The Board of Commissioners is the elected governing body of the Bar. The Board consists of five commissioners, elected from Idaho’s seven judicial districts. Two commissioners are elected from the Fourth District, one represents the First and Second Districts, one the Third and Fifth Districts, and one the Sixth and Seventh Districts. Commissioners serve staggered three-year terms.
The Commissioners meet 8-10 times a year to oversee the various functions and programs of the Bar. Pursuant to Idaho Bar Commissioner Rule 900, member input and recommendations are generated through the fall Resolution Process. This process allows members of the bar to have the opportunity to recommend changes in rules of the court statutes, policies or rules of the bar, and to discuss issues of interest or concern. The Idaho State Bar cannot take a position on legislation unless the members have approved the issue during the Resolution Process.
Robert D. Leeper, Lewiston (1923-1926) C. H. Potts, Coeur d’Alene (1926-1929) Warren Truitt, Moscow (1929-1932) James F. Ailshie, Coeur d’Alene (1932-1935) A. L. Morgan, Moscow (1935-1938) Abe Goff, Moscow (1938-1941) Paul W. Hyatt, Lewiston (1941-1944) E. T. Knudson, Coeur d’Alene (1944-1947) E. E. Hunt, Sandpoint (1947-1949) Robert E. Brown, Kellogg (1949-1953) Russell S. Randall, Lewiston (1953-1956) Clay V. Spear, Coeur d’Alene (1956-1959) Marcus J. Ware, Lewiston (1959-1962) Alden Hull, Wallace (1962-1965) Jerry V. Smith, Lewiston (1965-1968) Sidney E. Smith, Coeur d’Alene (1968-1969) Eugene L. Miller, Coeur d’Alene (1969-1971) John H. Bengtson, Lewiston (1971-1974) Thomas A. Mitchell, Coeur d’Alene (1974-1977) Merlyn W. Clark, Lewiston (1977-1979) Michael E. McNichols, Orofino (1979-1980) James F. Judd, Post Falls (1980-1983)
William V. McCann, Jr., Lewiston (1983-1986) Peter C. Wagstaff, Coeur d’Alene (1986-1989) Dean Wullenwaber, Lewiston (1989-1992) Kenneth B. Howard, Coeur d’Alene (1992-1995) Stephen C. Rice, Lewiston (1995-1998) Ausey H. (Robnett III, Coeur d’Alene (1998-2001) Eric K. Peterson, Lewiston, (2001-2004) Jay Q. Sturgell, Kellogg, (2004-2007) Doug L. Mushlitz, Lewiston (2007-2010) Paul W. Daugharty, Coeur d’Alene (2010-2013) Tim Gresback, Moscow (2013-2016) Michael T. Howard, Coeur d’Alene (2016-2019) Anne-Marie Fulfer, Moscow (2019-2022) Jillian H. Caires, Coeur d’Alene (2022-2025) Patricia E.O. Weeks (2025-2028) Leslie Hayes (2025-2028)
Third and Fifth Districts
Western Division: 3rd and 5th Districts
Adams, Blaine, Canyon, Cassia, Gem, Gooding, Jerome, Lincoln, Minidoka, Owyhee, Payette, Twin Falls, and Washington Counties
John Rice, Caldwell (1923-1925) John W. Graham, Twin Falls (1933-1936) C.W. Thomas, Burley (1939-1942) T. M. Robertson, Twin Falls (1951-1954) Sherman J. Bellwood, Rupert (1957-1960) Edward L. Benoit, Twin Falls (1963-1966) N. G. Speropulos, Weiser (1966-1967) Harold L. Ryan, Weiser (1967-1969) Thomas G. Nelson, Twin Falls (1972-1975) Dean E. Miller, Caldwell (1975-1978) James J. May, Twin Falls (1979-1981) Gerald Weston, Caldwell (1981-1984) William R. Hollifield, Twin Falls (1984-1987) Herbert W. Rettig, Caldwell (1987-1990) John C. Hohnhorst, Twin Falls (1990-1993)
Ronald J. Wilper, Caldwell (1993-1996) Hon. J. William Hart, Rupert (1996-1999) William F. (“Bud”) Yost, III, Nampa (1999-2002) Russell G. Kvanvig, Twin Falls (2002-2005) Terrence R. White, Nampa (2005-2008) James C. Meservy, Jerome (2008-2011) William H. Wellman, Nampa (2011-2014) Dennis S. Voorhees, Twin Falls (2014-2017) David E. Kerrick, Caldwell (2017-2020) Laird B. Stone, Twin Falls (2020-2023) Hon. Robert L. Jackson, Payette (2023-2026)
Fourth District
Central Division: 4th District
Ada, Boise, Elmore, and Valley Counties
Frank Martin, Boise (1923-1925) Jess Hawley, Boise (1927-1930) William Healy, Boise (1930-1933) J. L. Eberle, Boise (1936-1939) E. B. Smith, Boise (1942-1948) Claude V. Marcus, Boise (1949-1951) Willis E. Sullivan, Boise (1954-1957) Glenn A. Coughlan, Boise (1960-1963) Eugene C. Thomas, Boise (1969-1972) Mack A. Redford, Boise (1974-1977) Louis H. Cosho, Boise (1975-1978) John T. Hawley, Boise (1977-1980) John S. Simko, Boise (1979-1981) Richard C. Fields, Boise (1980-1983) Paul Boyd, Boise (1981-1984) Alfred C. Hagan, Boise (1983-1984) Howard Humphrey, Boise (1983-1986) Robert H. Copple, Boise (1984-1987) Kaye L. O’Riordan, Boise (1986-1989) William A. McCurdy, Boise (1987-1990) John J. McMahon, Boise (1989-1992) Jean R. Uranga, Boise (1990-1993) Jeffrey M. Wilson, Boise (1992-1995) Howard I. Manweiler, Boise (1993-1996) Cumer L. Green, Boise (1995-1998) Walter H. Bithell, Boise (1996-1999) Craig L. Meadows, Boise (1998-2001) Carl E. Olsson, Boise (1999-2002) Larry C. Hunter, Boise (2001-2004)
Debora K. Kristensen, Boise (2002-2005) Thomas A. Banducci, Boise (2004-2007) Andrew E. Hawes, Boise (2005-2008) B. Newal Squyres, Boise (2007-2010) Deborah A. Ferguson, Boise (2008-2011) Molly O’Leary, Boise (2010-2013) Robert T. Wetherell, Boise (2011-2014) Trudy Hanson Fouser, Boise (2013-2016) MIchelle R. Points, Boise (2014-2016) David C. Cooper, Boise (2016-2019) Hon. Michael J. Oths, Boise (2017-2020) Kurt D. Holzer, Boise (2019-2022) Kristin Bjorkman, Boise (2020-2023, 2023- 2026) Mary V. York, Boise (2022-2025)
Sixth and Seventh Districts
Eastern Division: 6th and 7th District
Bannock, Bear Lake, Bingham, Bonneville, Butte, Caribou, Clark, Custer, Franklin, Fremont, Jefferson Lemhi, Madison, Oneida, Power, and Teton Counties
N. D. Jackson, St. Anthony (1923-1925) A. L. Merrill, Pocatello (1925-1928) E. A. Owen, Idaho Falls (1928-1934) Walter H. Anderson, Pocatello (1934-1940) L. E. Glennon, Pocatello (1940-1943) Paul T. Peterson, Idaho Falls (1943-1946) R. D. Merrill, Pocatello (1946-1949) Ralph Litton, St. Anthony (1949-1952) L. F. Racine, Pocatello (1952-1955) Gilbert St. Clair, Idaho Falls (1955-1958) J. Blaine Anderson, Blackfoot (1958-1961) Wesley F. Merrill, Pocatello (1961-1964) R. Vern Kidwell, Idaho Falls (1964-1967) Lamont Jones, Pocatello (1967-1970) John M. Sharp, Idaho Falls (1970-1973) Gerald W. Olson, Pocatello (1973-1976) Frederick J. Hahn, Idaho Falls (1976-1979) Donald L. Burnett, Jr., Pocatello (1979-1982) Robert Huntley, Jr., Pocatello (1982)
Eugene L. Bush, Idaho Falls (1982-1985) W. Marcus W. Nye, Pocatello (1985-1988) C. Timothy Hopkins, Idaho Falls (1988-1991) Ron Kerl, Pocatello (1991-1994) Thomas E. Moss, Blackfoot (1994-1997) John A. Bailey, Jr., Pocatello (1997-2000) D. Fredrick Hoopes, Idaho Falls (2000-2003) Hon. Rick Carnaroli, Pocatello (2003-2006) Dwight E. Baker, Blackfoot (2006-2009) Reed W. Larsen, Pocatello (2009 -2012) Paul B. Rippel, Idaho Falls (2012-2015) Kent A. Higgins, Pocatello (2015-2018) Donald F. Carey, Idaho Falls (2018 -2021) Gary L. Cooper, Pocatello (2021-2024) Frederick J. (F.J.) Hahn III (2024-2027)
