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    Idaho 5th Judicial District

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    The Idaho 5th Judicial District is a district court in Idaho serving Blaine, Camas, Cassia, Gooding, Jerome, Lincoln, Minidoka, and Twin Falls counties.


    Fifth District[edit]

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    Idaho District Court 5

    District Court[edit]

    Blaine & Camas Counties Judges[edit]

    Cassia County Judges[edit]


    Minidoka County Judges[edit]

    Twin Falls County Judges[edit]

    Spokane River Basin Adjudication Judge[edit]

    Magistrate Division[edit]

    Blaine County Magistrates[edit]

    Camas County Magistrates[edit]

    Cassia County Magistrates[edit]

    Gooding County Magistrates[edit]

    Jerome County Magistrates[edit]

    Lincoln County Magistrates[edit]

    Minidoka County Magistrates[edit]

    Twin Falls County Magistrates[edit]

    Former judges[edit]

    See also[edit]

    External links[edit]

    Elections[edit]

    See also: Idaho judicial elections

    Idaho is one of 43 states that hold elections for judicial positions. To learn more about judicial selection in Idaho, click here.

    Selection method[edit]

    See also: Nonpartisan election of judges

    There are 40 judges on the Idaho District Courts, each elected in nonpartisan elections to four-year terms. Afterwards, they must seek re-election if they wish to retain their seat.[10]

    The court's chief judge is chosen by peer vote and serves in that capacity for three years.[10]

    Qualifications
    To serve on this court, a judge must:[10]

    • be at least 30 years old;
    • be a U.S. citizen;
    • be an Idaho resident for at least two years;
    • be a resident of the judicial district for at least one year; and
    • have had 10 years practice of law.

    Election rules[edit]

    Primary election[edit]

    District court races are decided during the state's primary election. However, if no candidate in a judicial race receives over 50 percent of the votes in the primary, the two candidates who received the greatest number of votes advance to the general election, which functions as a sort of judicial runoff election.[11]

    If a race advances to the general election, but one of the candidates leaves the race before that time, the candidate who received the next highest number of votes in the primary takes their spot on the general election ballot. In such a situation, if there is a tie for third place in the primary, the candidate to advance to the general election is chosen by lot by the secretary of state.[12]

    Retention election[edit]

    Magistrates stand for retention in the general election, which is held in November. Judges file for retention in August. Specifically, they must file their declaration of candidacy no less than 90 days prior to the election.

    The ballot includes the following language for such elections: "Shall Magistrate __ of __ County of the __ Judicial District be retained in office?" The voter may then choose to answer either "Yes" or "No". The magistrate must receive a majority of "yes" votes to be retained to a new term.[13]


    Footnotes[edit]

    1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 5th Judicial District, "Blaine County," accessed January 2, 2015 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "blaine" defined multiple times with different content
    2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 5th Judicial District, "Camas County," accessed January 2, 2015
    3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 5th Judicial District, "Cassia County," accessed January 2, 2015
    4. ↑ 5th Judicial District, "Minidoka County," accessed January 2, 2015
    5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5th Judicial District, "Twin Falls County," accessed January 2, 2015
    6. ↑ Magic Valley, "New judge Eric Wildman takes oath of office Thursday in Jerome," January 15, 2010
    7. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named gooding
    8. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named jerome
    9. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named lincoln
    10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Idaho," archived October 2, 2014
    11. ↑ Idaho Statutes, "Title 34. Elections, Chapter 12, 34-1217," accessed April 28, 2014
    12. ↑ Idaho Statutes, "Title 34. Elections, Chapter 12, 34-716," accessed April 28, 2014
    13. ↑ Idaho Legislature, "Idaho Statutes, Title 1, Chapter 22," accessed September 25, 2017

    Idaho courts

    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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