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 by	Jim Jones
Succeeded by	G. Richard Bevan
In office August 1, 2011 – August 1, 2015
Preceded by	Dan Eismann
Succeeded by	Jim Jones
Justice of the Idaho Supreme Court
In office August 1, 2003 – June 30, 2021
Appointed by	Dirk Kempthorne
Preceded by	Jesse Walters
Succeeded by	Colleen Zahn
Personal details
Born	Roger Stephen Burdick (1947-06-23) June 23, 1947 (age 78) Boulder, Colorado, U.S.
Education	University 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 entered the University of Idaho College of Law in Moscow and earned a Juris Doctor 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 in early 2017, he became chief justice again and served through 2020. In February 2021, Burdick announced his upcoming retirement from the court at the end of June.^[10]