Judge John F Varin

John F. Varin served as a Senior Magistrate Judge for 22 years in Camas County Magistrate, including 13 years as a juvenile court judge.. He is a graduate of the University of Idaho Law School served as the Camas County Prosecuting Attorney for 12 years as well as working in private practice until his appointment to the bench in 1985. He became the chair of the Idaho Supreme Court Juvenile Justice Advisory Team in 1995 and is currently the chair of the Idaho Supreme Court Juvenile Rules Committee and also is chair of the State of Idaho’s Juvenile Justice Commission. He currently serves as the Juvenile Court Director for the Administrative Office of the Supreme Court. In 1996 he was awarded the Kramer Award for Excellence in Judicial Administration and was awarded the John Schuler Award by the Idaho Juvenile Justice Association for Outstanding Contribution in Juvenile Corrections.