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Colleen Zahn

Colleen Zahn

American judge (born 1973)

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.

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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

  1. [1]
    "Gov. Little appoints Colleen Zahn to Idaho Supreme Court" (Press release). Boise, Idaho: Office of the Governor. June 1, 2021. Retrieved June 4, 2021.
  2. [2]
    "Colleen Denise Zahn Profile". www.martindale.com. Retrieved June 4, 2021.
  3. [3]
    "Colleen Zahn". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2021-10-06.
  4. [4]
    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.
  5. [5]
    "Gov. Little Taps Colleen Zahn For The Idaho Supreme Court". Boise State Public Radio. 2021-06-02. Retrieved 2021-10-06.
  6. [6]
    "Hon. Colleen D. Zahn". isc.idaho.gov. Retrieved August 7, 2021.
  7. [7]
    "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.
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