Roger S. Burdick

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]

Roger Burdick
Chief Justice of the Idaho Supreme Court
In office
January 3, 2017 – December 31, 2020
Preceded byJim Jones
Succeeded byG. Richard Bevan
In office
August 1, 2011 – August 1, 2015
Preceded byDan Eismann
Succeeded byJim Jones
Justice of the Idaho Supreme Court
In office
August 1, 2003 – June 30, 2021
Appointed byDirk Kempthorne
Preceded byJesse Walters
Succeeded byColleen Zahn
Personal details
Born
Roger Stephen Burdick

(1947-06-23) June 23, 1947
Boulder, Colorado, U.S.
EducationUniversity of Colorado (BS)
University of Idaho (JD)

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 earned a Juris Doctor from the University of Idaho College of Law 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, he became chief justice again in 2017 and served through 2020. In February 2021, Burdick announced his upcoming retirement from the court at the end of June.[10]

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


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