Richard Unis

Richard L. Unis (June 11, 1928 – February 10, 2016) was an American attorney in the state of Oregon. He was the 89th justice of the Oregon Supreme Court. Previously he was a judge for the city of Portland, a judge at the county level, and a state circuit court judge.

Early life Richard Unis was born and raised in Portland, Oregon, attending Franklin High School. After high school he attended and graduated from the University of Oregon on a basketball scholarship. In 1953, Unis graduated from the University of Oregon School of Law in Eugene, Oregon. After law school he began working at the city attorney's office in Portland. That year the court was merged with the county district court where Unis would serve until 1976. Unis then won a full six-year term later in 1990, but resigned on June 30, 1996 before completing that term. Unis was appointed by United States District Judge Robert E. Jones.

Later life and family Unis was awarded the Herbert Harley Award in October 1999 for his "outstanding efforts and contributions that substantially change and improve the administration of justice in their states."

Unis died on February 10, 2016, at Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center in Gresham, Oregon, at the age of 87. He had lived in Clackamas County along the Sandy River for more than thirty years at his death.