The Idaho Court of Appeals is the intermediate-level

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for the

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Idaho 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 Wyom ...

. The court was created by statute by the

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and began operations in 1982.

Jurisdiction

The Court of Appeals hears cases assigned to it by the

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. The only exceptions to this jurisdiction are capital murder convictions and appeals from the

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and the Idaho Industrial Commission (which administers the state's

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laws), which must be heard by the Supreme Court.Idaho Code § 1-2406
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Judges

The Court of Appeals includes four judges. Cases are heard by three-judge panels.

Succession of seats

References

External links

from the Idaho State Judiciary website Idaho state courts State appellate courts of the United States 1982 establishments in Idaho Courts and tribunals established in 1982 {{US-law-stub