| Charles McDevitt | |
| Birth Date: | January 5, 1932 |
| Birth Place: | Pocatello, Idaho, U.S. |
| Office: | Chief Justice of the Idaho Supreme Court |
| Term Start: | 1993 |
| Term End: | 1997 |
| Predecessor: | Robert Bakes |
| Successor: | Linda Copple Trout |
| Office1: | Justice of the Idaho Supreme Court |
| Term Start1: | August 31, 1989 |
| Term End1: | August 31, 1997 |
| Predecessor1: | Allan Shepard |
| Successor1: | Jesse Walters |
| Appointer1: | Cecil Andrus |
| Office2: | Member of the Idaho House of Representatives |
| Term Start2: | 1963 |
| Term End2: | 1966 |
| Death Place: | Boise, Idaho, U.S. |
| Education: | University of Idaho (LLB) |
| Allegiance: | United States |
| Branch: | U.S. Army |
| Serviceyears: | 1952–54 |
| Rank: | Corporal |
| Battles: | Cold War |
| Awards: | is not set --> |
Charles Francis McDevitt (January 5, 1932 – May 29, 2021) was an American attorney, politician, and jurist. He was a justice of the Idaho Supreme Court from 1989 to 1997, serving as chief justice from 1993 to 1997.
Born and raised in Pocatello, Idaho, McDevitt graduated from Pocatello High School and attended Idaho State College for a year. He transferred to the University of Idaho in Moscow, then served in the U.S. Army for two years, returned to the U of I in 1954, and received his LL.B degree from its College of Law in 1956.[1] [2]
McDevitt practiced law in Boise and was general counsel for Boise Cascade from 1962 to 1968. In 1962, he was elected to the Idaho House of Representatives and was re-elected in 1964. He left the legislature in 1966 to become president of Beck Industries in New York City. He also worked as an executive at the Singer Corporation before returning to Boise, where he joined the Ada County Prosecutor's Office as a trial attorney.[3]
In August 1989, McDevitt was appointed to the Idaho Supreme Court by Governor Cecil Andrus; the seat was vacated by the death of Allan Shepard in May.[4] [5]
Following his retirement from the court in 1997, McDevitt served on an ethics panel convened by the state legislature.[6]
McDevitt died in Boise in 2021 at the age of 89.[7]