Idaho Second District Judge John Stegner of Moscow has been appointed to the Idaho Supreme Court. Governor Butch Otter Tuesday announced the appointment of Stegner to fill the Supreme Court vacancy left by the retirement of Justice Warren Jones.
Stegner was one of four finalists nominated for the position by the Idaho Judicial Council. The University of Idaho College of Law graduate has been a Moscow-based district judge since January 1997 after being appointed by then-Governor Phil Batt.
Stegner was instrumental in starting the Latah County Drug Court in January 2002, and he has also presided over the Latah County Mental Health Court since 2012. As a district judge, Stegner received the Idaho State Bar Distinguished Jurist Award in 2017, the Sheldon A. Vincenti Award for exemplary service to the University of Idaho law school in 2014, and the George G. Granata Jr. Award from the Idaho Judiciary for demonstrated professionalism in 2012.
(Gov. Butch Otter’s Office)
