Nicodemus D. Wernette

Nicodemus D. Wernette (sometimes called Nicholas; May 5, 1885 – February 10, 1956) was an American lawyer and judge who served as a justice of the Idaho Supreme Court from 1933 to 1934.

Early life, education, and career Born in Remus, Michigan, to Jacob and Katherine (Boltz) Wernette, his father was a Canadian-born cabinet maker and farmer. Wernette "got his early schooling in a tiny log building in Michigan", and was educated in the schools of Remus and at the Ferris Institute at Big Rapids, Michigan. Aside from his profession, he had extensive mining interests in the Coeur d'Alene country.

Wernette was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1934, with challenger James F. Ailshie building "an unassailable lead" over Wernette in the nonpartisan election held in August of that year. After leaving the court in January 1935, Wernette moved to Spokane, Washington, where he resumed the practice of law. with whom he had seven daughters and one son, all surviving at the time of his death. Wernette had a stroke in May 1950 that led him to retire from his career, but "recovered enough to be able to be up and around much of the time". He lived for five more years, dying at his home in Spokane, Washington, at the age of 70.