Portland, Oregon
McElligott, Michael James 66 Feb. 04, 1946 Dec. 21, 2012 Michael was born in Portland and demonstrated excellent scholarship and athletic ability from an early age. He graduated at the top of his class from Wilson High School in 1964 and played third base on the varsity baseball team. He...
Read MoreI tried many complicated cases to Mike. He was one of the best and brightest judges I have ever appeared before in my long legal career. I extend to you my sincere condolences.
Paul DeBast
January 10, 2013 | Portland, OR
Barbara and family--
I am sooo sorry to hear of Michael's passing. We were colleagues together early in our careers at the Supreme Court in the mid-1970s. And colleagues in Hillsboro in the 1980s. When I began pro-temming under P.J. Bonebrake, Michael was a mentor to me whenever I sought his advice on decisions I faced as a new trial judge. His advice was unvaryingly good-humored, correct, and braced with not a little cynicism. Two pieces of advice stayed with me through my career as...
David Gernant
January 08, 2013 | Kalamazoo
