Idaho Court of Appeals

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The Idaho Court of Appeals is the intermediate-level appellate court for the state of Idaho; created by statute by the state legislature, operations began in 1982. [1] [2] The court is housed in the Idaho Supreme Court building in Boise.

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Jurisdiction

The Court of Appeals hears cases assigned to it by the Idaho Supreme Court. The only exceptions to this jurisdiction are capital murder convictions and appeals from the state's public utilities commission and industrial commission (which administers the state's workers' compensation laws), [3] which must be heard by the state supreme court. [4]

Judges

PositionNameAppt. byTook office / Length of serviceTerm expiresPrior positionLaw school
Chief Judge David Gratton
January 5, 2009
16 years, 6 months
January 2025
Private practice at Evans Keane (1987–2009) University of Idaho
Associate Judge Molly Huskey
July 2, 2015
10 years
January 2029
District Judge in Canyon County, Idaho 3rd Judicial District (2011–15)University of Idaho
Associate JudgeJessica Lorello
October 3, 2017
7 years, 9 months
January 2025
Appellate Unit in the Criminal Division at the Idaho Attorney General's Office (2004–17) University of North Carolina
Associate JudgeMichael Tribe
January 23, 2024
1 year, 6 months
January 2027
District Judge in Cassia County, Idaho 5th Judicial District (2017–24)University of Idaho

Succession of seats

Seat 1Established in 1980
NameTerm
Jesse Walters 1982–1997
Alan Schwartzman1997–2002
Sergio Gutierrez2002–2018
Amanda Brailsford 2019–2023
Michael Tribe2024–present
Seat 2Established in 1980
NameTerm
Donald Burnett1982–1990
Cathy Silak 1990–1993
Karen Lansing1993–2015
Molly Huskey2015–present
Seat 3Established in 1980
NameTerm
Roger Swanstrom1982–1993
Darrel Perry1993–2009
John Melanson2009–2017
Jessica Lorello2017–present
Seat 4Established in 2008
NameTerm
David Gratton2009–present

References

  1. "Idaho Code, Title 1, Chapter 24". Archived from the original on April 19, 2009. Retrieved February 19, 2009.
  2. "Idaho Code § 1-2404". Archived from the original on October 1, 2009. Retrieved February 19, 2009.
  3. Homepage of the Idaho Industrial Commission
  4. "Idaho Code § 1-2406". Archived from the original on October 1, 2009. Retrieved February 19, 2009.