Rebecca D. Guptill is running for re-election to her Washington County circuit court seat on the Nov. 3 ballot. The race is nonpartisan.
Guptill has served as a circuit court judge at Washington County Circuit Court since 2019, according to BallotReady. She is certified for the Nov. 3 general election ballot and appeared on the nonpartisan primary ballot on May 19, according to Ballotpedia.
Candidate information
Office sought: Circuit Court Judge, District 20, Position 2
Party: Nonpartisan
Education:
- High school diploma, Waldport High School, 1998
- Bachelor's degree in journalism, University of Southern California, 2002 (cum laude, Thematic Option Certificate)
- J.D., Willamette University, 2005
Experience and public service
Guptill's legal career began in 2003 as a law clerk at Clark Lindauer Fetherston Edmonds Lippold & Collier. She then clerked for Carl D. Crowell, Attorney at Law, from 2004 to 2005.
She worked as an associate attorney at several firms: Ridehalgh & Associates (2005–2007), Cummins Goodman Fish Denley & Vickers (2007–2008), Hillsboro Law Group as a senior associate (2008–2012) and Harris Law Firm (2012–2019).
Guptill served as a pro tem judge at Washington County Circuit Court in 2016. She has served as a circuit court judge since 2019. She has said she serves as presiding judge of the court.
Her volunteer service includes president of the Washington County Bar Association in 2014 and 2015, delegate to the Oregon State Bar House of Delegates in 2014 and 2015, and chair of the Washington County Law Library Committee in 2017. She has also said she serves as a board member of the Family Justice Center of Washington County.
On the issues
Judicial education on domestic and sexual violence
In testimony submitted to the Oregon Legislature on April 21, 2025, in support of Senate Bill 710, Guptill said judges need ongoing, evidence-based, trauma-informed education on domestic and sexual violence. The bill would mandate specialized training for judges on those topics.
"Domestic and sexual violence and the trauma it causes impacts every type of case coming before the court," Guptill said in her testimony.
She also advocated for replacing existing continuing legal education requirements with judge-specific continuing education standards, according to her testimony.
The Beaverton Beat candidate questionnaire was sent to Rebecca D. Guptil's campaign. No response was received as of Oct. 12, 2026. The policy positions below are drawn from her public campaign website and public records.
