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and served on that court until 1986. He served as a presiding judge on that court from 1980 until the end of his tenure. In 1980, he began serving on the board of directors for the Oregon Law-Related
Education Project, remaining until 1988. Gillette left the Court of Appeals after appointment to the
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twice. The opinion upheld the punitive damages award against the tobacco company. He declined to run for re-election in 2010 and his term ended on
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