--- title: "G. Richard Bevan | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/g-richard-bevan-id-appellate" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # G. Richard Bevan Supreme Court of Idaho · Justice ## Profile - Court: Supreme Court of Idaho - State: Idaho - Role: Justice - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-08-22 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## 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 ## Before you appear - Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed. - Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance. - Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding. ## Courtroom Rules ### electronic exhibit format Scope: 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. Evidence excerpt: 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](https://isc.idaho.gov/rules-procedure/irefs) Source checked: 2026-07-27 ## Sources - [Official profile](https://isc.idaho.gov/about-the-courts/sc-justices) - [Official roster](https://isc.idaho.gov/about-the-courts/sc-justices) - [Idaho Judicial Branch official judicial roster](https://isc.idaho.gov/about-the-courts/sc-justices) - [Idaho Rules for Electronic Filing and Service, Rule 6](https://isc.idaho.gov/rules-procedure/irefs) - [Wikidata: G. Richard Bevan](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q41929312) - [biography](https://isc.idaho.gov/main/Bevan) - [current_membership](https://isc.idaho.gov/about-the-courts/sc-justices) - [Wikidata: G. Richard Bevan](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q41929312) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/g-richard-bevan-id-appellate", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/g-richard-bevan-id-appellate", "name": "G. Richard Bevan | KnowJudges", "description": "G. Richard Bevan, Supreme Court of Idaho. Source-linked judicial identity, courtroom procedures, and presentation guidance.", "dateModified": "2026-10-07", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/g-richard-bevan-id-appellate#judge" } }, { "@type": "Person", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/g-richard-bevan-id-appellate#judge", "name": "G. 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