Elected (nonpartisan)5 justices· 6-year terms· Idaho
Chief: Selected by majority vote of the justices from among themselves to a four-year term (Chief Justice Bevan has announced retirement effective October 2026; a successor will be chosen by the justices)..
Adopted 1890. Its declaration of rights sits in Article I (Declaration of Rights). This court has the final word on what the Idaho constitution means.
Interstitial, departs when state-specific factors justify it
How a state reads its own rights provisions relative to the federal floor, lockstep vs departure.
State-court structure and selection methods are from official and reference sources; the justice roster is point-in-time. Civibrief carries each state's highest court (lower state courts are out of scope for now).
