1. Hollie Pihl was appointed to the court by Oregon Governor Tom McCall in 1976.
20 Facts About Hollie Pihl
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Hollie Pihl graduated from the University of Oregon in 1950 and obtained his law degree from Northwestern Law School in Chicago in 1954.
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In 1959, Hollie Pihl ran as a Republican for the Oregon House of Representatives, and lost to Republican nominee Vic Atiyeh, who would later go on to serve as the 32nd Governor of Oregon.
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In 1960, Hollie Pihl ran for District Attorney of Washington County and won, staying in that position until Governor Tom McCall appointed him to District Court Judge in 1968, and to Circuit Court Judge in 1979.
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Hollie Pihl served on the court in his position as Circuit Court Judge until 1995, when he elected to stay on as a Senior Judge until his retirement in 2005.
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Hollie Pihl was born on September 23,1928, in Portland, Oregon, and was one of six children.
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Matt Hollie Pihl joined his brothers Chris and Pete, and obtained a job taking care of dairy cows in Dilley, Oregon.
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Matt Pihl purchased acreage on Green Mountain, near the town of Manning, eventually amassing nearly 1,000 acres of forestland by the time his son Hollie had been born.
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At this point, the Hollie Pihl family lived in St Johns, Oregon, and used the Manning land for logging and had a small saw mill.
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Hollie Pihl spent many years working for his parents' trucking companies and always thought he would be a truck driver.
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Hollie Pihl was born with one eye pupil turned in and was the subject of much teasing when he was a student at James John Grade School, and later at Roosevelt High School.
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Hollie Pihl served in the Army until 1948 when he had fulfilled his time and decided he wanted to attend the University of Oregon.
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Hollie Pihl began attending the University of Oregon in 1948 at the age of 20, and graduated with a degree four years later, in 1952.
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Hollie Pihl left the firm to launch his campaign for the Oregon House of Representatives in 1962.
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Hollie Pihl ran as a Republican in the 1962 election, losing to fellow Republican Vic Atiyeh in the primary elections.
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Hollie Pihl stayed on in this position until his retirement in 2005.
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In 1958, Hollie Pihl married Alice Morrow, a nurse whom he met on a blind date, in Portland, Oregon.
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Hollie Pihl was heavily involved in the Boy Scouts of America for many years.
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Hollie Pihl was responsible for naming the newly formed Tuality District.
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In 1991, Hollie Pihl was awarded the Silver Beaver Award for showing exceptional leadership and service to the Boy Scouts of America.