Idaho S1324 amends judicial vacancy appointment rules and residency requirements for district judges.
Idaho S1324 amends existing law to ensure that judges and justices appointed to fill judicial vacancies are ineligible to run for election in the same seat in the next election. It also establishes residency requirements for district judges, stipulating that they must have been legal residents of Idaho for at least two continuous years prior to their appointment. The bill outlines specific qualifications for candidates for the offices of supreme court justice, court of appeals judge, and district judge, including age, residency, bar membership, and legal practice or judicial experience.
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