David W. Gratton

Professional career

• Long‐serving judge of the Idaho Court of Appeals, appointed in 2009, re‐elected in 2024, and serving as Chief Judge since January 1, 2024
• Judge, Idaho Court of Appeals, 2009-present
• He interned for Ninth Circuit Judge J. Blaine Anderson in 1984 and clerked for US District Judge Harold L. Ryan — 1985–1987
• As Chief Judge, Gratton leads the four‐judge Court of Appeals, which hears appellate cases in panels of three

Education

Additional information

• Governor C. L. Butch Otter appointed him to the Idaho Court of Appeals in 2009
• B.A. in Political Science from Boise State University in 1982 and a J.D. from the University of Idaho College of Law in 1985 He held the role of an intern law clerk for Ninth Circuit Judge J. Blaine Anderson (1984) and as a law clerk to U.S. District Court Judge Harold L. Ryan (1985–1987) In 1987, he joined Evans Keane LLP in Boise, becoming a partner in 1993, before his 2009 appointment to the Idaho Court of Appeals by Governor C.L
• Practitioner, 2008-2008
• Joined Evans Keane in 1987 and became partner in 1993
• His appointment followed a two‐year cycle and succeeded Chief Judge Jessica Lorello
• David W. Gratton was born and raised in Emmett, Idaho
• His wife Robin and children John (deceased), Kevin and Breanne