Larry Monroe Boyle (June 23, 1943–November 23, 2017) was a justice of the

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from 1989 to 1992. Born in

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, and raised in Pocatello, Idaho, Boyle graduated from

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in 1961 and was a

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for the

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from 1964 to 1966. He then graduated from

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in 1968 with a degree in economics, served in the

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, and received his J.D. from the

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in 1972."Boyle, McDevitt add experience to bench", '' The Times-News'' (August 8, 1989), p. B-4. Boyle entered the practice of law in

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with the law firm of Hanson, Boyle, Beard and Martin, until 1986, when he was appointed to a seat on Idaho's 7th District bench. He also served as president of the 7th District Bar Association, and as a member of the Idaho Judicial Council, which made recommendations on the appointment of judges. While serving as a district judge, Boyle was called up to fill in on the Idaho Supreme Court on several occasions. In 1989, Governor

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appointed Boyle to the state supreme court, which was well-received even by political opponents of the governor. Boyle resigned from the court in March 1992 to become a U.S. magistrate judge, and retired in 2008.

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