Cook, Linda Jean

Details
Born: in Idaho Falls, Idaho
Ethnicity: White/Caucasian
Professional Facts

Practice Area:
Criminal Law
Profession:
Criminal Law
Regions and States of Practice:
ID, West
WA, West
Legal Education:
University of Idaho College of Law, 1973
Other Education:
Ricks College
B.A., Brigham Young University
M.S., Brigham Young University
Positions During Her Career:
Taught at a college in Walla Walla, Washington
Moved to Monterrey, Mexico to teach English and work part time at the U.S. Consulate
Worked as both as a prosecutor and in a general law practice in Idaho Falls
Magistrate Judge for Bonneville County (1976-?)
Works for the Idaho Traffic Safety Commission (1993-?)
Member of the Idaho Supreme Court’s Fairness and Equality Committee (1995-?)
Appointed by Governor Phil Batt to the Governor’s Task Force for Children at Risk Task Force (1995-?)
Has been involved in H.E.L.P., Inc. a child abuse agency, the Domestic Violence Intervention Center, and on the board of directors of the Bonneville Historical Society
Firsts:
Woman employee “inside the wall” of the Washington State Prison, where she taught some classes


Further Research Materials

References:
1895-1975: The First 50 Women in Idaho Law
Debora K. Kristensen, 1895-1975 : The First 50 Women in Idaho Law. Boise, ID: Presented by Idaho State Bar (2005)