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February 28th 2006 • Printer version
 2006 Frohnmayer Award Banquet Honors
Multnomah Circuit Court Judge
Clifford Freeman
He personifies the qualities
of a good judge, a public
servant, and a mentor"
A stern and compassionate judge, Clifford Freeman 76, has devoted his
career to breaking the fall of Oregon's most troubled citizens and
helping those who strive against tough odds.
He will be honored with the 2006 Frohnmayer Award for Public Service at
a Portland banquet at 7:00 P.M. on Friday, April 21 at the Embassy
Suites, 319 SW Pine Street.
Oregon Appeals Court Judge Ellen Rosenblum 75, who has known Freeman
for thirty years, said, To me, he personifies the qualities of a
good judge, a public servant, and a mentor he doesn't seem to be
affected by his own considerable power as he goes about living an
exemplary life for the good of his community.
A circuit court judge since 1996, Freeman was in at the beginning of
Portland's Community Courts and presided over them from 1998 until 2002.
He is a civil servant who used his University of Oregon degrees in
economics, education, and law to serve others. He has defended
the poor and mentally ill; developed education policy for the state;
advocated for minority-owned, women-owned, and small business; and
advanced the welfare of Oregon youth. He has been a member of
many local, state, and national boards and commissions.
Freeman, a Portland native, is currently Oregon's only African-American state
judge.
The Frohnmayer Award is given each year in Portland by the UO School of
Law Alumni Association. It recognizes a graduate, faculty member, or
friend whose public service brings honor to the school.
Tickets for the
reception and dinner cost $85. Tables for 10 are available for $1,000.
INFO: (541)
346-3970 or email
-Eliza Schmidkunz
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