Anna J. Brown
How Judge Brown rules, drawn from 7 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Judge Brown no longer sits on this court. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled here.
About Judge Brown
Anna J. Brown served as a United States District Judge for the District of Oregon after receiving her commission in October 1999. She assumed senior status in July 2017. The court says she is no longer assigned to open cases.
How Judge Brown decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Cautions
In Goldammer v. Veneman, she granted summary judgment on the plaintiffs' federal claims because ELIHPA did not apply to the contracts at issue, dismissed those claims with prejudice, and remanded the remaining state claims.
“the Court GRANTS Federal Defendants' Motion for Summary Judgment (#82) and GRANTS DBSI and Northwest Defendants' Motion for Summary Judgment (#70). The Court DISMISSES with prejudice Plaintiffs' First, Second, and Third Claims and REMANDS Plaintiffs' remaining state-law claims to state court.”
In Shaw v. Wal-Mart Stores, she dismissed a claim against the U.S. parent with prejudice because the plaintiff did not plead facts supporting liability for its separately incorporated Brazilian subsidiary under Oregon law.
“For these reasons, the Court GRANTS Defendant's Motion to Dismiss (#5) and DISMISSES this matter with prejudice.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“the Court GRANTS Federal Defendants' Motion for Summary Judgment (#82) and GRANTS DBSI and Northwest Defendants' Motion for Summary Judgment (#70). The Court DISMISSES with prejudice Plaintiffs' First, Second, and Third Claims and REMANDS Plaintiffs' remaining state-law claims to state court.”
“the Court GRANTS Federal Defendants' Motion for Summary Judgment (#82) and GRANTS DBSI and Northwest Defendants' Motion for Summary Judgment (#70).”
“For these reasons, the Court GRANTS Defendant's Motion to Dismiss (#5) and DISMISSES this matter with prejudice.”
“the Court DENIES Plaintiff's Motion (#22) for Summary Judgment, GRANTS Defendant's Motion (#31) for Summary Judgment, and DISMISSES Plaintiff's remaining claims with prejudice.”
“The Court ADOPTS Magistrate Judge Stewart's Findings and Recommendation (#62) and, therefore, DENIES Defendant's Motion (#24) for Summary Judgment.”
“The Court also GRANTS Defendant's Motion (#54) for Imposition of Sanctions and, accordingly, orders Plaintiff's Counsel, Joshua R. Trigsted, to pay (1) the full amount of the court reporter's charges for the deposition of Ms. Hughes; (2) the attorneys' fees incurred by Defendant in connection with its Motion for Sanctions; and (3) an additional monetary sanction of $500.00.”
“The Court ADOPTS Magistrate Judge Stewart's Findings and Recommendation (#198). Accordingly, the Court DENIES Defendant's Motion (#192) for Imposition of Sanctions.”
“The Court AFFIRMS Magistrate Judge Papak's Order (#55) denying Plaintiff's Motion (#48) to Amend to Assert Claims for Punitive Damages.”
“Based on the record as a whole and in the interest of justice the Court GRANTS Defendant's Motion (#10) to Dismiss and DISMISSES Plaintiff's First Amended Complaint without prejudice and GRANTS Plaintiff leave to file a Second Amended Complaint no later than June 20, 2018.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
The 2014-2016 case sample predates Brown's senior status and includes post-conviction petitions, prisoner civil-rights matters, medical malpractice, consumer-credit, employment civil-rights, and criminal cases. Several self-represented prisoner filings ended within weeks after judicial screening. Reported durations measure the life of each case, not the time taken to decide a motion.
Pending matters in the official report
Reported by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts under the Civil Justice Reform Act, as of March 31, 2026.
| Motions pending more than six months | 0 |
| Bench trials submitted more than six months | 0 |
| Bankruptcy appeals pending more than six months | 0 |
| Social Security appeals pending more than six months | 0 |
| Civil cases pending more than three years | 0 |
| Report | Motions over six months | Cases over three years |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 2026 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 2022 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 2021 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 2021 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 2020 | 0 | 2 |
A snapshot on that date: matters listed may since have been decided or reassigned. A motion referred to a magistrate judge is counted for both judges. Motions in multidistrict litigation, section 2255 cases and Social Security appeals are not counted, and a very large three-year count is generally a multidistrict docket. Source: Appendix A of the report (PDF); about the report.
A historical record
Judge Brown no longer sits on this court. This profile stays available as a record of how they ruled here. If you're preparing for a matter, start from the court's current bench.