John R. Stegner (born November 8, 1953) is an American attorney and a former justice of the Idaho Supreme Court, retiring after five years in 2023.
[4][6] In 2017, Stegner was considered for a vacancy on the state supreme court created by the retirement of Dan Eismann, but Governor Butch Otter appointed Richard Bevan in late August.
[4] Another vacancy soon arose with the sudden retirement of Warren Jones, and Otter appointed Stegner on May 22, 2018.
He was selected from among four finalists named by the Idaho Judicial Council after public interviews with 14 applicants, including six sitting judges.
In May 2023, Stenger sent a letter to Governor Brad Little, announcing his upcoming retirement from the court on October 31 and his return to private practice.