Part of the Oregon Judicial Department, it has thirteen judges and is located in Salem.

The 13 judges of the court are chosen by the people in statewide nonpartisan elections to six-year terms, and have as their administrative head a Chief Judge appointed from their number by the Chief Justice of the state Supreme Court.

The petition must be made within 35 days of the decision, and the Supreme Court determines by vote of the Justices whether to review the case.

Prior to the expansion, it could only hear appeals to criminal, domestic relations, and some juvenile matters, as well as reviews of actions by state agencies.

[3] The Oregon Legislature has debated adding additional judgeships in both 2011 and 2012.