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2023 Resolution Process (aka Roadshow)
Unlike many state bars, the Idaho State Bar cannot take positions on legislative matters, rules of court, or substantive rules governing the Bar itself at its Annual Meeting or by act of its Bar Commissioners without first submitting such matters…
Read Full Article2023 Mobile Monday CLE Series
Mondays in November – via teleseminar / webinar12:30 – 1:30 p.m. (MT) / 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. (PT)1.0 CLE Credit per Session$45.00 per Session Join the Idaho Law Foundation every Monday in November for the Mobile Monday CLE Series. The…
Read Full ArticleWomen Lawyering Panel: 1973-2023 – 10/13
The Women's Law Caucus is excited to announce this fantastic event! The WLC is especially excited that all speakers are alums of the University of Idaho College of Law. All will be in person except Retired Magistrate Judge Linda Cook…
Read Full Article2023 Richard C. Fields Civility Award Nominations – Deadline 10/20
Nominations are currently being accepted for the 2023 Richard C. Fields Civility Award through Friday, October 20, 2023. The Idaho State Bar Professionalism & Ethics Section presents the Richard C. Fields Civility Award each year in honor of Dick Fields who was…
Read Full ArticleDistrict of Idaho Bench Bar Conferences – 11/3 in Coeur d’Alene
The District of Idaho is pleased to announce two in-person bench bar conferences again this year: October 20, 2023, at the Boise Centre in Boise and November 3, 2023, at the Coeur d'Alene Inn in Coeur d'Alene. This year's theme…
Read Full ArticleThe Impact of Trauma in the Judiciary: A Report from the 2023 ABA Annual Meeting
By R. Jonathan Shirts Photo courtesy of Jonathan Shirts. Author’s Note: This article is going to be a little different from the usual ABA Meeting Report you have seen in the past. For a full breakdown of what the ABA…
Read Full ArticleA Gathering Storm: The Partisan Challenge to Judicial Independence and Impartiality
By Donald L. Burnett, Jr. Author's Note: This article updates and expands upon an earlier essay ("Civic Education, the Rule of Law, and the Judiciary: A Republic, If You Can Keep It," 58 The Advocate 26, February 2015. This is…
Read Full ArticleWriter’s Corner – The Basics and Beyond: Verb Tenses, Aspects & Conditionals
By Tenielle Fordyce-Ruff Every semester I cover a very basic concept with my students when we turn to writing statements of facts: readers tend to prefer reading about facts in chronological order. I also cover another very basic concept: legal…
Read Full ArticleThe Past, Present, and Future of ABA Model Rule 8.4(g) in Other States and Idaho
By Texie C. Montoya The history of American Bar Association (“ABA”) Model Rule 8.4(g) is a story of controversy, acceptance, and rejection. Currently, Idaho remains one of only a handful of states that have expressly declined to adopt some version…
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