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G. Richard Bevan
Justice, Idaho Supreme Court
Background: Bevan was a Twin Falls county prosecutor and a partner at Hollifield & Bevan, PA before becoming a judge. During his tenure on the court, he presided over the Mental Health Court and the Veteran’s Treatment Court, and he served as the administrative district judge for eight years.
At a glance
- Court
- Idaho Supreme Court
- Position / seat
- Not listed
- Chief justice
- No
- How they joined the court
- Appointed by Gov. Butch Otter (R) (September 1, 2017); later won election on May 21, 2024
- Appointed by
- Gov. Butch Otter (R)
- Appointment date
- September 1, 2017
- Took office
- 2017
- Current term ends
- January 6, 2031
- Next election or retention vote
- Not listed
- Last election
- May 21, 2024
- Party (as listed by Ballotpedia)
- Nonpartisan
- Ballotpedia partisanship estimate
- Mild Republican (2020 study of justices' pre-court partisan activity)
- Education
- Bachelor's: Brigham Young University, 1984
- Law: Brigham Young University, 1987
- Prior offices
- Idaho 5th Judicial District (2003 - 2017)
- Profession
- Not listed
- How this court's justices are chosen
- Nonpartisan electionVoters elect the justices; no party label appears on the ballot.
Summary of facts listed on G. Richard Bevan’s Ballotpedia page (retrieved Oct 26, 2026) · Photo: Ballotpedia. “Not listed” means Ballotpedia didn’t list it in a form this site could read; check Ballotpedia for the latest.
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