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Idaho Supreme Court Judiciary


Supreme Court
Chief Justice
Roger Burdick

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Daniel Eismann

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Jim Jones

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Warren Jones

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Joel Horton

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David Gratton

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Karen Lansing

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Sergio Gutierrez

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Justice Roger S. BurdickHon. Chief Justice Roger S. Burdick
Justice Burdick received his Bachelors of Science degree in Finance from the University of Colorado in 1970 and graduated from the University of Idaho School of Law with a Juris Doctorate in 1974. From 1970 to 1971, he worked as a bank examiner with the Idaho Department of Finance. From 1974 to 1980, he worked with the law firm of Webb, Pike, Burton & Carlson in Twin Falls, Idaho, then as Deputy Prosecuting Attorney in Ada County, and finally as a partner with the law firm of Hart and Burdick, in Jerome, Idaho.

While with Hart and Burdick from 1976 to 1980, he served as a Public Defender in Camas, Lincoln, Jerome and Gooding Counties, as well as a general practice. In November 1980, he was elected as Prosecuting Attorney for Jerome County. From September 1981 to September 1993, he served as Magistrate Judge in Jerome County. During that time, he was appointed the first Magistrate member of the Idaho Judicial Council, President of Idaho Magistrate Association and Chairman of Juvenile Rules Committee, as well as numerous other committees.

In September 1993, he was appointed District Judge in Twin Falls County and has served on various Idaho Supreme Court advisory committees, including Chairman of I.A.R. 32 Rules Committee. He again served on the Idaho Judicial Council from 1995 to 2001 as the District Court member. He served as President of the District Judges Association from 2001 to 2003. In 2001, he was assigned to preside over the Snake River Basin Adjudication.

In January 2001, he was appointed the Administrative Judge for the Fifth Judicial District. Finally in August, 2003 he was appointed to be the fifty-third Justice of the Idaho Supreme Court by Governor Dirk Kempthorne. He was retained by popular election in 2004. He now serves as chair of the Criminal Rules and Criminal Jury Instruction Committees. He served as Vice Chief Justice of the Idaho Supreme Court from August 1, 2007 until July 31, 2011. On August 1, 2011, he began serving a four year term as Chief Justice of the Idaho Supreme Court.

 

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