The Idaho Court of Appeals is the intermediate-level appellate court for the state of Idaho; created by statute by the state legislature, operations began in 1982.[1] [2] The court is housed in the Idaho Supreme Court building in Boise.
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 state's public utilities commission and industrial commission (which administers the state's workers' compensation laws),[3] which must be heard by the state supreme court.[4]
| Position | Name | Appt. by | Took office / Length of service | Term expires | Prior position | Law school | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chief Judge | David Gratton | Private practice at Evans Keane (1987–2009) | University of Idaho | |||||
| Associate Judge | District Judge in Canyon County, Idaho 3rd Judicial District (2011–15) | University of Idaho | ||||||
| Associate Judge | Jessica Lorello | Appellate Unit in the Criminal Division at the Idaho Attorney General's Office (2004–17) | University of North Carolina | |||||
| Associate Judge | Michael Tribe | District Judge in Cassia County, Idaho 5th Judicial District (2017–24) | University of Idaho |
| Name | Term | |
|---|---|---|
| Jesse Walters | 1982–1997 | |
| Alan Schwartzman | 1997–2002 | |
| Sergio Gutierrez | 2002–2018 | |
| Amanda Brailsford | 2019–2023 | |
| Michael Tribe | 2024-present |
| Name | Term | |
|---|---|---|
| Donald Burnett | 1982–1990 | |
| Cathy Silak | 1990–1993 | |
| Karen Lansing | 1993–2015 | |
| Molly Huskey | 2015–present |
| Name | Term | |
|---|---|---|
| Roger Swanstrom | 1982–1993 | |
| Darrel Perry | 1993–2009 | |
| John Melanson | 2009–2017 | |
| Jessica Lorello | 2017–present |