Race to succeed Justice Jones balloons into five-way contested election
As today’s 5 p.m. deadline approaches to file to run in May for the Idaho Legislature, congressional and U.S. Senate seats, local offices and judicial positions, the race to succeed retiring Idaho Supreme Court Chief Justice Jim Jones has ballooned into a five-way contested race. Among those filing so far: Deputy Idaho Attorney General Clive Strong; Boise attorney Breck Seiniger; Rupert Attorney Robyn Brody; attorney Christ Troupis, who unsuccessfully challenged Attorney General Lawrence Wasden in the 2014 GOP primary; and Idaho Sen. Curt McKenzie, R-Nampa.
And there could still be more – it’s a few minutes still until the deadline. You can check the list here at the Idaho Secretary of State’s website.
Idaho elects its Supreme Court justices at its May primary election, but if no candidate gets a majority, the top two would go to a runoff in the November general election.
Supreme Court justices must be at least 30 years old when elected; a citizen of the United States; have been admitted to practice law for at least 10 years prior to taking office; be admitted to practice law in the state of Idaho; and have lived in the state for at least two years. They are elected statewide and serve six-year terms.