Richard Bevan's Biography
- Chief Justice of the Supreme Court (ID), Non-partisan
On The Ballot: Running, Non-partisan for Justice of the Supreme Court (ID)
Contact Information
Office
451 West State Street
Boise, ID 83702
Full Name:
George Richard Bevan
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Pamela; 5 Children
Birth Place:
Twin Falls
Home City:
Meridian, ID
JD, Law, Brigham Young University, J. Reuben Clark Law School, 1984-1987
BS, Business Management/Finance, Brigham Young University, 1980-1984
Candidate, Justice of the Idaho Supreme Court, 2018
No caucus information on file.
Chief Justice, Idaho State Supreme Court, 2021-present
Chair, Idaho Supreme Courts Appellate Rules Advisory Committee and the Administrative Conference
Justice, Idaho State Supreme Court, 2017-2021
Appointed by Governor Dirk Kempthorne, Administrative District Judge, 5th District Court of Idaho, 2003-2017
Appointed by Governor Butch Otter, Justice, Idaho Supreme Court, 2017
Partner, Hollifield & Bevan, PA, 1997-2003
Prosecutor, Twin Falls County, 1993-1997
President, Fifth District Bar Association
President, Magic Valley YMCA (Young Men's Christian Association)
Graduate, National Center for State Courts Toll Fellowship Program, 2014
Awards:
Henry Toll Fellow (Council of State Governments, 2014)
John Welch Award for Legal Writing (J. Reuben Clark Law School, 1987)
Co-Author, Best Brief, William J. Spong, Jr. Invitational Moot Court Competition (College of William and Mary, 1987)
Co-Author, Best Brief (Western Regional National Moot Court Competition, 1986)