Josh Marquis

    the justice system
    politics
    the media

    FUNDING FOR PUBLIC SAFETY

DA's stipend reinstated, by Joe Gamm, Daily Astorian, April 24, 2008
Guest Column: DA shares his view on ballot issue, 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


    TRUTH IN SENTENCING

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


    THE DEATH PENALTY

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 (.pdf file)
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 series, June 29, 2000


    THE MEDIA

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


    DNA

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

Heresy in the War on Drugs, The Oregonian, Sunday, October 10, 2004
DUII Outrage in Astoria, by the AP, October 9, 2004


    VICTIMS' RIGHTS

The Prosecutor and Victims' Rights, Crime Victims Report, 2005


    ANIMAL RIGHTS

The Vicki Kittles Case


    DOCUMENTATION

Clatsop County District Attorney's Office 2007 Budget Presentation  (requires Powerpoint or compatible viewer)
LGPI Workload Study for the District Attorney's Office, April 2006 (a Word document)
LGPI Summary, April 2006 (a Word document)


    MISCELLANEOUS

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
The Page Turner as Polemic, review of The Innocent Man by John Grisham, published in The Wall Street Journal, Tuesday,
October 10, 2006.
The Perfect Muddle, review of A Death in Belmont by Sebastian Junger, published in The Wall Street Journal, Saturday, April 8,
    2006.
Real Justice Is Messy, on Gary Lowenthal, Down and Dirty Justice, special to the National Law Journal, February 9, 2004
Gerry Spence vs. The Truth, on Gerry Spence, The Smoking Gun, special to the National Law Journal, September 15, 2003
Prosecutor Takes Look at Book on Lincoln County, on Gerry Spence, The Smoking Gun, Newport News-Times, September 12,
    2003

    Television

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

    Film
How many dead innocent victims is "a few"?, on After Innocence, commentary, March 14, 2006.


    ACCOLADES and APPOINTMENTS

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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