Legality of Cannabis by U.S. Jurisdiction

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[1] and began operations in 1982.[2]

Jurisdiction[edit]

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 laws),[3] which must be heard by the Supreme Court.[4]

Judges[edit]

Position Name Appt. by Took office / Length of service Term expires Prior position Law school
Chief Judge Jessica Lorello
October 3, 2017
6 years, 5 months
January 2025
Appellate Unit in the Criminal Division at the Idaho Attorney General's Office (2004–17) University of North Carolina
Associate Judge David Gratton
January 5, 2009
15 years, 2 months
January 2025
private practice at Evans Keane (1987–2009) University of Idaho
Associate Judge Molly Huskey
July 2, 2015
8 years, 8 months
January 2029
District Judge in Canyon County, Idaho 3rd Judicial District (2011–15) University of Idaho
Associate Judge vacant

Succession of seats[edit]

Seat 1 Established in 1980
Name Term
Jesse Walters 1982–1997
Alan Schwartzman 1997–2002
Sergio Gutierrez 2002–2018
Amanda Brailsford 2019–2023
vacant
Seat 2 Established in 1980
Name Term
Donald Burnett 1982–1990
Cathy Silak 1990–1993
Karen Lansing 1993–2015
Molly Huskey 2015–present
Seat 3 Established in 1980
Name Term
Roger Swanstrom 1982–1993
Darrel Perry 1993–2009
John Melanson 2009–2017
Jessica Lorello 2017–present
Seat 4 Established in 2008
Name Term
David Gratton 2009–present

References[edit]

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