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News of DA Mike Schrunk’s possible retirement stirs speculation about who might replace him.

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Word that Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schrunk is considering retirement (see Murmurs, WW, Feb. 2, 2011) has sparked
widespread interest among his possible successors.

After all, Schrunk, 68, has held the office since 1981. Schrunk says he hasn’t decided whether to retire. If he steps down before his term ends in 2012, Gov. John Kitzhaber would appoint a successor.

Here are five candidates mentioned by law-enforcement sources as potential replacements for Schrunk, who manages a $26 million budget and more than 80 prosecutors in Oregon’s largest county.

02.09.2011 at 09:45 Reply

Helmut Schmidt

Anyone but naito....

02.09.2011 at 10:36 Reply

Jason

Karin Immergut....who worked for Ken Starr and was hired to interrogate Monica Lewinsky...in Portland? The butler with a candlestick? How about Judy Shiprack?

02.09.2011 at 12:02

You clearly don't follow local politics if you think Judy Shiprack should do anything but retire when her term is over.

02.09.2011 at 02:51

Hemut Schmidt

There is only one true candidate for this position. Rod "The Bone" Underhill. Rod logs more hours at work then he does anywhere else. We elect Rod we get a guy who is on the job 24/365 .

So, if we pay him 200K...it's really 100K..because he's working 100% of the time. How this effects his veins, venules and capillaries is his business...with HIPPA protected confidentiality. The guy can run at full tilt for 30 years, retire and die...but we get a guy who is on the job 365/24/7...

Delegation? Not on his watch. More like micromanagerial minutaie management. But we get a good deal....

02.09.2011 at 08:55 Reply

Purrgatory

I've heard good things about Underhill....which is a good sign because there's relatively little nice to say about the MCDA's office.

Like the fact Riddle has caused resignations, if they were warranted and the officers were provided with due process. *Who cares what Staton thinks after the testing scandal...did anyone ever get Elliott the whistle blower on the MCSHO DPSST scandal off court house duty. Remember he was the guy who was retliated against by Skipper for reporting the lying on DPSST certifications. Staton explained it all away, as I recall.

02.10.2011 at 11:05 Reply

idontjog

If the current culture of the Multnomah County DA's office is an indicator, Naito and Immergut don't have a chance. The candidate must be: white, male, fratboyish, and a jogger. At least that's how it's been for the last twenty years. Those who advance within the department tend to fit a certain profile. The dynamic of this agency is like the "exclusive" country clubs of years past.