Gov. Butch Otter has named Magistrate Scott Wayman of Coeur d’Alene to the First District judgeship that opened with the recent retirement of Judge Fred Gibler. Wayman has been a magistrate judge since 2000; he holds a law degree from the University of Idaho and previously worked as a deputy prosecutor for Kootenai County and in private law practice in Orofino.

Otter said in a statement, “I received consistently glowing reports on Judge Wayman’s judicial temperament, fairness, work ethic, experience, professionalism and knowledge of the law. It really is a great privilege to appoint such an exemplary jurist to the First District bench – one with such a sterling reputation among his peers and those who have appeared before him.”