Idaho Supreme Court

Idaho Supreme Court
Established 1863 - Territorial
1890 - State
Country Idaho, United States
Location 451 W. State St.
Boise, Idaho
Composition method non-partisan state-wide staggered elections
Authorized by Idaho State Constitution
Decisions are appealed to U.S. Supreme Court
Judge term length 6 years
4 years (Chief Justice)
No. of positions 5
Website Official website
Chief Justice
Currently Roger S. Burdick
Since January 3, 2017

The Idaho Supreme Court is the state supreme court of Idaho and is composed of the chief justice and four associate justices.

The decisions of the Idaho Supreme Court are binding on all other Idaho state courts. The only court that may reverse or modify its decisions is the Supreme Court of the United States.

Justices

Justices are elected in non-partisan statewide elections and serve staggered six-year terms. Elections are held in the state primary, now in the spring, with run-off elections in November. The Chief Justice is selected by an election among the five justices and term length for that office is four years.[1] Prior to 1983, the position went to the justice with the least amount of time remaining in his term.[2]

The first female justice on the court was Linda Copple Trout, appointed 24 years ago in 1992 and elected in 1996 and 2002, and was chief justice from 1997 to 2004. Cathy Silak was appointed in 1993, elected in 1994, and served through 2000, suffering the only election defeat for an incumbent on the court since 1944.[3][4] Following the retirement of Trout in 2007, the court had been all-male until the election of Robyn Brody in November 2016.

Current justices

As of January 2017, the justices of the Idaho Supreme Court are:

See also

References

  1. Russell, Betsy Z. (July 15, 2015). "Justice Jim Jones to be Idaho Supreme Court's next chief justice, as of Aug. 1". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Retrieved August 17, 2015.
  2. "Donaldson is first elective chief justice". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Associated Press. January 4, 1983. p. 4D.
  3. "Otter emerges from GOP crowd in Idaho primary". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. May 24, 2000. p. B5.
  4. "Statewide judicial vote by county". State of Idaho. Secretary of State, Election Division. May 23, 2000. Retrieved August 17, 2015.

Coordinates: 43°36′58″N 116°11′49″W / 43.616°N 116.197°W / 43.616; -116.197

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