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Courts Of Idaho
Courts of Idaho include: ;State courts of Idaho *Idaho Supreme CourtIdaho State Judiciary ** *** Idaho District Courts (7 judicial districts) **** Idaho Drug Court **** Idaho Mental Health Court Federal courts located in Idaho * |
Idaho Judicial Districts Map
Idaho ( ) is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. To the north, it shares a small portion of the Canada–United States border with the province of British Columbia. It borders the states of Montana and Wyoming to the east, Nevada and Utah to the south, and Washington and Oregon to the west. The state's capital and largest city is Boise. With an area of , Idaho is the 14th largest state by land area, but with a population of approximately 1.8 million, it ranks as the 13th least populous and the 7th least densely populated of the 50 U.S. states. For thousands of years, and prior to European colonization, Idaho has been inhabited by native peoples. In the early 19th century, Idaho was considered part of the Oregon Country, an area of dispute between the U.S. and the British Empire. It officially became U.S. territory with the signing of the Oregon Treaty of 1846, but a separate Idaho Territory was not organized until 1863, instead b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Idaho Supreme Court
The Idaho Supreme Court is the state supreme court of Idaho and is composed of the chief justice and four associate justices. The decisions of the Idaho Supreme Court are binding on all other Idaho state courts. The only court that may reverse or modify its decisions is the Supreme Court of the United States. Justices Justices are elected in non-partisan statewide elections and serve staggered six-year terms. Elections are held in the state primary, now in the spring, with run-off elections in November. The Chief Justice is selected by an election among the five justices and term length for that office is four years. Prior to 1983, the position went to the justice with the least amount of time remaining in his term. The court originally had three justices; it was expanded to five in 1921. Current justices Women on the Supreme Court The first female justice on the Idaho Supreme Court was Linda Copple Trout, appointed in 1992 by Governor Cecil Andrus and elected in 1996 and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Idaho Court Of Appeals
The Idaho Court of Appeals is the intermediate-level appellate court for the state of Idaho. The court was created by statute by the Idaho Legislature and began operations in 1982. 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 Idaho Public Utilities Commission and the Idaho Industrial Commission (which administers the state's workers' compensation Workers' compensation or workers' comp is a form of insurance providing wage replacement and medical benefits to employees injured in the course of employment in exchange for mandatory relinquishment of the employee's right to sue his or her emp ... laws), which must be heard by the Supreme Court. Judges The Court of Appeals includes four judges. Cases are heard by three-judge panels. Succession of seats References External linksfrom the Idaho State Judiciary website Idaho state cou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Idaho District Courts
Idaho ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. To the north, it shares a small portion of the Canada–United States border with the province of British Columbia. It borders the states of Montana and Wyoming to the east, Nevada and Utah to the south, and Washington (state), Washington and Oregon to the west. The US state capitals, state's capital and largest city is Boise, Idaho, Boise. With an area of , Idaho is the List of U.S. states and territories by area, 14th largest state by land area, but with a population of approximately 1.8 million, it ranks as the List of U.S. states and territories by population, 13th least populous and the List of U.S. states by population density, 7th least densely populated of the List of US states, 50 U.S. states. For thousands of years, and prior to European colonization, Idaho has been inhabited by Native Americans in the United States, native peoples. In the early 19th century, Idaho wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
