Jesse Walters

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

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)

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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