The Idaho Senate approved Phil Reberger to a second six-year term on the Judicial Council Wednesday. Several senators had kind words for Reberger, who has also served under four Republican senators and Gov. Dirk Kempthorne. “This is the type of individual that Idaho is blessed to have,” said Senate Majority Leader Bart Davis, R-Idaho Falls.
“He’s never really looked for work, but been sought out for his chosen leadership,” said Patti Anne Lodge, R-Huston, who is a childhood friend of Reberger. “I’ve known him a lifetime. I know his work ethic. He’s a good and honorable man.”
The Senate also reappointed Tom Hearn to the Sexual Offender Classification Board. “His record of professionalism reads like a book,” Sen. Mike Jorgenson, R-Hayden Lake, said about Hearn.
The full Senate will vote on the appointment of Steven Tuft to the Judicial Council later this week. The Judicial Council deals with complaints against state judges and helps the governor fill court vacancies.
Read IdahoReporter’s past coverage of Reberger’s appointment.