Roger Stephen Burdick (born June 23, 1947) is an American attorney and jurist who served as a justice of the

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from 2003 to 2021. He was chief justice twice for a total of eight years; from 2011 to 2015, and 2017 through 2020.Idaho Supreme Court Bio
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Early life and education

Born in

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, Burdick moved around the United States in his youth, eventually settling in Boise, Idaho. He graduated from Boise High School in 1965 and the University of Colorado in Boulder in 1970, earning a bachelor's degree in finance. After a year as a

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for the state of Idaho, Burdick entered the

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in Moscow and earned a

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in 1974.

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Burdick was appointed to the

by Governor Dirk Kempthorne in 2003 to fill the vacancy of the retiring

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. He retained his seat in statewide elections in 2004 (unopposed), 2010 (58.4%), and 2016 (unopposed). Elected chief justice by his fellow justices in 2011, Burdick did not seek a second term in 2015 and was succeeded by Jim Jones in August. Following Jones' retirement in early 2017, he became chief justice again and served through 2020. In February 2021, Burdick announced his upcoming retirement from the court at the end of June.

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