Cynthia Meyer (judge)

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|name = Cynthia Meyer

|office = Justice of the Idaho Supreme Court

|appointer = Brad Little

|term_start = December 2023

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|predecessor = John Stegner

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|education = College of Idaho (BA)
University of Utah (JD)

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Cynthia K.C. Meyer is an American lawyer who has served as an associate justice of the Idaho Supreme Court since 2023 after being appointed by Governor Brad Little. She previously served as a judge of the Idaho 1st Judicial District Court from 2015 to 2023.

Education

Meyer received a Bachelor of Arts from the College of Idaho in 1982 and a Juris Doctor from the S.J. Quinney College of Law of the University of Utah in 1987.{{Cite web |title=Cynthia K. C. Meyer Profile {{!}} Coeur d'Alene, ID Lawyer {{!}} Martindale.com |url=https://www.martindale.com/attorney/hon-cynthia-k-c-meyer-1717511/ |access-date=November 29, 2023 |website=www.martindale.com}}

Career

Meyer practiced law for over 30 years at James, Vernon, and Weeks, P.A. She also served as an adjunct professor at North Idaho College from 2005 to 2009.{{Cite press release |title=Gov. Little appoints District Judge Cynthia Meyer to the Idaho Supreme Court |date=November 6, 2023 |publisher=Office of the Governor |location=Boise, Idaho |url=https://gov.idaho.gov/pressrelease/gov-little-appoints-district-judge-cynthia-meyer-to-the-idaho-supreme-court/ |access-date=November 29, 2023}} On May 1, 2015, she was appointed by Governor Butch Otter to serve as a judge of the 1st Judicial District Court to fill the vacancy left by the retirement of Judge Benjamin Simpson.{{Cite web |last=Russell |first=Betsy |date=May 1, 2015 |title=Otter names CdA attorney Cynthia Meyer to state 1st District bench |url=https://www.spokesman.com/blogs/boise/2015/may/01/otter-names-cda-attorney-cynthia-meyer-state-1st-district-bench/ |access-date=November 29, 2023 |website=www.spokesman.com}}

= Idaho Supreme Court =

In 2017, Meyer was one of multiple applicants who applied to fill the vacancy left by the retirement of Justice Warren Jones.{{Cite web |last=Smith |first=Lisa Dayley |date=November 28, 2017 |title=Judge Moeller to seek Idaho Supreme Court seat |url=https://www.rexburgstandardjournal.com/news/local/judge-moeller-to-seek-idaho-supreme-court-seat/article_8926ec5e-d479-11e7-acde-0b21ee376054.html |access-date=January 18, 2024 |website=Standard Journal |language=en}} In October 2023, Meyer was one of four candidates submitted to the governor for appointment to the Idaho Supreme Court.{{Cite web |date=October 19, 2023 |title=Candidate list |url=https://judicialcouncil.idaho.gov/pdf/council/candidates/Stegner-Names-a-to-the-Governor.pdf |access-date=November 29, 2023 |publisher=State of Idaho Judicial Council}} On November 6, 2023, Governor Brad Little announced the appointment of Meyer to serve as an associate justice of the Idaho Supreme Court, to fill the vacancy left by the retirement of Justice John Stegner. Meyer was sworn into office in December 2023. On January 5, 2024, a public investiture was held where she was ceremoniously sworn-in.{{Cite web |date=December 14, 2023 |title=Justice Cynthia Meyer to Take Public Oath of Office on Jan. 5 |url=https://isc.idaho.gov/sites/default/files/press-release-documents/20231214-meyer-investiture.pdf |access-date=December 18, 2023 |website=State of Idaho Judicial Branch}}{{Cite web |date=January 5, 2024 |title=Investiture of Justice Cynthia Meyer |url=https://vimeo.com/900245546?share=copy#t=0 |access-date=January 9, 2024}}