Idaho Supreme Court

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Idaho Supreme Court
Sitting Justices
Daniel Eismann
Roger Burdick
Jim Jones
Warren Jones
Joel Horton
2008 challengers
John Bradbury
Former justices
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The Idaho Supreme Court includes five justices. They are elected by voters in non-partisan statewide elections, and serve six-year terms. When a vacancy on the court occurs between elections, it is filled by a gubernatorial appointment based on recommendations from a nominating commission. The court meets in Boise, Idaho.

Since 1950, 68% of Idaho Supreme Court justices initially reached the bench through appointment rather than election.[1]

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Current justices

  • Daniel Eismann, the Chief Justice. The chief justice of the court is chosen by a vote of his or her peers, and serves in the role for a four-year term.
  • Roger Burdick, since August 2003.
  • Jim Jones, since 2004.
  • Warren Jones was appointed to the court in July 2007. He then ran unopposed in May 2008 for a full six-year term.
  • Joel Horton was appointed to the court in 2007. He was then re-elected in May 2008 to a six-year term in a statewide election running against John Bradbury.

Qualifications for serving

There are minimum qualifications for serving as justices of the Idaho Supreme Court, which are:

  • The potential judge must be at least 30 year.
  • The judge must be a U.S. citizen;
  • The judge just have been a resident of Idaho for at least two years.
  • The judge must have practiced law in Idaho for at least ten years.

Removal from office

Idaho judges may be removed in one of two ways:

  • The Idaho Judicial Council investigates complaints against Idaho judges and may recommend to the supreme court the discipline, removal, or retirement of judges. The supreme court may review the recommendation of the judicial council and take additional evidence. The court may then reject the recommendation of the judicial council, or order discipline, removal, or retirement of the judge.
  • Judges may be impeached by a majority vote of the house of representatives and convicted by a two-thirds vote of the senate.[2]

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References

  1. ↑ Idaho Supreme Court Justice: Citizens too stupid to pick their own judges
  2. ↑ Methods of Selection: Removal of Judges
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