Linda Copple Trout Explained

Linda Copple Trout
Office:Chief Justice of the Idaho Supreme Court
Predecessor:Charles McDevitt
Office1:Justice of the Idaho Supreme Court
Appointer1:Cecil Andrus
Predecessor1:Larry Boyle
Successor1:Joel Horton
Birth Date:1 September 1951
Birth Place:Tokyo, Japan
Education:University of Idaho (BA, JD)
Spouse:Kim J. Trout
Residence:Idaho

Linda Jayne Copple Trout (born September 1, 1951) is an American lawyer and retired judge from Idaho. She is a former chief justice of the Idaho Supreme Court, the only female to hold that position.[1] Appointed by Governor Cecil Andrus as an associate justice in 1992,[2] [3] she was the first of four women to serve on the court.[4] [5] [6]

Born in Tokyo, Japan, Trout was adopted by a Boise pediatrician, Dr. B.I. "Bing" Copple,[1] [7] and graduated from Boise High School in 1969. She attended the University of Idaho in Moscow, and was a member of Pi Beta Phi sorority.[8] [9] Trout earned a bachelor's degree in 1973, and a J.D. from the UI College of Law in 1977.[10] [11]

Trout passed the bar in Idaho in 1977 and was in private practice in Lewiston for She was appointed a county magistrate judge in 1983 and was elected in 1990 as a state judge in the second district,[12] [13] based in Lewiston.[14] [15]

Trout was appointed to the state's supreme court in 1992 and took office on her 41st birthday. She retained her seat in statewide elections in 1996 (unopposed)[16] and 2002.[17] [18] Trout became the chief justice in February 1997, elected unanimously by the other justices,[19] [20] and served two terms in that capacity, over seven years.[21] She was on the state's highest court for fifteen years and retired with over a year left in her term in August 2007,[5] [6] succeeded by

She is married to attorney Kim J. Trout (B.S. 1976, J.D. 1979,

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  1. News: A benchmark for Idaho's first female justice . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington) . Associated Press . Warbis . Mark . January 26, 1997 . August 18, 2015.
  2. News: Trout named to state's high court . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho) . Abrams . Joan . August 18, 1992 . 1A .
  3. News: Andrus names justice . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington) . Associated Press . August 18, 1992 . A1 .
  4. News: Easterners slighted by Trout appointment . Moscow-Pullman Daily News . (Idaho-Washington) . Associated Press . August 19, 1992 . 4A.
  5. News: Nasty campaigns lead Idaho Supreme Court justice to quit . Moscow-Pullman Daily News . (Idaho-Washington) . Associated Press . May 24, 2007 . 4A.
  6. News: High court justice to retire . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington) . Russell . Betsy Z. . May 24, 2007 . A1 .
  7. Web site: Rebecca Hogg Copple Dwyer . Boise High School, Class of 1956 . August 17, 2015.
  8. Web site: Pi Beta Phi . Gem of the Mountains, University of Idaho yearbook . 1971 . 298.
  9. Web site: Pi Beta Phi . Gem of the Mountains, University of Idaho yearbook . 1972 . 142.
  10. News: Justice Trout gives tips to law students . Moscow-Pullman Daily News . (Idaho-Washington) . Garten . Kara . October 8, 1992 . 3A.
  11. News: Grads urged to help rebuild public trust . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press . May 17, 1998 . B3 .
  12. News: Battle of thick and thin hinges on experience . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho) . Askari . Mohsin . May 13, 1990 . 1C.
  13. News: Linda C. Trout for District Judge . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho) . (advertisement) . May 20, 1990 . 5C.
  14. News: Judge's post to be decided May 22 . Idahonian . (Moscow) . Long . Ben . May 4, 1990 . 12A.
  15. News: Trout wins race for second district judge . Idahonian . (Moscow) . May 23, 1990 . 10A.
  16. Web site: Primary election results . State of Idaho . May 28, 1996 . August 18, 2015.
  17. News: Justice Trout wins handily . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho) . Fick . Bob . Associated Press . May 29, 2002 . 1A .
  18. Web site: Primary election results . State of Idaho . May 28, 2002 . August 18, 2015.
  19. News: Trout is ready to tackle big task . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho) . Abrams . Joan . December 13, 1996 . 1A.
  20. News: Chief justice to retire in September . Moscow-Pullman Daily News . (Idaho-Washington) . December 13, 1996 . 4A.
  21. News: Schroeder elected as Idaho chief justice . Idaho Mountain Express . Ketchum . Associated Press . 2007 . September 1, 2015.

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