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Idaho Code § 7-202 (2026)

When granted. 

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When granted. 

A writ of review may be granted by any court except the magistrates division of the district court, when an inferior tribunal, board or officer exercising judicial functions, has exceeded the jurisdiction of such tribunal, board or officer, and there is no appeal, nor, in the judgment of the court, any plain, speedy and adequate remedy.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 19 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1940–2023 · leading case: In Re Petition of Idaho State Fed. of Labor (Afl), 272 P.2d 707 (Idaho 1954).
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In Re Petition of Idaho State Fed. of Labor (Afl), 272 P.2d 707 (Idaho 1954). · cites it 8× “Section 7-202, I.C., provides: "A writ of review may be granted by any court except a probate or justice's court, when an inferior tribunal, board or officer exercising judicial functions, has exceeded the jurisdiction of such tribunal, board or officer, and there is no appeal,…”
Idahoans for Open Primaries v. Labrador, 533 P.3d 1262 (Idaho 2023). · cites it 2× “” I.C. § 7-202. Previously, in In re The Petition of Idaho State Federation of Labor (AFL), this Court held that reviewing ballot titles falls within the scope of our original jurisdiction.”
Conley v. Whittlesey, 888 P.2d 804 (Idaho Ct. App. 1995). · cites it 4× “In a case where a contempt order was before the Idaho Supreme Court on a writ of review under I.C. § 7-202, the Court stated: Even though the judgment in the case which formed the basis of this contempt proceeding has been reversed, it is our conclusion that such reversal will…”
Lebak v. Nelson, 107 P.2d 1054 (Idaho 1940). · cites it 4× “four, and if appellants and Pippinger were unable to join in the exercise of the four challenges, that appellants would have two and defendant Pippinger two.”
Union Pac. Land Resources Corp. v. Shoshone Cnty. Assessor, 96 P.3d 629 (Idaho 2004). · cites it 2× “” *533 I.C. § 7-202. Following the issuance of the writ of review in Bottolfsen I, this Court decided Ada County v.”
State v. Berlin, 506 P.2d 122 (Idaho 1973). · cites it 4× “Regarding the first of those arguments, the notice of appeal was not a petition for a writ of review or certiorari, as provided for in Section 7-201, Idaho Code. However, even assuming that it could be so construed, that remedy is limited to those situations where the district…”
Mathison v. Felton, 408 P.2d 457 (Idaho 1965). · cites it 3× “While the reviewing court may not weigh the evidence, it has the right to examine the record to determine whether there is any substantial evidence to support the order of the trial court, for if there is a lack of evidence, then the trial court would be acting in excess of its…”
Matter of Writ of Prohibition, 912 P.2d 634 (Idaho 1995). · cites it 2× “; I.C. § 7-202. In ACLU v. Echohawk, 124 Idaho 147 , 857 P.”
Harrigfeld v. Dist. Court of Seventh Jud. Dist. Ex Rel. Cnty. of Freemont, 511 P.2d 822 (Idaho 1973). · cites it 2× “The Harrigfelds then petitioned this Court for an alternative writ of review and alternative writ of prohibition, pursuant to I.C. §§ 7-202, 7-401, 7-402. They alleged that in denying their motions to dismiss and in permitting the plaintiffs to continue with their lawsuit, the…”
In Re Contempt of Reeves, 733 P.2d 795 (Idaho Ct. App. 1987). · cites it 2× “Idaho Code § 7-202 empowered a superior court to issue a writ of review in circumstances, such as contempt cases, where no appeal could be taken.”
Dutton v. Dist. Court of Third Jud. Dist. Ex Rel. Cnty. of Owyhee, 518 P.2d 1182 (Idaho 1974). · cites it 2× “The court then issued a stay of execution for thirty days to allow petitioner time to obtain review by this Court. Petitioner filed an appeal which was dismissed on the motion of the state because the order finding him in contempt was not an appealable order.”
Electors of Big Butte Area v. State Bd. of Educ., 308 P.2d 225 (Idaho 1957). “” § 7-202, I.C. “The review upon this writ can not be extended further than to determine whether the inferior tribunal, board or officer has regularly pursued the authority of such tribunal, board or officer.”
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