Idaho Supreme Court elections, 2024
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The term of one Idaho Supreme Court justice will expire on January 6, 2025. One seat was up for nonpartisan election on May 21, 2024. A runoff was scheduled for November 5, 2024. The filing deadline was March 15, 2024.
With a total of five justices on the Idaho Supreme Court, one justice ran for re-election without opposition.[1] As of January 2023, four judges on the court were appointed by a Republican governor and one judge was initially selected in an election.
Candidates and results
General election
General election for Idaho Supreme Court
Incumbent G. Richard Bevan won election in the general election for Idaho Supreme Court on May 21, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | G. Richard Bevan (Nonpartisan) | 100.0 | 215,306 |
| Total votes: 215,306 | |||
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Candidate profiles
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Voting information
- See also: Voting in Idaho
About the Idaho Supreme Court
- See also: Idaho Supreme Court
The Idaho Supreme Court is the state's court of last resort. It is composed of five justices: a chief justice and four justices. Justices are selected in nonpartisan elections and serve six-year terms.
Political composition
This was the political composition of the supreme court heading into the 2024 election.
| ■ G. Richard Bevan | Appointed by Gov. Butch Otter (R) in 2017 | |
| ■ Robyn Brody | Elected in 2016 | |
| ■ Colleen Zahn | Appointed by Gov. Brad Little (R) in 2021 | |
| ■ Gregory W. Moeller | Appointed by Gov. Butch Otter (R) in 2018 | |
| ■ Vacant |
Selection
- See also: Judicial selection in Idaho
Each of the five justices on the Idaho Supreme Court serves terms of 6 years. In the case of a vacancy, an interim judge is appointed by the governor from a list of two to four names provided by a nominating commission. This judge will serve out the remainder of the unexpired term, after which he or she must run in a nonpartisan election to remain on the court.[2]
Qualifications
To serve on the supreme court, a judge must:
- be at least 30 years old;
- be a U.S. citizen;
- be an Idaho resident for at least two years;
- be in good standing as an active or judicial member of the state bar for at least two years; and
- a licensed attorney for at least 10 years.[2]
See also
External links
Footnotes
Federal courts:
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: District of Idaho • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: District of Idaho
State courts:
Idaho Supreme Court • Idaho Court of Appeals • Idaho District Courts • Idaho Magistrate Division
State resources:
Courts in Idaho • Idaho judicial elections • Judicial selection in Idaho
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