Michael R. McLane JD '90

Michael R. McLane JD ’90

06/19/2019

Michael R. McLane JD ’90, a state representative from Powell Butte (Oregon), will replace retiring Circuit Court Judge Dan Ahern for the 22nd Judicial District, Governor Kate Brown JD ’85 announced. The 22nd Judicial District covers Jefferson and Crook Counties. McLane, who has represented House District 55 since 2011, was the Republican leader of the Oregon House of Representatives from 2012 to 2018. He is a staff judge advocate in the Oregon Air National Guard, maintains a private business litigation practice, and, for two years, was a judge pro tempore on the Deschutes County Circuit Court. From 1994 to 2001, McLane served as chief executive officer of Flying Rhinoceros Inc., publisher of bilingual elementary curriculum materials and creator of a television cartoon series, which he cofounded.