The Hon. Joel E. Tingey (Ret.) served as a judge for the 7th Judicial District Court of Idaho. Tingey was appointed to the bench by former Governor Butch Otter in 2007. He retired at the conclusion of his term in 2022.
The 7th Judicial District encompasses Bingham, Bonneville, Butte, Clark, Custer, Fremont, Jefferson, Lemhi, Madison, and Teton Counties.
Prior to his appointment, Tingey was an attorney at Anderson Nelson Hall Smith, a law firm he joined in 1988.
Tingey earned a bachelor’s degree from Brigham Young University in 1980. He then completed a J.D. at Brigham Young University, J. Reuben Clark Law School, in 1983.