爱达荷州州长任命两名地区法官：联邦检察官 Blackadar 与法官 Ferguson 入选第四司法区
美国爱达荷州州长 Brad Little 11月13日在州府 Boise 宣布，任命 Erin Blackadar 为第四司法区 Ada County 地区法官，任命 Brent Ferguson 法官为第四司法区 Elmore County 地区法官。两人的人选均来自爱达荷州司法委员会依法提交的候选名单。
Blackadar 2012年毕业于爱达荷大学法学院，2007年在佛蒙特州 Middlebury College 完成本科。她自2022年8月起任联邦助理检察官，此前任特别联邦助理检察官一年，现职主办各类联邦刑事案件，重点是儿童剥削类犯罪；转入联邦系统前，她在 Ada County 任检察官七年，主办各类刑事案件，重点是儿童虐待与性侵案；法学院毕业后头两年，她曾从事医疗事故辩护的私人执业。
「我很荣幸获得州长 Little 的任命，感激有机会出任地区法官。」Blackadar 说，「我期待在第四司法区履职，以正直、公正与尽责执行法官职责。」
Ferguson 法官2005年毕业于加州大学洛杉矶分校法学院，2001年在加州州立大学 Bakersfield 分校获刑事司法本科学位。就读大学与法学院前，他于1988年至1992年在美国陆军服役，其后在南加州任警官七年多。法学院毕业后他先从事民事法律工作，其后加入 Ada County 检察官办公室十三年，主办各类刑事与儿童保护案件；2020年获任命为 Elmore County 治安法官，主理民事与刑事综合案卷，并主持该县毒品与酒驾法庭。
「能被州长 Little 选为 Elmore County 下一任地区法院法官，我深感谦卑与荣幸。」Ferguson 说，「我将继续尽力服务 Elmore County 与第四司法区的民众。我一生致力公共服务，将继续以荣誉、正直与对法治的承诺服务社区。」
州长同日还任命 Jennifer Reibe 与 John Lothspeich 法官为爱达荷州司法委员会成员。该委员会是依法负责调查法官投诉、并向州长推荐法官人选的机构。Reibe 自2022年起任 Payette County 县委员，此前在该县规划与分区委员会任职十五年，并在爱达荷石油与天然气保护委员会等多个地区与州级机构任职；Lothspeich 是 Jerome County 第五司法区治安法官，1996年当选 Jerome County 检察官，2018年获任命为治安法官。
按爱达荷州法典第1-2101条及相关条文，州最高法院、上诉法院与地区法院的法官空缺，由司法委员会向州长提交至少三名合格候选人的名单，再由州长任命。
（来源：爱达荷州州长办公室）
Idaho Governor Appoints Two District Judges: Federal Prosecutor Blackadar and Judge Ferguson Named to Fourth District
Idaho Governor Brad Little announced in Boise on November 13 that he has appointed Erin Blackadar as a district judge in the Fourth Judicial District for Ada County and Judge Brent Ferguson as a district judge in the Fourth Judicial District for Elmore County. Both names came from candidate lists submitted by the Idaho Judicial Council under state law.
Blackadar graduated from the University of Idaho College of Law in 2012 and received her undergraduate degree from Middlebury College in Vermont in 2007. She has served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney since August 2022, after one year as a Special Assistant U.S. Attorney, prosecuting a range of federal crimes with an emphasis on child exploitation offenses. Before joining the federal system, she spent seven years as an Ada County prosecutor handling a variety of criminal offenses, with an emphasis on child abuse and sexual assault cases, and spent her first two years after law school in private practice focusing on medical malpractice defense.
"I am honored by Governor Little's appointment and grateful for the opportunity to serve as a District Judge. I look forward to serving in the Fourth Judicial District, where I will execute my duties with integrity, impartiality, and dedication," Blackadar said.
Judge Ferguson graduated from UCLA School of Law in 2005 and received his undergraduate degree in criminal justice from California State University at Bakersfield in 2001. Before college and law school, he served in the U.S. Army from 1988 to 1992 and was then a police officer for more than seven years in southern California. After law school he practiced civil law, then joined the Ada County Prosecutor's Office for thirteen years, handling all types of criminal and child protection cases. He was appointed a magistrate judge in Elmore County in 2020, where he handles a general caseload of civil and criminal matters and has presided over the Elmore County Drug and DUI Court.
"I am deeply humbled and honored to be selected by Governor Little to serve as Elmore County's next District Court Judge. I will continue to do my best to serve the people of Elmore County and the Fourth Judicial District. I have devoted my life to public service and will continue to serve my community with honor, integrity, and a commitment to the rule of law," Ferguson said.
The governor also appointed Jennifer Reibe and Judge John Lothspeich to the Idaho Judicial Council, the statutory body charged with investigating complaints against judges and recommending judicial appointments to the governor. Reibe has served as a Payette County commissioner since 2022, following 15 years on the county's Planning and Zoning Commission, and has served on several regional and state boards. Lothspeich is a magistrate judge of the Fifth Judicial District in Jerome County, was elected Jerome County Prosecuting Attorney in 1996, and was appointed magistrate judge in 2018.
Under Idaho Code section 1-2101 and related provisions, vacancies on the Idaho Supreme Court, the Idaho Court of Appeals and the district courts are filled from a list of at least three qualified candidates submitted to the governor by the Judicial Council.
(Source: Office of the Governor of Idaho)
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