Chief Justice Jones to retire

Idaho Supreme Court Chief Justice Jim Jones announced today that he won’t run for re-election to a third six-year term on the Idaho Supreme Court, and Clive Strong, longtime chief of the Natural Resources Division for the Idaho Attorney General’s office, announced that he’ll run for the court seat. Jones, who served two terms as Idaho Attorney General before being elected to the high court in 2004, said he initially was torn about whether or not to seek re-election – and decided he wouldn’t run if “one or more credible, qualified candidates steps forward”/ Betsy Russell , Eye on Boise. More here.