Jesse Walters
Justice of the Idaho Supreme Court
In office
September 2, 1997 (1997-09-02) – July 31, 2003 (2003-07-31)
Appointed byGovernor Phil Batt
Preceded byCharles McDevitt
Succeeded byRoger Burdick
Chief Judge of the Idaho Court of Appeals
In office
January 4, 1982 (1982-01-04) – September 2, 1997 (1997-09-02)
Appointed byGovernor John Evans
Preceded bynone
Succeeded byAlan Schwartzman
Personal details
Born (1938-12-26) December 26, 1938
Rexburg, Idaho
SpouseHarriett Walters
Children2 sons, 1 daughter
Alma materUniversity of Idaho (J.D. 1963)

Jesse R. Walters, Jr. (born December 26, 1938) is a former justice of the Idaho Supreme Court, a member from 1997 to 2003.

Born in Rexburg, Idaho, Walters graduated from Idaho Falls High School in 1957, then attended Ricks College in Rexburg for a year. He transferred to the University of Idaho in Moscow, where received his bachelor's degree and a J.D. from its College of Law in 1963. He passed the bar in Idaho that year and clerked at the Idaho Supreme Court for a year, then entered private practice.

In 1977, Walters was appointed a state judge in the fourth district (Boise) by Governor John Evans and was the first chief judge of the Idaho Court of Appeals, which began in 1982.[1][2]

Fifteen years later, he was appointed by Governor Phil Batt in 1997 to fill the vacancy of the retiring Charles McDevitt on the state supreme court.[3] Walters was unopposed in 1998[4] and retired in 2003, succeeded by Roger Burdick.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Appeals court gets chief". Spokane Daily Chronicle. Washington. UPI. September 30, 1981. p. 3.
  2. ↑ Kenyon, Quane (June 20, 1997). "Jesse Walters appointed to Supreme Court by governor". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Associated Press. p. 1C.
  3. ↑ "Batt names Walters to Supreme Court". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. Idaho-Washington. June 20, 1997. p. 4A.
  4. ↑ "Primary election results". State of Idaho. May 26, 1998. Retrieved August 31, 2015.
  5. ↑ Fick, Bob (June 27, 2003). "Kempthorne appoints Burdick to Supreme Court". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. p. B1.


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