Garr King

Garr Michael King (January 28, 1936 – February 5, 2019) was a lawyer and United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Oregon.

Education and career

King was born on January 28, 1936 in Pocatello, Idaho. He spent one year stationed in Japan. He assumed senior status on January 30, 2009, and was succeeded by Judge Marco A. Hernandez. He died on February 5, 2019.

Notable cases

United States vs. Mohamed Osman Mohamud

King presided over the trial of Mohamed Osman Mohamud, a Somali-American student arrested by the FBI in a 2010 sting, after he tried to set off what he thought was a bomb at a tree-lighting ceremony at Pioneer Courthouse Square in Portland.

A jury found Mohamud guilty in 2013, and King imposed a 30-year prison sentence in 2014.

Al-Haramain Islamic Foundation vs. United States Department of Treasury

King presided over the lawsuit filed by Al-Haramain Islamic Foundation of Oregon, based in Ashland, against the U.S. Treasury Department. The Treasury froze the assets of the charity after listing it as a "specially designated global terrorist organization" in 2004. King ruled in favor of Al-Haramain Islamic Foundation, saying that it failed to receive adequate notice of the characterization and did not have a chance to challenge it.

King also expressed frustration at the U.S. government's actions, saying: