Helen J. Frye
| Helen J. Frye | |
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| Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Oregon | |
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In office December 10, 1995 – April 21, 2011 |
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| Judge for the United States District Court for the District of Oregon | |
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In office February 20, 1980 – December 10, 1995 |
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| Nominated by | Jimmy Carter |
| Preceded by | New position |
| Succeeded by | Garr King |
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Helen Jackson December 10, 1930 Klamath Falls, Oregon |
| Died | April 21, 2011 (aged 80) Portland, Oregon |
| Children | E. Max Frye |
Helen Jackson Frye (December 10, 1930 – April 21, 2011) was an American judge and attorney in the state of Oregon. Born in Southern Oregon, she served as an active federal district court judge in Portland, Oregon, for 15 years and as a judge for the Oregon Circuit Court for nine years. At the time of her death she was a senior judge for the United States District Court for the District of Oregon.
Helen Jackson was born in Klamath Falls, Oregon on December 10, 1930, the daughter of Elizabeth (Kirkpatrick) and Earl Jackson. She grew up on a potato and grain farm in Klamath County. Her father died when she was three, and she was raised by her maternal grandparents from age three to nine while her mother and sibling recovered from tuberculosis. Her mother remarried and they moved from the family farm.
After high school she attended the University of Oregon where she graduated in 1953 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and served as class president of her sophomore class. To pay for school, Frye worked as a babysitter and a waitress. She was a member of Phi Beta Kappa. After graduation, she taught in public schools. In 1961, Frye earned a Master's degree at the University of Oregon. She graduated from the University of Oregon School of Law in 1966 with a juris doctorate degree. She had three children with her first husband Bill Frye: Karen, Heidi, and filmmaker E. Max Frye.
After passing the bar in 1966 she entered private legal practice in Eugene, and worked for her husband, who was the district attorney for Lane County. In 1971, Frye left private practice and became a judge for the Oregon Circuit Court’s second district covering Lane County. Oregon Governor Tom McCall appointed her to the position, and she became the first female judge of the Oregon Circuit Courts. Helen and Bill divorced in 1975, with Helen remarrying to Perry Holloman. She remained on that court after winning election to a full term and re-election until 1980, when she became a judge for a new seat on the United States District Court for the District of Oregon
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