In 1994, Anne C. Taylor earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science and continued her education by earning her Master’s Degree in Public Administration in 1996. She attended law school and earned her Juris Doctorate in 1998. Anne began her career as Deputy Prosecuting Attorney in Bannock County in 1998. She moved to the Kootenai County Prosecutor’s Office in 1999. She found her true passion when she accepted a job with the Kootenai County Public Defender’s Office in 2004. She worked as a Deputy Public Defender handling juvenile, misdemeanor and felony cases. Anne was in private practice from 2012-2017 first in solo practice, then merged her office with a group of other attorneys in 2014. During her time in private practice, Anne continued to work in Public Defense taking conflict or contract public defense work in various counties. In 2017 Anne accepted the position of Kootenai County’s Chief Public Defender, fulfilling a long-held career goal. In late summer of 2024, Anne reestablished her private practice where she has proudly continued to work on appointed Capital cases. In 2010 Anne was qualified by the Idaho Supreme Court as Lead Counsel for Capital Defense cases. She remained on the roster of Capital Defense Counsel with the Idaho Supreme Court and later with the Public Defense Commission in Idaho. She serves as a board member for Idaho Criminal Defense Association and is a Board of Director’s Member for the Federal Defenders of Washington and Idaho.