Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schmidt today released the findings of an independent review he requested to investigate allegations of gender discrimination and retaliation within his office.  

“I take these types of allegations very seriously. When these particular allegations were made last year, I turned the matter over to the County Chair and the Complaints Investigation Unit and committed that my office would cooperate fully in an independent review. Now, the investigation that the County ordered has been completed by outside experts, and I am releasing the findings for full transparency.

“I’m proud of the hundreds of dedicated public servants in my office who work hard every day to ensure fair and equal justice for everyone in Multnomah County. I’ll continue to make equity work internally and externally a focus every day as your District Attorney.” 

The review was conducted by Barran Liebman LLP at the request of the Multnomah County Complaints Investigation Unit. The summary report is available for review here.