List of justices of the Idaho Supreme Court
Following is a list of Justices of the Idaho Supreme Court. Idaho was made a territory on March 4, 1863 and the first justices of the Territorial Supreme Court were appointed by President Abraham Lincoln. Following statehood in 1890, the state constitution provided for three justices. By an amendment in 1919, the number was increased and fixed at five, composed of a chief justice and four associate justices, which commenced in January 1921 and remains the present size of the court.
The first female justice on the court was Linda Copple Trout in 1992, who later served as chief justice. Cathy Silak was appointed the following year and served through 2000, suffering the only election defeat for an incumbent on the court since 1944.[1][2] Since the retirement of Trout 17 years ago in 2007, the court has been all-male.
Idaho Territorial Court
Chief Justices of the Idaho Territorial Court[3]
- Sidney Edgerton (March 10, 1863 – July 25, 1864)
- Silas Woodson (July 25, 1864 – February 28, 1865)
- John R. McBride (February 28, 1865 – July 18, 1868)
- Thomas J. Bowers (July 18, 1868 – April 9, 1869)
- David Noggle (April 9, 1869 – January 14, 1875)
- M. E. Hollister (January 14, 1875 – January 13, 1879)
- Williams G. Thompson (January 13, 1879 – June 10, 1879)
- J. T. Morgan (June 10, 1879 – August 14, 1885)
- James B. Hays (August 14, 1885 – September 29, 1888)
- H. W. Weir (September 29, 1888 – May, 1889)
- James H. Beatty (May, 1889 – July 3, 1890)
State supreme court
| Justice | Seat | Began | Ended | Chief Justice | Law School |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isaac N. Sullivan | 1 | 1891 | 1917 | CJ 1891-92; 1899-1900; 1905-06 1909-10 |
|
| Joseph W. Huston | 2 | 1891 | 1901 | CJ 1893-94 | |
| John T. Morgan | 3 | 1891 | 1896 | CJ 1895-96 | |
| Ralph P. Quarles | 3 | 1897 | 1903 | CJ 1897-98 | |
| Charles Stockslager | 2 | 1901 | 1907 | CJ 1901-02 | |
| James F. Ailshie | 3 1 |
1903 1935 |
1914 1947 |
CJ 1903-04; 1907-08; 1913-14; 1939-41; 1945-46 |
Willamette University, 1891 |
| George H. Stewart | 2 | 1907 | 1914 | CJ 1911-12 | North Indiana Law School, 1881 |
| Warren Truitt | 3 | 1914 | 1915 | . | |
| Alfred Budge | 2 | 1914 | 1949 | CJ | University of Michigan, 1890 |
| William McKendree Morgan | 3 | 1915 1933 |
1920 1942 |
CJ 1919-20 | Georgetown University, 1899 |
| John Campbell Rice | 1 | 1917 | 1923 | CJ | Cornell University, 1890 |
| Robert N. Dunn | 3 | 1921 | 1925 | ||
| Charles P. McCarthy | 4 | 1921 | 1925 | ||
| William A. Lee | 5 | 1921 | 1926 | CJ | Washington University, 1885 |
| William E. Lee | 1 | 1923 | 1930 | CJ 1926-29 | |
| Raymond L. Givens | 4 | 1925 | 1955 | CJ 1930-31 | |
| Herman H. Taylor | 3 | 1925 | 1929 | University of Wisconsin, 1902 | |
| T. Bailey Lee | 5 | 1926 | 1933 | CJ 1931-32 | University of North Carolina, 189x |
| Bertram S. Varian, Sr. | 3 | 1929 | 1933 | ||
| William F. McNaughton | 1 | 1930 | 1931 | ||
| Robert D. Leeper | 1 | 1932 | 1932 | University of Idaho, 1913 | |
| Edwin M. Holden | 5 | 1933 | 1950 | CJ | |
| N. D. Wernette | 1 | 1933 | 1935 | University of Michigan, 1907 | |
| S. Ben Dunlap | 3 | 1942 | 1945 ^ | ||
| Bert H. Miller | 3 | 1945 | 1948 | Cumberland University, 1902 | |
| Paul W. Hyatt | 1 | 1947 | 1949 | University of Idaho, 1927 | |
| James W. Porter | 2 | 1949 | 1959 | CJ | Drake University, 1910 |
| William D. Keeton | 1 | 1949 | 1959 | CJ | University of Michigan, 1908 |
| C. J. Taylor | 3 | 1949 | 1969 | CJ | University of Idaho, 1919 |
| Darwin W. Thomas | 5 | 1950 | 1954 | University of Idaho, 1925 | |
| E. B. Smith | 5 | 1954 | 1968 | CJ | University of Idaho, 1919 |
| Donald B. Anderson | 4 | 1955 | 1956 | University of Idaho, 1927 | |
| Henry F. McQuade | 4 | 1956 | 1976 | CJ | University of Idaho, 1943 |
| E. T. Knudson | 1 | 1959 | 1965 | CJ | University of Idaho, 1921 |
| Joseph J. McFadden | 2 | 1959 | 1982 | CJ | |
| Clay V. Spear | 1 | 1966 | 1971 | University of Idaho, 1936 | |
| Charles R. Donaldson | 3 | 1969 | 1987 | CJ | University of Idaho, 1948 |
| Allan G. Shepard | 5 | 1969 | 1989 | CJ 1987–89 | University of Washington |
| Robert E. Bakes | 1 | 1971 | 1993 | CJ 1989–93 | University of Idaho, 1956 |
| Stephen Bistline | 4 | 1976 | 1994 | University of Idaho, 1949 | |
| Robert C. Huntley, Jr. | 2 | 1982 | 1989 | University of Idaho, 1959 | |
| Byron J. Johnson | 3 | 1988 | 1999 | Harvard University, 1962 | |
| Larry M. Boyle | 2 | 1989 | 1992 | University of Idaho, 1972 | |
| Charles F. McDevitt | 5 | 1989 | 1997 | CJ 1993–97 | University of Idaho, 1956 |
| Linda Copple Trout | 2 | 1992 | 2007 | CJ 1997–2004 | University of Idaho, 1977 |
| Cathy Silak | 1 | 1993 | 2000 ^ | University of California, 1976 | |
| Gerald F. Schroeder | 4 | 1995 | 2007 | CJ 2004–07 | Harvard University, 1964 |
| Jesse Walters | 5 | 1997 | 2003 | University of Idaho, 1963 | |
| Wayne L. Kidwell | 3 | 1999 | 2005 | University of Idaho, 1964 | |
| Daniel T. Eismann | 1 | 2001 | Incumbent | CJ 2007–11 | University of Idaho, 1976 |
| Roger S. Burdick | 5 | 2003 | Incumbent | CJ 2011–15 | University of Idaho, 1974 |
| Jim Jones | 3 | 2005 | Retiring | CJ 2015– | Northwestern University, 1967 |
| Warren Jones | 4 | 2007 | Incumbent | University of Chicago, 1968 | |
| Joel D. Horton | 2 | 2007 | Incumbent | University of Idaho, 1985 | |
| November 2016 election | 3 | 2017 |
- Beginning in 1983, the Chief Justice was determined by an election among the five justices of the court.
Previously the position rotated to the justice with the least amount of time remaining in his term.[4]
^ defeated in statewide election: Dunlap (1944), Silak (2000)
References
- ^ "Otter emerges from GOP crowd in Idaho primary". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. May 24, 2000. p. B5.
- ^ "Statewide judicial vote by county". State of Idaho. Secretary of State, Election Division. May 23, 2000. Retrieved August 17, 2015.
- ^ Hawley, James Henry (1910). History of Idaho: The Gem of the Mountains. Vol. 4. Boise, Idaho: Syms-York Company. p. 289.
- ^ "Donaldson is first elective chief justice". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. Associated Press. January 4, 1983. p. 4D.
External links
- Idaho State Historical Society listing of justices from 1890-1993
- Idaho Blue Book – 2013–14 – Judicial branch