Colleen Zahn
Colleen Zahn | |
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Justice of the Idaho Supreme Court | |
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Assumed office July 1, 2021 | |
Appointed by | Brad Little |
Preceded by | Roger Burdick |
Personal details | |
Born | (1973-10-07) October 7, 1973 (age 50) |
Education | University of Idaho (BA, JD) |
Colleen D. Zahn (born October 7, 1973) is an American lawyer and jurist serving as an associate justice of the Idaho Supreme Court. She assumed office in 2021.
Education
Zahn earned a Bachelor of Science degree in communications and public relations from the University of Idaho in 1995 and a Juris Doctor from its College of Law in 2000.[1][2][3]
Career
Zahn spent ten years in the private sector with trial and litigation firms. She served as a deputy attorney general in the department of correction and the civil litigation division, and was the chief of the criminal law division for the state attorney general until her judicial appointment.[1][4]
Idaho Supreme Court
On June 1, 2021, Governor Brad Little appointed Zahn to serve as an associate justice of the Idaho Supreme Court.[5] Little nominated Zahn for the seat being vacated by Chief Justice Roger Burdick, who had announced his intent to retire on June 30.[1] Zahn was sworn in on July 1,[6] and publicly sworn in on July 14, 2021.[7] She is the fourth female justice to serve on the court,[6] and ran unopposed in 2022, conducted in the state's May primary.
References
- ^ a b c "Gov. Little appoints Colleen Zahn to Idaho Supreme Court" (Press release). Boise, Idaho: Office of the Governor. June 1, 2021. Retrieved June 4, 2021.
- ^ "Colleen Denise Zahn Profile". www.martindale.com. Retrieved June 4, 2021.
- ^ "Colleen Zahn". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2021-10-06.
- ^ Scholl, Jacob (June 1, 2021). "Longtime Boise attorney and deputy AG will be Idaho's newest state Supreme Court justice". Idaho Statesman. Retrieved June 4, 2021.
- ^ "Gov. Little Taps Colleen Zahn For The Idaho Supreme Court". Boise State Public Radio. 2021-06-02. Retrieved 2021-10-06.
- ^ a b "Hon. Colleen D. Zahn". isc.idaho.gov. Retrieved August 7, 2021.
- ^ "Justice Colleen Zahn to be Publicly Sworn In July 14" (PDF) (Press release). State of Idaho Judicial Branch. July 1, 2021. Retrieved August 7, 2021.
External links
- Idaho Supreme Court – Hon. Collen D. Zahn
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Preceded by Roger S. Burdick | Associate Justice of the Idaho Supreme Court 2021–present | Incumbent |
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- Brad Little, Governor
- Scott Bedke, Lieutenant Governor
- Phil McGrane, Secretary of State
- Raúl Labrador, Attorney General
- Brandon Woolf, Controller
- Julie Ellsworth, Treasurer
- Debbie Critchfield, Superintendent
- Scott Bedke, President
- Chuck Winder, President pro tempore
- Kelly Anthon, Majority Leader
- Melissa Wintrow, Minority Leader
- Mike Moyle, Speaker
- Jason Monks, Majority Leader
- Ilana Rubel, Minority Leader
- G. Richard Bevan, Chief Justice
- Robyn Brody
- Gregory W. Moeller
- Colleen Zahn
- Cynthia Meyer, Associate Justices
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