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G. Richard Bevan
Justice · Supreme Court of Idaho
Biography
Professional career
- American attorney and jurist who has held the role of Chief Justice of the Idaho Supreme Court since January 1, 2021, and is set to retire on October 30, 2026
- 1, 2026, when Justice Robyn Brody became chief justice
- Idaho District Court Judge, 5th Judicial District (2003–2017) — oversaw Mental Health Court, Veterans Treatment Court, and served eight years as Administrative District Judge
- District judge, appointed November 2003 by Gov
- Partner, Hillifield & Bevan (1997–2003)
- Twin Falls County Prosecutor, 1993-1997
- No longer chief justice as of Oct
- Justice, Idaho Supreme Court, appointed Sept
- C.L. Otter (56th justice); elected chief justice by the court
- Official site: Idaho Supreme Court – Justice G. Richard Bevan IDSC | Supreme Court
- Administrative District Judge for eight years; presided over Fifth Judicial District Mental Health Court and Veterans Treatment Court
- His tenure as Chief Justice spanned nearly six years, and his overall judicial career covers four decades
Education
- J. Reuben Clark Law School, Brigham Young University — J.D. (1987)
- BYU’s J. Reuben Clark Law School in — J.D. (1987)
- B.S. in business management and finance from Brigham Young University in 1984
- Undergraduate, Brigham Young University
Additional information
- In April 2026, Bevan announced his retirement, calling it “one of the great honors” of his professional life after nearly 23 years in the Idaho Judicial Branch.
- 2020; term Jan.
- 1, 2017 by Gov.
- 29, 2017 by Gov.
- Bevan grew up in Twin Falls, Idaho, graduating from Twin Falls High School in 1977.
- Born May 5, 1959, Twin Falls, Idaho.
- Date of birth: 1959-05-05
- Private practice, Twin Falls, more than 16 years
- Retirement effective Oct.
- Dirk Kempthorne; served nearly 14 years
- Birth place: Twin Falls
Applicable Court Rules & Procedures
Exhibits
Statewide
Idaho's statewide electronic-filing rule generally requires text-searchable PDF or PDF/A submissions and a 50 MB per-document limit; scanned-image attachments and exhibits may use standard PDF and are not rejected for the usual text-searchability format requirement.
A document ... submitted electronically to the court must be in the form of a text-searchable Portable Document Format (PDF) or a text-searchable Portable Document Format/A (PDF/A) file ... and not exceed 50 megabytes. A document that is an attachment or exhibit ... may be in standard PDF format and need not be text searchable.Idaho Rules for Electronic Filing and Service, Rule 6 ↗
Sources
Identity source checked August 22, 2026.
Biography sources checked August 2, 2026.
Idaho Judicial Branch official judicial roster
Identity source · HTML · Source checked August 22, 2026
View Idaho Judicial Branch official judicial roster ↗Idaho Rules for Electronic Filing and Service, Rule 6
Statewide source · HTML · Source checked July 27, 2026
View Idaho Rules for Electronic Filing and Service, Rule 6 ↗Wikidata: G. Richard Bevan
Identity source · HTML · Source checked August 2, 2026
View Wikidata: G. Richard Bevan ↗current_membership
Current Membership source · HTML · Source checked October 4, 2026
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