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Idaho · highest court
Idaho Supreme Court
Elected (nonpartisan)
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)..
Justices
All judges & justices →- G. Richard Bevan
- Robyn M. Brody
- Gregory W. Moeller
- Colleen D. Zahn
- Cynthia K. C. Meyer
Roster as of 2026-06-13.
Constitution of the State of Idaho
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).