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TheOregon Department of Justice (DOJ), headed by theOregon Attorney General (currentlyEllen Rosenblum), is the main legal branch of thegovernment of theU.S. state ofOregon. The DOJ is part of Oregon'sexecutive branch, and most of its employees work in Oregon's capital,Salem. The Department is equivalent to theState Bureau of Investigation in other states. Employing about 1200 employees statewide, the department's biennial budget is approximately US$280 million.
The DOJ provideslegal counsel to the state anytime Oregon is a party or has an interest in acivil action or other legal proceeding. As ordered by theOregon State Legislature, the Department of Justice is also tasked with running programs concerningchild support payments,charitable activity enforcement,district attorney assistance,crime victim compensation, andprotecting consumers. The divisions responsible for these and other programs are the Trial Division, Appellate Division, Criminal Justice Division, General Counsel Division, Administrative Services Division, Child Support Division, Civil Enforcement Divisions, and the Crime Victims' Services Division.
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