Jessica Lorello
2017 - Present
2025
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Jessica Lorello is a judge of the Idaho Court of Appeals. She assumed office in 2017. Her current term ends on January 6, 2025.
Lorello ran for re-election for judge of the Idaho Court of Appeals. She won in the general election on May 21, 2024.
She was appointed by Republican Governor Butch Otter in 2017. Lorello was elected to a six-year term on November 6, 2018.[1][2]
In December 2021, Idaho Supreme Court Justice G. Richard Bevan appointed Lorello chief judge of the court of appeals, effective January 1, 2022.[3]
Biography
Lorello received her bachelor’s degree from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and her J.D. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She also received a master's degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Lorello's career experience includes working as a judge, deputy attorney general, and adjunct professor.
Elections
2024
See also: Idaho intermediate appellate court elections, 2024
General election
General election for Idaho Court of Appeals
Incumbent Jessica Lorello won election in the general election for Idaho Court of Appeals on May 21, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Jessica Lorello (Nonpartisan) | 100.0 | 212,011 |
Total votes: 212,011 | ||||
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Endorsements
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2018
General election
General election for Idaho Court of Appeals
Incumbent Jessica Lorello won election in the general election for Idaho Court of Appeals on May 15, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Jessica Lorello (Nonpartisan) | 100.0 | 186,406 |
Total votes: 186,406 | ||||
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Selection method
- See also: Nonpartisan election of judges
The four judges of the Idaho Court of Appeals are elected in nonpartisan elections. They serve six-year terms, after which they must seek re-election if they wish to retain their seat. To learn more about these elections, visit the Idaho judicial elections page.[4] If a midterm vacancy occurs on the court, an interim judge is appointed by the governor from a list of two to four names provided by a nominating commission. This judge will serve out the remainder of the unexpired term, after which he or she must run in a nonpartisan election to continue serving.[4]
Qualifications
To serve on the court of appeals, a judge must:
- be at least 30 years old;
- be a U.S. citizen;
- be an Idaho resident for at least two years; and
- have had 10 years of in-state law practice.[4]
Selection of the chief judge
The chief judge of the court of appeals is appointed by the supreme court chief justice and serves in that capacity for two years.[4]
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
Officeholder Idaho Court of Appeals |
Footnotes
- ↑ San Francisco Chronicle, "Otter appoints new judge to Idaho Court of Appeals," October 3, 2017
- ↑ Office of Governor C.L. Butch, "Deputy Attorney General Named to Idaho Court of Appeals Vacancy," October 3, 2017
- ↑ Local 8 News, "New chief judge appointed for Idaho Court of Appeals," December 10, 2021
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Idaho," archived October 2, 2014
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