▁ ▁Education ▁and ▁career ▁ ▁Le avy ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁But te ville , ▁Oregon , ▁along ▁the ▁Will am ette ▁River ▁south ▁of ▁Port land ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 9 . ▁He ▁received ▁his ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁Arts ▁degree ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Port land ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 0 , ▁and ▁earned ▁his ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁La ws ▁from ▁the ▁Notre ▁D ame ▁Law ▁School ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 3 . ▁Le avy ▁entered ▁private ▁legal ▁practice ▁in ▁Eug ene ▁in ▁Lane ▁County , ▁Oregon , ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 3 , ▁where ▁he ▁remained ▁until ▁becoming ▁a ▁deput y ▁district ▁att orney ▁for ▁Lane ▁County ▁the ▁following ▁year . ▁He ▁served ▁in ▁that ▁position ▁until ▁ 1 9 5 7 . ▁ ▁Jud icial ▁career ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 7 , ▁Le avy ▁became ▁a ▁district ▁court ▁judge ▁for ▁the ▁county , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 1 ▁became ▁an ▁Oregon ▁circuit ▁court ▁( tri al ▁level ▁court ▁in ▁Oregon ) ▁judge ▁when ▁the ▁district ▁courts ▁in ▁Oregon ▁were ▁abol ished . ▁He ▁continued ▁as ▁a ▁judge ▁in ▁Lane ▁County ▁until ▁ 1 9 7 6 , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁spent ▁time ▁as ▁a ▁justice ▁pro ▁temp ore ▁on ▁the ▁Oregon ▁Supreme ▁Court . ▁From ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁until ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁United ▁States ▁Mag istr ate ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁District ▁Court ▁for ▁the ▁District ▁of ▁Oregon ▁head qu arter ed