Douglas L. Tookey is running for Oregon Appeals Court Judge, Position 13, in the Nov. 3, 2026, general election. The race is nonpartisan.
Tookey has held the Position 13 seat since 2013, when Governor John Kitzhaber appointed him on Oct. 17 of that year, according to the Oregon State Bar's Appellate Practice Section. His seat was one of three new positions the Oregon State Legislature created in 2012. He is certified for the Nov. 3 ballot, according to BallotReady election data. If elected, Tookey would continue a tenure on the court that has spanned 13 years.
Candidate information
- Office sought: Oregon Appeals Court Judge, Position 13
- Party: Nonpartisan
- Education: Bachelor of arts in English, University of Chicago; juris doctorate, Cornell Law School; LL.M. in law, National University of Singapore
Experience and public service
Before joining the bench, Tookey worked as an environmental law attorney in private practice, according to the Oregon State Bar. He served as a judicial law clerk for Judge Edward W. Nottingham at the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado, according to the Oregon State Bar. He also served as a judicial law clerk at the United States Court of Appeals, according to BallotReady.
Tookey served as a deputy and senior deputy at the Office of the Legislative Counsel, according to BallotReady. He taught as an adjunct professor of law at Willamette University.
His international work included more than a decade on projects to improve access to justice and respect for the rule of law in developing countries, according to the Oregon State Bar. That work included Fulbright Scholarships in Singapore and Kazakhstan. He served as an election observer in Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Ukraine. He also served as a U.S. Department of State Office of Citizen Exchanges and Dickinson College Fellow on managing environmental resources in the Middle East.
On the issues
No issue positions were available for this candidate at the time of publication.
The Rose City Beat candidate questionnaire was sent to Judge Douglas Tookey's campaign. No response was received as of Oct. 12, 2026. The policy positions below are drawn from his public campaign website and public records.
