Idaho judicial elections, 2010

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The Idaho judicial elections of 2010 consisted of a Primary Election on March 19, 2010 and a Nonpartisan General Election on November 2, 2010.

Overview

Two Supreme Court seats, one Court of Appeals seat, and all District Court positions were on the ballot in 2010.

Supreme Court

The seats held by Justices Jim Jones and Roger Burdick on the Idaho Supreme Court were on the 2010 ballot.

• Roger Burdick defeated John Bradbury with 58.5 percent of the vote, according to unofficial results.
• Jim Jones was retained after running unopposed.

Court of Appeals

Karen Lansing was re-elected after running unopposed.

District Courts

All of the state District Court judge seats were on the 2010 ballot. Thirty-eight candidates filed, 36 of which ran in uncontested races. Thirty-five of those that filed were incumbents.

District	Candidates	Details	Results
Idaho 1st Judicial District	Fred Gibler	Seat held by Fred Gibler	Fred Gibler
Idaho 1st Judicial District	John P. Luster	Seat held by John P. Luster	John P. Luster
Idaho 1st Judicial District	John Mitchell	Seat held by John Mitchell	John Mitchell
Idaho 1st Judicial District	Lansing L. Haynes	Seat held by Lansing L. Haynes	Lansing L. Haynes
Idaho 1st Judicial District	Steve Verby	Seat held by Steve Verby	Steve Verby
Idaho 2nd Judicial District	Carl Kerrick	Seat held by Carl Kerrick	Carl Kerrick
Idaho 2nd Judicial District	Jeff Brudie	Seat held by Jeff Brudie	Jeff Brudie
Idaho 2nd Judicial District	Michael J. Griffin and Edwin Litteneker	Seat held by John Bradbury	Michael J. Griffin won with 63.6 percent of the vote.
Idaho 2nd Judicial District	John R. Stegner	Seat held by John R. Stegner	John R. Stegner
Idaho 3rd Judicial District	Bradly S. Ford	Seat held by Bradly S. Ford	Bradly S. Ford
Idaho 3rd Judicial District	Gregory M. Culet	Seat held by Gregory M. Culet	Gregory M. Culet
Idaho 3rd Judicial District	Juneal C. Kerrick	Seat held by Juneal C. Kerrick	Juneal C. Kerrick
Idaho 3rd Judicial District	Renae J. Hoff	Seat held by Renae J. Hoff	Renae J. Hoff
Idaho 3rd Judicial District	Thomas J. Ryan	Seat held by Thomas J. Ryan	Thomas J. Ryan
Idaho 4th Judicial District	Cheri Copsey	Seat held by Cheri Copsey	Cheri Copsey
Idaho 4th Judicial District	Darla Williamson	Seat held by Darla Williamson	Darla Williamson
Idaho 4th Judicial District	Deborah Bail	Seat held by Deborah Bail	Deborah Bail
Idaho 4th Judicial District	Michael McLaughlin	Seat held by Michael McLaughlin	Michael McLaughlin
Idaho 4th Judicial District	Michael Wetherell	Seat held by Michael Wetherell	Michael Wetherell
Idaho 4th Judicial District	Patrick Owen	Seat held by Patrick Owen	Patrick Owen
Idaho 4th Judicial District	Richard Greenwood	Seat held by Richard Greenwood	Richard Greenwood
Idaho 4th Judicial District	Ron Wilper	Seat held by Ron Wilper	Ron Wilper
Idaho 4th Judicial District	Thomas Neville	Seat held by Thomas Neville	Thomas Neville
Idaho 4th Judicial District	Timothy Hansen	Seat held by Timothy Hansen	Timothy Hansen
Idaho 5th Judicial District	G. Richard Bevan	Seat held by G. Richard Bevan	G. Richard Bevan
Idaho 5th Judicial District	John K. Butler	Seat held by John K. Butler	John K. Butler
Idaho 5th Judicial District	Michael R. Crabtree	Seat held by Michael R. Crabtree	Michael R. Crabtree
Idaho 5th Judicial District	Randy J. Stoker	Seat held by Randy J. Stoker	Randy J. Stoker
Idaho 5th Judicial District	Robert Elgee, Douglas A. Werth	Seat held by Robert Elgee	Robert Elgee won with 57.6 percent of the vote.
Idaho Sixth Judicial District	David C. Nye	Seat held by David C. Nye	David C. Nye
Idaho Sixth Judicial District	Mitchell W. Brown	Seat held by Mitchell W. Brown	Mitchell W. Brown
Idaho Sixth Judicial District	Stephen S. Dunn	Seat held by Stephen S. Dunn	Stephen S. Dunn
Idaho 7th Judicial District	Darren B. Simpson	Seat held by Darren B. Simpson	Darren B. Simpson
Idaho 7th Judicial District	Dane Hansen Watkins, Jr.	Seat held by Greg Anderson	Dane Hansen Watkins, Jr.
Idaho 7th Judicial District	Gregory W. Moeller	Seat held by Gregory W. Moeller	Gregory W. Moeller
Idaho 7th Judicial District	Joel E. Tingey	Seat held by Joel E. Tingey	Joel E. Tingey
Idaho 7th Judicial District	Jon Shindurling	Seat held by Jon Shindurling	Jon Shindurling

Unless otherwise noted, election results come from: Idaho Secretary of State, Archived Election Results- 2010 District Judges Primary Election.

Magisterial Division

Many of the Idaho Magistrate Division judges were up for retention in the general election in 2010. The last day for magistrates to announce their intention to run was August 4, 2010.

See also

• Judicial elections, 2010
• Judicial selection in Idaho
• Campaign finance requirements for Idaho judicial elections

External links

• Elections Calendar (dead link)
• Election Results
• Candidate Guidelines for Statewide Judicial Office
• Candidate Guidelines for District Judicial Office
• American Judicature Society, "Judicial Selection in the States: Idaho," archived January 11, 2014
• Judicial selection issue in Idaho
• Times-News "Justice Jones fields citizen's question for Burdick campaign," May 1, 2010
• The Spokesman-Review:Huckleberries Online "Justice Jones Says Bradbury’s Wrong, April 27, 2010
• Idaho State Journal, "The verdict on Burdick," March 25, 2010
• Spokesman-Review "Court contender keeps ho-hum election interesting," May 16, 2010

Footnotes

Idaho courts

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Federal courts:

Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: District of Idaho • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: District of Idaho

State courts:

Idaho Supreme Court • Idaho Court of Appeals • Idaho District Courts • Idaho Magistrate Division

State resources:

Courts in Idaho • Idaho judicial elections • Judicial selection in Idaho