease in Intimate Partner Violence
    December 10, 2012

    From 1994 to 201o, the overall rate of intimate partner...

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  • Officer Paul Meyer
    December 9, 2012

    Portland Police Officer Paul Meyer was seriously injured during a...

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