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Multnomah County to lose hundreds of cases under Roberts; DA and OPDC outline rapid dockets and staffing needs
Summary
Multnomah County reported reviewing roughly 772 of 876 potentially affected cases and expects about 623 dismissals (≈81%); Multnomah DA Nathan Vasquez, OPDC interim director Ken Sanchgren and OJD officials described rapid‑resolution dockets, data dashboards and staffing proposals including hiring additional trial attorneys and case assignment coordinators.
District Attorney Nathan Vasquez and state agencies told the Public Safety Subcommittee on Feb. 19 that the Roberts decision will cause immediate operational strain in counties with many unrepresented cases, especially Multnomah County.
"We received a list of about 876 cases that would be immediately up for dismissal. We've already reviewed 772 of those cases. We quickly determined that 623 are gonna be dismissed," Vasquez said, characterizing that number as "a massive number" and about 81 percent of the reviewed pool. He said many of those cases are class C felonies (stolen motor vehicles, theft) and that reindictment of felonies would require additional grand jury work and witness recall, creating strain on the sheriff's office, courts and…
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