Nicole Cannon
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Nicole Cannon is a former magistrate court judge for the Idaho Magistrate Division District Five serving Twin Falls County.[1] Cannon was sworn into office on March 11, 2011, becoming the second woman to be appointed to the 5th Judicial District bench in the court's history and the first woman in over 40 years.[2] She resigned from the court in June 2012, following a citation for driving under the influence.[3]
Career
Prior to her work as a judge, Cannon worked in the Minidoka County Prosecutor’s Office for 11 years. [2]
DUI charge
- See also: Politicians convicted of DUI
In April 2012, Cannon was cited for driving under the influence. The charge was assigned to the Fourth Judicial District, where Cannon initially pleaded not guilty.[4] Court records showed that Cannon's blood-alcohol content tests were 0.221 and 0.239, nearly three times the legal limit to drive. Cannon tried unsuccessfully to have the tests thrown out, arguing that they were administered improperly.[5]
In December 2012, Cannon pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 160 hours of community service, which was converted from 20 days in jail. Along with community service came a sentence of one year of misdemeanor supervised probation, a 90-day suspended driver's license, a fine of $1,278.50 and an order to complete 16 hours of alcohol/DUI education classes and attend a victims panel.[6]
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Footnotes
- ↑ Idaho Judicial Directory, Page 15 (dead link)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Magic Valley, "First woman appointed to 5th District bench in more than 40 years," March 11, 2011
- ↑ Times-News, "Judge Nicole Cannon Resigns," June 23, 2012
- ↑ Times-News, "Twins Falls Judge Cited for DUI in Ada County," May 4, 2012
- ↑ Times-News, "Judge Nicole Cannon resigns," June 23, 2012
- ↑ Times-News, "Former Judge Cannon sentenced for DUI," December 5, 2012
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
