Valeri L. Love

The Honorable Valeri Love

Board Director, National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges

The Honorable Valeri Love was appointed to the Lane County Circuit Court in Eugene, Oregon in 2011.  Born and raised in Hawaii, she graduated from Punahou School and moved to Oregon to attend Linfield College and later Willamette University Atkinson Graduate School of Management and College of Law.  Before her appointment to the bench, she practiced law in both the criminal and civil arenas.  As a judge she has handled civil and criminal cases as well as served as the judge for the Lane County Adult Treatment Court, Veterans Court and Mental Health Court.  Judge Love currently serves as the Chief Juvenile Judge and hears dependency and delinquency matters as well as presides over Lane County’s RAP-JTC (Recovery and Progress – Juvenile Treatment Court) Court program. Outside of the courtroom, she devotes her time to various groups and organizations.  She currently serves as a Board Member for the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges and has participated on various committees for NCJFCJ including the Juvenile Law Advisory Committee, Military Committee and Membership Committee.  She previously served as a board member for Oregon Women Lawyers as well as the Oregon Asian Pacific American Bar Association.  In addition to board service, Judge Love engages in further public service through membership on the Tribal, State and Federal Court Forum, Department of Justice Trafficking Intervention Advisory Committee, National CASA Judicial Leadership Council, JCIP (Juvenile Court Improvement Program) Advisory Committee, JDIP (Juvenile Delinquency Improvement Program) Advisory Committee and serves as the Co-Chair for the JELI (Judicial Engagement and Leadership Institute – Juvenile Judges) Education Subcommittee and Vice Chair of the Judicial Conference Judicial Leadership and Education Committee. In her free time, Judge Love enjoys spending time with family and friends, cooking for others, dancing hula and spoiling her dogs.