Roger S. Burdick Explained

Roger Burdick
Office:Chief Justice of the
Idaho Supreme Court
Term Start:January 3, 2017
Term End:December 31, 2020
Predecessor:Jim Jones
Successor:G. Richard Bevan
Term Start1:August 1, 2011
Term End1:August 1, 2015
Predecessor1:Dan Eismann
Successor1:Jim Jones
Office2:Justice of the
Idaho Supreme Court
Appointer2:Dirk Kempthorne
Term Start2:August 1, 2003
Term End2:June 30, 2021
Predecessor2:Jesse Walters
Successor2:Colleen Zahn
Birth Name:Roger Stephen Burdick
Birth Date:23 June 1947
Birth Place:Boulder, Colorado, U.S.
Education:University of Colorado (BS)
University of Idaho (JD)

Roger Stephen Burdick (born June 23, 1947) is an American attorney and jurist who served as a justice of the Idaho Supreme Court from 2003 to 2021. He was chief justice twice for a total of eight years; from 2011 to 2015, and 2017 through 2020.[1]

Early life and education

Born in Boulder, Colorado, Burdick moved around the United States in his youth, eventually settling in Boise, Idaho.[2] He graduated from Boise High School in 1965 and the University of Colorado in Boulder in 1970, earning a bachelor's degree in finance.[3] [4] After a year as a bank examiner for the state of Idaho, Burdick entered the University of Idaho College of Law in Moscow and earned a Juris Doctor in 1974.

Idaho Supreme Court

Burdick was appointed to the Idaho Supreme Court by Governor Dirk Kempthorne in 2003 to fill the vacancy of the retiring Jesse Walters.[5] He retained his seat in statewide elections in 2004 (unopposed),[6] 2010 (58.4%),[7] and 2016 (unopposed).[8]

Elected chief justice by his fellow justices in 2011, Burdick did not seek a second term in 2015 and was succeeded by Jim Jones in August.[9] Following Jones' retirement in early 2017, he became chief justice again and served through 2020. In February 2021, Burdick announced his upcoming retirement from the court at the end of June.[10]

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Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20191101231959/https://isc.idaho.gov/main/burdick Idaho Supreme Court Bio
  2. News: In Memory of Floyd "Ray" Burdick . Summer Funeral Home . Boise, Idaho . April 2013 . August 16, 2015.
  3. Web site: Justice Roger S. Burdick . Boise High Class of 1965 . August 16, 2015.
  4. Web site: Roger Burdick. Boise High Class of 1965. August 16, 2015.
  5. News: Kempthorne appoints Burdick to Supreme Court . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington) . Fick . Bob . Associated Press . June 27, 2003 . B1 .
  6. Web site: Primary election results . State of Idaho . May 25, 2004 . February 1, 2017.
  7. Web site: Primary election results . State of Idaho . May 25, 2010 . February 1, 2017.
  8. Web site: Primary election results . State of Idaho . May 17, 2016 . February 1, 2017.
  9. News: Justice Jim Jones to be Idaho Supreme Court's next chief justice, as of Aug. 1 . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington) . Russell . Betsy Z. . July 15, 2015 . August 16, 2015.
  10. Web site: Justice Roger Burdick, longtime Magic Valley lawyer and judge, to retire from Idaho Supreme Court . 2021-02-07 . Cherokee Tribune Ledger News . en.