Amends existing law to provide that the attorney member of the Industrial Commission be appointed through the Judicial Council.

The purpose of this legislation is to improve the process by which the Governor selects the candidate to be appointed as the attorney representative on the Industrial Commission. These changes will make the process of recruiting and selecting the attorney representative by the Governor more efficient. It should also lead to a larger applicant pool and overall higher quality applicants. Currently, the Governor’s office seeks out applicants to apply for this position. This legislation would place responsibility for recruitment of applicants, processing applications and doing initial interviews of applicants with the Judicial Council with assistance from the Idaho State Bar. The Judicial Council would use the same process they currently use with candidates for open district judge and appellate judge positions. At the end of its process, the Judicial Council would present two to four names to the Governor for his consideration for appointment as the attorney representative to the Industrial Commission.