 Brown's process in appointing Misha Isaak, formerly the governor's general attorney, to the Oregon Court of Appeals in August 2019 caused concern with members of the State Bar Association.After the Public Records Advocate resigned and released correspondence damaging to Isaak, more people called on Brown to revoke the appointment, including former Oregon Supreme Court Justice Edwin Peterson.In 2019, the Oregon Republican Party and an independent group called "Flush Down Kate Brown" attempted to remove Brown with a recall petition, but fell short of the required 280,050 signatures, submitting no more than 239,260.