The Hon. Marion T. Weatherford is a judge for the 7th Judicial District Circuit Court of Oregon. He was elected to the bench on November 8, 2022.
The 7th Judicial District encompasses Gilliam County, Hood River County, Sherman County, Wasco County, and Wheeler County.
Prior to his election, Weatherford was the District Attorney for Gilliam County, a position to which he was named in 2002. Before that, he spent time as a sole practitioner in his own private practice (1996 to 2002).
Weatherford earned a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree in business administration from Oregon State University. He spent the next several years working as a consultant before completing a J.D. at Lewis & Clark Law School.
He was admitted to the State Bar of Oregon in 1996.
Raised in Gilliam County, Weatherford attended Condon High School.