Month: January 2021
Idaho Supreme Court Rule Amendments
The Idaho Supreme Court has issued several orders amending a selection of Idaho Rules. Please read the full Orders and Amended Orders linked below. All recent Idaho Court Rule amendments are also available online at the Idaho Supreme Court’s Website.…
Read Full ArticleThe Evolution of Gender Equality in Idaho: Examining the Impact of RBG on Idaho and the State of Gender Equality 50 Years After Reed
By Sarah Clemens Nearly 50 years after the decision in Reed v. Reed, are Idaho women treated equally under the law? A look at the history of gender equality in Idaho legislation and where the legal treatment of women stands…
Read Full ArticleIdaho Judicial Council
By David W. "Tony" Cantrill I have been executive director of the Idaho Judicial Council for nearly 5 years and have practiced law for 45 years before that, so I do have some idea of what it’s like. The method…
Read Full ArticleTo Be or Not To Be: That is the Answer
By Hon. Scott E. Axline In Shakespeare’s play, Hamlet, Prince Hamlet starts a soliloquy by uttering these words: “To be, or not to be. That is the question:…” As we approach the 50th anniversary of the inception of the Magistrate…
Read Full ArticleWho Are We?
By Hon. Michael J. Oths The Idaho Magistrate Judges Association (IMJA) is the voice of Idaho’s limited jurisdiction court judges. IMJA, through its officers, has been invited to address the Judiciary Committee of each branch of the Legislature on an…
Read Full ArticleCommemorating the 50th Anniversary of the Magistrate Court
By Hon. Rudolph E. "Rick" Carnaroli Fifty years have passed since the State of Idaho’s first Magistrate Judges took the bench. The creation of the Magistrate Division of the District Court was the product of in excess of a decade…
Read Full ArticleCommissioner’s Message: What Will You Carry Into 2021?
By Kristin Bjorkman Dunn At times it felt like it would never end. The year that seemed to span a decade. Yet here we are at the start of 2021. Is that a worldwide collective sigh of relief I hear?…
Read Full ArticleElephants in the Courtroom: A Day (or so) in the Life of a Judge of the Magistrate Division
By Hon. Jennifer L.K. Haemmerle The phone rings at about 2:00 a.m. In response to the groggy, “Hello?,” comes one word… “Judge….” That’s all she needs to know; this is not a personal call but a request for a search…
Read Full Article2021 Regular Idaho Legislative Session Information
Monday, January 11, 2021, the First Regular Session of the Sixty-sixth Idaho Legislature convened. For more information about the 2021 Regular Legislative Session, click HERE.
Read Full ArticleIdaho Supreme Court Case Management System Upgrade Jan. 15-16
ATTENTION: An upgrade of the Court’s case management system will impact the availability of iCourt File and Serve from Friday, January 15, 6:00 p.m. to Saturday, January 16, 2021 8:00 p.m. If you are initiating a new case your filings will…
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