Category: Digital Advocate

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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.  […]

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 […]

By Lori Fleming The following is a list of rule amendments approved by the Idaho Supreme Court between May 1, 2019, and May 5, 2020.  The orders amending these rules […]

By Johnathan R. Baldauf The Indian Child Welfare Act (“ICWA”) is a federal law enacted in 1978 that sets standards designed to “protect[] the best interests of Indian children and […]

By Kelsey J. Nunez The desire to write this article came to me while I was watching a TV show. One of the characters was a super rich, super popular […]

By Maritza Black Making a commitment to pro bono can be difficult, especially for young attorneys facing a host of new responsibilities and uncertainties. To learn more about fitting pro […]

By Janice Beller It’s 2 a.m. and my mom is gone again. I heard a noise and went into my mom’s bedroom. The bed was still made from when I […]