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To 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…
Read Full ArticleNotice of Judicial Recruitment Workshop- Jan. 14
A Judicial Recruitment Workshop will be held Thursday, January 14, 2021 from 12:00 Noon – 1:00 p.m. MST via Zoom. This workshop will provide information to attorneys about what it is like to be on the bench, the selection process,…
Read Full ArticleComments Sought on the Idaho Child Support Guidelines
The Idaho Supreme Court's Child Support Guidelines Committee is seeking input on proposed amendments to the Idaho Child Support Guidelines. A copy of the amendments can be found on the court's website by clicking HERE. Please send your comments to…
Read Full Article2021 Licensing – Due Feb. 1, 2021
Attorneys who opted out of the paper 2021 licensing packets were sent an email with their login credentials for the Online Licensing Portal on December 3, 2020. Paper packets were mailed a the end of November to the attorneys who…
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