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Bar survey shows lawyers rate Hoagland higher than Arnold in judicial race

The Idaho State Bar has released the results of its survey of attorneys on the qualifications of judicial candidates who are on the ballot in November; there are two races, both runoff races for district judge. In the 4th Judicial District contest between Rebecca Arnold and Samuel Hoagland, Hoagland was rated higher than Arnold in every category; 244 attorneys statewide responded, the vast majority of them from the 4th District. You can see those results here. In the 7th Judicial District, Bruce Pickett and Stevan Thompson are in a runoff race; their ratings were closer, with Thompson’s slightly higher; 144 attorneys responded. Those results are online here. Attorneys rated the judicial candidates on criteria including integrity and independence, knowledge and understanding of the law, and judicial temperament and demeanor.



Betsy Z. Russell
Betsy Z. Russell joined The Spokesman-Review in 1991. She currently is a reporter in the Boise Bureau covering Idaho state government and politics, and other news from Idaho's state capital.

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