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ANIMAL LAW
SENTENCING
FUNDING FOR PUBLIC SAFETY
THE DEATH PENALTY
THE MEDIA
DNA
DRUGS AND ALCOHOL
VICTIMS' RIGHTS
SUNDRY
REVIEWS and COMMENTS
Books
ACCOLADES and HONORS
WHY DEFENSE LAWYERS HATE JOSH
ASK THE D.A. ARCHIVES
ANIMAL LAW
- Stop the slaughter of kangaroos for shoes, guest column for the Bend Bulletin, July 4, 2022
- The time for mink farms has passed, guest column for the Astorian, January 15, 2021
- Stop Kangaroo Slaughter ... Just Do It, guest column for Portland Tribune, with Emily Ahyou, October 12, 2020
- Animal Wellness Action welcomes Josh Marquis as Director of Legal Affairs and Enforcement, February 18, 2019.
- The Vikki Kittles Case
- Oregon's animal-abuse laws lose their bite under state sentencing guidelines, by Jacques Von Lunen, special to the Oregonian, February 09, 2010, 3:58AM
SENTENCING
- Bill in the legislature is an insult to crime victims, guest column for Bend Bulletin, April 2, 2023
- A death sentence for truth, guest column for Bend Bulletin, November 3, 2021
- All current death penalties vacated, Oct 11, 2021
- "Limiting" the death penalty, Oct 9, 2021
- Kate Brown to commute murderers, Oct 7, 2021
- Race and justice in Deschutes County, guest column for Bend Bulletin, August 30, 2021
- Jury still out on split-jury cases, KOIN 6 report, July 31, 2021
- Don't change rules on prison inmate voting rights, guest column Portland Tribune, July 7, 2021
- Expungement shifts burden to victims, prosecutors, guest column for the Oregonian, May 5, 2021
- Real time for real crimes, commentary, Jan 21, 2020
- Don't change Measure 11 -- Again, guest column for the Bend Bulletin, Nov 24, 2020
- This is not justice, re Measure 11 for juveniles, November 17, 2020.
- Judge advocates hard drug legalization, interview on "The Lars Larson Show," Oct 26, 2020
- Don't be misled about efforts to abolish truth in sentencing, West Linn Tidings, Oct 22, 2020
- Unanimous verdicts split, excerpt from ABA Journal re non-unanimous juries, Oct 2, 2020
- Oregon legislature betrays voters, Part 1, August 11, 2020
- Lois and Rod Houser update, report from KTVZ : "Parole board : Man convicted in Terrebonne couple's 1987 killing must service 7 more years," Barney Lerten, May 11, 2020
- John Hummel and Oregon's death penalty, guest column for the Bend Bulletin, April 10, 2019
- We trust Oregonians with non-unanimous juries, guest column for The Oregonian, November 16, 2018
- Hammond fisherman sentenced, November 14, 2018
- PBS Newshour on felony conviction rates, pull quote, January 2, 2018
- History Matters: A Response to Prof. Aliza Kaplan, October 2, 2017
- Butane hash oil explosion sentencing, Noelle Crombie, Oregonian/OregonLive, Aug 18, 2017
- Oregon makes drug possession a misdemeanor, Andrew Selsky, AP, Daily Astorian, Aug 15, 2017
- Don't surrender to heroin and meth addiction, KATU News story, June 14, 2017
- Public safety, not percentages, guest column for the Daily Astorian, March 30, 2017
- Earned incarceration, on the Violence and Redemption website, October 2016
- White privilege and prison reform, April 12, 2016
- "A chill wind blowing," elegy for Seaside Police Sgt. Jason Gooding, February 21, 2016.
- Sex Offenders in Oregon, series for the Oregonian by Maxine Bernstein, October 1, 2013.
- A reasonable balance in criminal justice, OpEd for the Daily Astorian, August 28, 2013.
- Clatsop's PSCC "share concerns" about changing mandatory minimum sentences, Ted Shorack, Daily Astorian, April 24, 2013
- More truths (and untruths) about sentencing - Part 2, January 8, 2013.
- More truths (and untruths) about sentencing - Part 1, January 6, 2013.
- This is not a "clerical error." But what is it? November 13, 2011.
- Truth in publishing, letter to Medford Mail Tribune, October 28, 2011
- Guns v. Butter -- again, June 8, 2011
- Uncle Ted slams the door on our hands on his way out, January 1, 2011
- Getting honest as well as smart about crime in Oregon, guest column for the Oregonian, October 18, 2010
- "Let's Get Free: A Hip-Hop Theory of Justice," American Constitution Society event, posted August 27, 2009
- Alejandro Escalante-Franco Sentenced, news release from DA's office, May 29, 2009
- Measure 57: the best way forward in this fiscal crisis, guest column for the Oregonian, by Bradley Berry, John Foote, Josh Marquis and Michael Schrunk, May 26, 2009.
- Measure 57 is the better choice, guest column for the Daily Astorian, October 14, 2008
- Debunking myths about Measure 11, op-ed published by the Oregonian, May 30, 2008
- Why Jails Work, commentary, March 1, 2007
- Measure 11 Brings Justice and Lower Crime Rate, with Doug Harcleroad, Eugene Register-Guard, October 17, 2005
FUNDING FOR PUBLIC SAFETY
- The problems with Measure 110, interview on XRAY-fm, October 26, 2020
- Salem Dems too lenient on property crimes, guest column for Portland Tribune, February 26, 2019
- New jail a necessity, not a luxury, guest column for the Daily Astorian, Oct 5, 2018
- Why Clatsop County must have a new jail, guest column for the Daily Astorian, Feb 28, 2018
- Recording Oregon's grand juries is wrong, guest column for the Oregonian, June 18, 2017
- Some never make it, OpEd for the Daily Astorian, February 21, 2017
- Casey Foundation distorts juvenile arrest rates, The Prosecutor, July/Aug/Sept 2014, posted May 11, 2015
- Another example of why Clatsop County needs more jail space, Chelsea Garrow reporting in the Daily Astorian, "Revolving jail door strikes again," September 6, 2013.
- Uncle Ted slams the door on our hands on his way out, January 1, 2011
- Shelving of Measure 57 was a shell game, OpEd for the Oregonian, April 4, 2010
- DAs say cost of crime measure inflated, by Dan Tilkin, KATU News and KATU.com Staff, March 30, 2010
- Prosecutors' pay cut caught in controversy, by Nick Budnick, Bend Bulletin, February 24, 2010
- This Stinks, editorial by the Daily Astorian, February 25, 2010
- Guns v. butter = Hungry & Defenseless, guest column for the Daily Astorian, April 16, 2009
- DA's stipend reinstated, by Joe Gamm, Daily Astorian, April 24, 2008
- DA shares his view on ballot issue, guest column, Daily Astorian, Thursday, October 25, 2007
- Q&A, questions from the local media, October 17, 2007
- What a County!, commentary, August 14, 2007
- Thank You for the Support, commentary, August 5, 2007
- Take Local Politics out of Paying DA's, lead editorial, the Oregonian, Wednesday, August 1, 2007
- Citizens Act, commentary, July 10, 2007
- Clatsop County Slashes DA Pay, Sunday, May 20, 2007
- Culture of Poverty, Pornography of Pay, on starting a conversation about paying Oregon's elected officials a fair wage, the Oregonian, Thurs., December 15, 2006
- Guns and Butter and Jails, on the need for jail beds and treatment options in Clatsop County, and how locking up criminals doesn't rip the books out of an eager child's hands, commentary, June 10, 2006
- Public Safety Last?, on funding for public safety, the Oregonian, August 5, 2005
- Clatsop County Jail Update, by Tom Bennett, the Daily Astorian, June 5, 2005
THE DEATH PENALTY
- History Matters: A Response to Prof. Aliza Kaplan, October 2, 2017
- Oregon Supreme Court upholds Guzek death penalty, Barney Lerten, KTVZ.com, Nov 28, 2015.
- The carnival around pretty white girls, sex and murder, May 30, 2013.
- Citizens and capital punishment: The death penalty conversation isn't new for Oregon, guest op-ed, co-authored with Steve Atchison, the Oregonian, December 3, 2012.
- Kitzhaber defers all executions, December 12, 2011.
- The fourth Randy Guzek trial -- links to coverage by Erin Golden of the Bend Bulletin; Kelsey Watts of KTVZ-TV NewsChannel 21 (Bend); Steve Duin, columnist for the Oregonian; and Steven Dubois of the Associated Press.
- Counting the Guilty, commentary on New York Times column by Adam Liptak, March 26, 2008.
- Let's not squander our moral capital, Oregonian OpEd, February 14, 2008.
- How many dead innocent victims is "a few"?, on After Innocence, commentary, March 14, 2006.
- The Innocent and the Shammed, New York Times OpEd on the wrongfully freed, January 26, 2006.
- Guilty Again!, commentary on DNA confirmation of the guilt of rapist and murderer Roger Coleman, January 15, 2006
- Scientific American Fiction?, commentary, January 7, 2006
- The Ultimate Sanction Does Work, the Oregonian, December 29, 2005
- For select few, death is just, USA Today, December 12, 2005
- Supreme Court Visit, the Daily Astorian, December 9, 2005
- Karma Comes Around for Tookie, LA Times, December 4, 2005
- 1,000th Execution Delayed, by Scott Ott, November 30, 2005
- Testimony before the House Judiciary Committee Subcommittee on Crime and Terrorism, June 30, 2005
- The Myth of Innocence, Journal of Criminal Law & Criminology, March 31, 2005.
- Honesty in the Debate, special to the National Law Journal, February 28, 2005
- Prosecutors vs. Journalists: The Gloves Are Off, the Chicago Reader on the Chicago Tribune's death penalty series, June 29, 2000
THE MEDIA
- Your Voice, Your Vote appearance on KATU-TV, 18 Mar 2018
- Address to Columbia Forum, March 6, 2018
- Columbia Forum, February 20, 2018
- ACLU demonizes District Attorneys, guest column for Daily Astorian, Sept 15, 2017
- History Matters: A Response to Prof. Aliza Kaplan, October 2, 2017
- A rampant and epidemic lie, April 13, 2014
- The carnival around pretty white girls, sex and murder, May 30, 2013
- Who can you trust?, commentary about eyewitness evidence, August 30, 2011
- Fox 12: Facebook changing justice system, a Fox 12 investigative report interview John Henry Hingson and me, March 31, 2011
- Searching for details online, lawyers Facebook the jury, by Ana Campoy and Ashby Jones, The Wall Street Journal, Feburary 22, 2011
- How many dead innocent victims is "a few"?, on After Innocence, commentary, March 14, 2006.
- The Innocent and the Shammed, New York Times OpEd on "In Justice" and the wrongfully freed, January 26, 2006.
- Scientific American Fiction?, commentary, January 7, 2006
- Vanity Fair Goes Over The Top, on Lisl Auman's killing of Bruce VanderJagt, commentary, December 19, 2005
- Child Abuse Is Real, commentary on "Capturing The Friedmans," November 23, 2005
- The Myth of Innocence, Journal of Criminal Law & Criminology, March 31, 2005.
- One DA's Crusade, on "The Exonerated", by Michael Miner, the Chicago Reader, February 5, 2005
- Don't Believe Everything You See on Court TV, on "The Exonerated", the National Review, January 27, 2005
- A Truth-Based Justice System?, USA Today, October 17, 2004
- Prosecutor Bashing, FindLaw.com, January 14, 2004
- The DA DJ, KPTV Channel 12, from 1995
DNA
- Senate Judiciary Testimony on "Justice for All: Convicting the Guilty and Exonerating the Innocent," March 21, 2012
- Rightful Convictions, a "Reaction Essay" in response to "Learning What We Can From DNA," by Prof. Brandon Garrett, CATO Unbound, March 7, 2012.
- Justice Dept. to Review Bush Policy on DNA Test Waivers, by Jerry Markon, Washington Post, October 11, 2009
- Guilty Again!, commentary on DNA confirmation of the guilt of rapist and murderer Roger Coleman, January 15, 2006
- The Truth About DNA, commentary, November 15, 2005
- One DA's Crusade, on "The Exonerated", by Michael Miner, the Chicago Reader, February 5, 2005
- A Truth-Based Justice System?, USA Today, October 17, 2004
- A Just Punishment?, Oregon State Bar Bulletin, May 2002
- Testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee, June 13, 2000
DRUGS AND ALCOHOL
- Butane hash oil explosion sentencing, Noelle Crombie, Oregonian/OregonLive, Aug 18, 2017
- Oregon makes drug possession a misdemeanor, Andrew Selsky, AP, Daily Astorian, Aug 15, 2017
- Don't surrender to heroin and meth addiction, KATU News story, June 14, 2017
- Some never make it, OpEd for the Daily Astorian, February 21, 2017.
- City Club of Portland debate on Measure 80, legalizing marijuana, September 21, 2012.
- "Winning," commentary, 12 August 2012.
- DA wins battle over DUII cases, Thom Jensen, KATU News, May 25, 2012.
- Satire? Or too much "medicine"?, commentary, 7 May 2012.
- Astoria's culture of alcoholism, Editor's Notebook, by Steve Forrester, Daily Astorian, February 11, 2011
- The rule of law in Astoria, guest column for the Daily Astorian, January 20, 2011
- Getting honest about marijuana, October 28, 2010
- Astoria rejects DUII cases takeover, by Chelsea Gorrow, Daily Astorian, October 19, 2010
- Heresy in the War on Drugs, the Oregonian, Sunday, October 10, 2004
- DUII Outrage in Astoria, by the AP, October 9, 2004
VICTIMS' RIGHTS
- Speech to Parents of Murdered Children, Sept 25, 2017
- Recording Oregon's grand juries is wrong, guest column for the Oregonian, June 18, 2017
- Loopholes in domestic violence cases, quoted in "NFL domestic violence case shows system's flaws," Julianne Cuba and Taylor Garre, CBSNews.com, December 7, 2015.
- Giving a voice to victims, guest column for the Daily Astorian, January 8, 2013.
- National Day of Remembrance for Murder Victims, September 24, 2010 (posted October 7, 2010)
- Let's Not Forget About the Crime, guest column, Eugene Register-Guard, July 4, 2010
- The Prosecutor and Victims' Rights, Crime Victims Report, 2005
SUNDRY
- No need to remove bar exam to ensure equality, guest column for Bend Bulletin, July 13, 2021
- Thane Tienson, Dave Pastor, commentary, January 30, 2021
- Columbia Forum, Feb 20, 2018www.coastda.com/home/no-need-to-remove-bar-exam
- Clatsop County DA Marquis announces retirement, Cindy Yengst, Columbia Press, Jan 30, 2018
- Thanks for all the fish, Daily Astorian, January 5, 2018
- Leaving the fair, Daily Astorian, January 4, 2018
- Hardy Myers, Obituary, December 1, 2016
- Primary Day 2014, Letter to the Editor, published in the Daily Astorian, May 16, 2014
- The Grasshoppers are old masters now, "Newspaper by neighbors comes home," by Bob Welch, Eugene Register-Guard, July 25, 2013
- "Is Wrongful Conviction Rendering Our System Unworkable?", chapter for ABA's State of Criminal Justice 2013, June 2013
- The Astoria Music Festival, Community Radio, and D-Day, June 28, 2013
- An oldie but a goodie, the "DA DJ" video from 1995, October 28, 2012
- Bergin best bet for sheriff, guest column, Daily Astorian, March 6, 2012
- Suspect arrested in Astoria police shooting, February 18, 2012
- News release on Astoria police shooting, February 14, 2012
- John Kroger's administration: Holding our public officials to a higher standing, with Columbia County district attorney Steve Atchison, guest column for The Oregonian, April 18, 2011
- July 4th, July 4, 2010
- Running for fifth term, press release, March 22, 2009
- Summer greetings, commentary, August 11, 2009
- For jurors in Michigan, no tweeting (or texting or Googling) allowed, by Tresa Baldas, National Law Journal, July 1, 2009.
- NDAA endorses Sotomayor, posted June 17, 2009
- Miki Dora -- not, "surfing" in Waikiki, June 12, 2009
- Keep the Oregon State Flag, commentary, February 8, 2009.
- Eric Holder for US Attorney General, commentary, January 4, 2009.
- Nuremberg, commentary, December 7, 2008
- Prosecutors for Obama, commentary, September 28, 2008
- John Kroger has vision, letter to the Editor, the Daily Astorian, April 25, 2008
- Commentary about Richard Lee Recall Effort on "Coast Watch," March 20, 2008
- Words matter, commentary about Oregon's expungement laws, February 26, 2008
- Beijing trip, May 2007, commentary, January 23, 2008
- Things to be grateful for, commentary, January 1, 2008
- You Win Some, You Lose Some, commentary, August 5, 2007
- Good-bye to Three Good Employees, commentary, July 20, 2007
- A Little Something for Everyone, commentary about the NYT OpEd and appearances on Dan Abrams' and Bill O'Reilly's shows, March 4, 2006
- Tidings of Comfort and Joy, commentary, December 23, 2005
- Alito is Right for the Court, even if Bush is Wrong, commentary, November 8, 2005
- Benton County Attorney Successfully Prosecuted, by Jennifer Nitson, Gazette-Times, October 17, 2005
- Sharon Wilks' Killer Gets Manslaughter, by Lori Tobias, The Oregonian, June 25, 2005
- Letter to Center for Public Integrity, on prosecutorial misconduct, July 7, 2003
REVIEWS and COMMENTS
Books
- Defending Juries, comment on a review of William Landy's Defending Jacob in the Oregonian, Sunday, January 29, 2012
- The Page Turner as Polemic, review of John Grisham's The Innocent Man, published in the Wall Street Journal, Tuesday, October 10, 2006
- The Perfect Muddle, review of Sebastian Junger's A Death in Belmont, published in the Wall Street Journal, Saturday, April 8, 2006
- Real Justice Is Messy, on Gary Lowenthal's Down and Dirty Justice, special to the National Law Journal, February 9, 2004
- Gerry Spence vs. The Truth, on Gerry Spence's The Smoking Gun, special to the National Law Journal, September 15, 2003
- Prosecutor Takes Look at Book on Lincoln County, on Gerry Spence's The Smoking Gun, Newport News-Times, September 12, 2003
- The Innocent and the Shammed, New York Times OpEd on In Justice and the wrongfully freed, January 26, 2006
- Name the Dead, on Commander in Chief, commentary, November 30, 2005
- Waste of Time, on Close to Home, commentary, October 29, 2005
- How many dead innocent victims is "a few"?, on After Innocence, commentary, March 14, 2006
ACCOLADES and HONORS
- Steve Duin: Josh Marquis, unleashed, The Oregonian, June 8, 2018
- Fallen officers honored, Statesman-Journal, May 8, 2018
- New Appointments and Elections, February 19, 2012
- Home Run Hitters Award, July 2010
- Knight of Rosaria, June 2008
- Marquis Takes #2 National Role, by Tom Bennett, the Daily Astorian, July 21, 2005
- Marquis Confirmed to Oregon Criminal Justice Commission, the Daily Astorian, April 20, 2005
- Oregon DUII Prosecutor of the Year, 2003
WHY DEFENSE LAWYERS HATE JOSH
- Part IV: Marquis for Pope
- Part III: Dealing with Jurors' Expertise, Leonard Post, the National Law Journal, December 23, 2005
- Part II: Bad Blood, Nick Budnick, Willamette Week, November 16, 2005
- Part I: The Thong Arm of the Law, Willamette Week staff, March 30, 2005
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