Want info on the Idaho judges on your ballot? Attorneys rated them in a new survey.
Hundreds of attorneys rated candidates for Idaho district judgeships in a survey conducted last month by the Idaho State Bar.
The survey comes as Idaho voters prepare to elect judges in the May 19 primary election. But instead of picking party nominees who advance to the general election in November, the nonpartisan judicial races will be decided later this month.
The survey focused on four contested races in Ada, Caribou, Madison, and Shoshone counties. District courts are state-level courts, split up by region, that hold trials for felony cases and high-value civil cases, such as lawsuits.
The survey asked legal professionals to evaluate judicial candidates based on their legal qualifications, such as experience, integrity, independence and demeanor. But the results, which are available online, aren’t an endorsement of individual candidates, according to the Idaho State Bar, which licenses attorneys to practice law.
https://idahocapitalsun.com/2026/05/07/want-info-on-the-idaho-judges-on-your-ballot-attorneys-rated-them-in-a-new-survey/