James Cawthon

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James Cawthon

Idaho 4th Judicial District

Tenure

2019 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

6

Prior offices

Idaho 4th Judicial District Magistrate Division

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Elections and appointments

Last elected

May 17, 2022

Appointed

October 7, 2019

James Cawthon is a judge of the Idaho 4th Judicial District. He assumed office in 2019. His current term ends on January 4, 2027.

Cawthon ran for re-election for judge of the Idaho 4th Judicial District. He won in the general election on May 17, 2022.

Cawthon previously served as a magistrate judge in Idaho's 4th Judicial District before being appointed to the District Court. Gov. Brad Little (R) appointed Cawthon to the District Court on October 7, 2019.

Elections

2022

See also: Municipal elections in Ada County, Idaho (2022)

General election

General election for Idaho 4th Judicial District

Incumbent James Cawthon won election in the general election for Idaho 4th Judicial District on May 17, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		James Cawthon (Nonpartisan)	100.0	59,544

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2018

See also: Municipal elections in Ada County, Idaho (2018)

Idaho 4th Judicial District, Cawthon's seat

James Cawthon was retained to the Idaho 4th Judicial District on November 6, 2018 with 80.4% of the vote.

			Retention  Vote	%	Votes
		✔	Yes	80.4	110,414
			No	19.6	26,847
			Total Votes		137,261

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2014

See also: Idaho judicial elections, 2014

Cawthon was retained to the 4th District Court, Ada County magistrate seat with 77.8 percent of the vote on November 4, 2014.  

Campaign themes

2022

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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