Draft:Stephen Bistline

Stephen Bistline (March 12, 1921 – November 19, 2001)^[1]^[2] was a justice of the Idaho Supreme Court from 1976 to 1994. He received his J.D. from the University of Idaho College of Law in 1949.

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Born in Pocatello, Idaho, Bistline spent five years in the United States Navy.^[3]

Descibed as the court's "conscience and resident civil libertarian for more than 18 years", Bistline resigned from the court at the ago of 73, following a period of physical maladies and diminished participation in the docket.^[3]

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References

^ Who's Who in American Law, 1994-1995. Marquis Who's Who. 1994. p. 78.
^ "Former high-court justice dies at 80", The Idaho Statesman (November 21, 2001), Local p. 5.
^ ^a ^b "Idaho Supreme Court Justice Bistline resigns". Lewiston Tribune. October 22, 1994.

Political offices
Preceded by Henry F. McQuade	Justice of the Idaho Supreme Court 1976–1994	Succeeded by Gerald Schroeder

Category:1921 births Category:2001 deaths Category:Justices of the Idaho Supreme Court

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[1] Who's Who in American Law, 1994-1995. Marquis Who's Who. 1994. p. 78.

[2] "Former high-court justice dies at 80", The Idaho Statesman (November 21, 2001), Local p. 5.

[Resigns-3] "Idaho Supreme Court Justice Bistline resigns". Lewiston Tribune. October 22, 1994.

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