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 4 ^th 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 4 ^th District. You can see those results here . In the 7 ^th 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.