Roger S. Burdick at a glance
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Roger S. Burdick
Former Judge · Supreme Court of Idaho
Biography
Professional career
- Judge, Idaho Supreme Court, 2003-present
- Roger Stephen Burdick is a retired American jurist who served on the Idaho Supreme Court from 2003 to 2021, including two terms as chief justice
- He became Jerome County prosecutor in 1980, magistrate in 1981, district judge in 1993, and Idaho Supreme Court justice in 2003, serving until 2021
- Served two terms as chief justice — 2011–2015 and 2017–2020
- District Judge, Fifth Judicial District (1993–2003)
- His career encompassed banking examination, private practice in Twin Falls, Ada County prosecution, and public defense in Jerome, Camas, Gooding, and Lincoln counties
- Birth place: Boulder, Colorado but moving to Boise in his youth, Justice Roger S
Education
- He graduated from Boise High School in 1965, obtained a B.S. in finance (with minors in geology and marketing) from the University of Colorado in 1970, and later received his J.D. from the University of Idaho College of Law in 1974
Additional information
- In February 2021, he announced his retirement, effective June 30, 2021
- Appointed by Governor Dirk Kempthorne in 2003 to replace Jesse Walters, Burdick was re‐elected in 2004, 2010, and 2016.
- Date of birth: 1948-01-01
- Born June 23, 1947.
- Burdick was born in Boulder, Colorado, and grew up in Boise, Idaho.
- His leadership included the Magistrates Association, Judicial Council, district administration, and Snake River Basin Adjudication.
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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.
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Sources
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Supreme Court of Idaho current judicial profile
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View Supreme Court of Idaho current judicial profile ↗Idaho Rules for Electronic Filing and Service, Rule 6
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View Idaho Rules for Electronic Filing and Service, Rule 6 ↗CourtListener judicial biographical directory
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View CourtListener judicial biographical directory ↗Distinguished Jurist: Hon. Roger S. Burdick - Idaho State Bar
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