JUDGES – Amends existing law to provide that judges and justices appointed to a judicial vacancy shall not be allowed to stand for election for the same judicial seat in the next election and to provide certain residency requirements for district judges.

This Idaho bill (S 1324) amends judicial election rules to prevent appointed judges from running for the same seat they filled in the next election. It updates eligibility requirements for Court of Appeals judges, Supreme Court justices, and district judges, including adding residency rules for district judges. The bill specifies that judges appointed to fill vacancies cannot seek election to that same position at the following election cycle. These changes apply to all three judicial levels covered under the amended Idaho Code sections (1-2404, 34-615, and 34-616).