Roger S. Burdick
Roger Burdick | |
|---|---|
| Chief Justice of the Idaho Supreme Court | |
| In office January 3, 2017 – December 31, 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Jim Jones |
| Succeeded by | G. Richard Bevan |
| In office August 1, 2011 – August 1, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Dan Eismann |
| Succeeded by | Jim Jones |
| Justice of the Idaho Supreme Court | |
| In office August 1, 2003 – June 30, 2021 | |
| Appointed by | Dirk Kempthorne |
| Preceded by | Jesse Walters |
| Succeeded by | Colleen Zahn |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Roger Stephen Burdick June 23, 1947 Boulder, Colorado, U.S. |
| Education | University of Colorado (BS) University of Idaho (JD) |
Roger Stephen Burdick (born June 23, 1947) is an American attorney and jurist who served as a justice of the Idaho Supreme Court from 2003 to 2021. He was chief justice twice for a total of eight years; from 2011 to 2015, and 2017 through 2020.[1]
Early life and education[]
Born in Boulder, Colorado, Burdick moved around the United States in his youth, eventually settling in Boise, Idaho.[2] He graduated from Boise High School in 1965 and the University of Colorado in Boulder in 1970, earning a bachelor's degree in finance.[3][4] After a year as a bank examiner for the state of Idaho, Burdick earned a Juris Doctor from the University of Idaho College of Law in 1974.
Idaho Supreme Court[]
Burdick was appointed to the Idaho Supreme Court by Governor Dirk Kempthorne in 2003 to fill the vacancy of the retiring Jesse Walters.[5] He retained his seat in statewide elections in 2004 (unopposed),[6] 2010 (58.4%),[7] and 2016 (unopposed).[8]
Elected chief justice by his fellow justices in 2011, Burdick did not seek a second term in 2015 and was succeeded by Jim Jones in August.[9] Following Jones' retirement, he became chief justice again in 2017 and served through 2020. In February 2021, Burdick announced his upcoming retirement from the court at the end of June.[10]
References[]
- ^ Idaho Supreme Court Bio
- ^ "In Memory of Floyd "Ray" Burdick". Boise, Idaho: Summer Funeral Home. April 2013. Retrieved August 16, 2015.
- ^ "Justice Roger S. Burdick". Boise High Class of 1965. Retrieved August 16, 2015.
- ^ "Roger Burdick". Boise High Class of 1965. Retrieved August 16, 2015.
- ^ Fick, Bob (June 27, 2003). "Kempthorne appoints Burdick to Supreme Court". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. p. B1.
- ^ "Primary election results". State of Idaho. May 25, 2004. Retrieved February 1, 2017.
- ^ "Primary election results". State of Idaho. May 25, 2010. Retrieved February 1, 2017.
- ^ "Primary election results". State of Idaho. May 17, 2016. Retrieved February 1, 2017.
- ^ Russell, Betsy Z. (July 15, 2015). "Justice Jim Jones to be Idaho Supreme Court's next chief justice, as of Aug. 1". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Retrieved August 16, 2015.
- ^ "Justice Roger Burdick, longtime Magic Valley lawyer and judge, to retire from Idaho Supreme Court". Cherokee Tribune Ledger News. Retrieved 2021-02-07.
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