The Idaho Legal History Section seeks to preserve, interpret, and educate others about the history of lawyers, judges and the judiciary, the Idaho State Bar, and the Rule of Law in Idaho. The section meets at 12:00 p.m. noon (MT) on the second Tuesday of the month in the months of January, March, May and October at The Law Center, 525 W. Jefferson Street in Boise. Meetings may be hybrid or via Zoom only. Please check email notices for confirmation of location.
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Idaho Legal History Section Meeting
To participate in the next meeting, you may RSVP at least 24-hours in advance on the RSVP form. Please check your email to confirm that there is a meeting and whether […]
Idaho Legal History Section Meeting
To participate in the next meeting, you may RSVP at least 24-hours in advance on the RSVP form. Please check your email to confirm that there is a meeting and whether […]
Idaho Legal History Section Meeting
To participate in the next meeting, you may RSVP at least 24-hours in advance on the RSVP form. Please check your email to confirm that there is a meeting and whether […]
Idaho Legal History Section Meeting
To participate in the next meeting, you may RSVP at least 24-hours in advance on the RSVP form. Please check your email to confirm that there is a meeting and whether […]
Upcoming Events & Section Sponsored CLEs
Fearless Legal Leaders: Defending Individual Liberty in the Old & New West (Boise/Webcast)
Sponsored by the University of Idaho College of Law, the Ninth Judicial Circuit Historical Society, the Idaho State Bar Legal History Section, the US District and Bankruptcy Courts, District of […]
An important component of the Idaho Legal History Society is the Oral History Project.
From territorial days until current times, Idaho’s justice system has been peopled with extraordinary and colorful figures who exhibit great intellect, erudition and legendary exploits. Their stories — and the knowledge that they have about the great moments and occasional foibles of our lawyers, judges, clerks and others — deserve to be gathered and saved for the future.
The process of taking an oral history is not only interesting, but also educational. It offers an opportunity for lawyers to learn from other lawyers and judges who have made a career and a life in the law.
The Society has purchased high-quality video and audio equipment. The Idaho Historian has trained more than twenty interviewers in various locations in the state, and there are opportunities for further training for lawyers and judges interested in participating in this worthwhile project.
With the support of their national organization, the Idaho Court Reporters have graciously agreed to transcribe oral history interviews to gain continuing education credit. Boise State University students and graduates of the legal secretary program, and, in the future, other university legal secretary students and graduates, have also agreed to transcribe oral history interviews.
The Society board has appointed a committee dedicated to the oral history project. Their job is to organize and implement a process that will appear “seamless” to volunteer interviewers who need advice and support as they plan and carry out their interviews. The committee has also identified over 50 Idaho lawyers and judges –those “narrators” whose compelling stories must be captured soon for the enlightenment, education and enjoyment of future generations.
Persons interested in participating in the Oral History Project, as an interviewer, narrator (story teller), or transcriber, may contact any of the following committee members:
Oral History Committee Members:
Stephen W. Kenyon, Clerk of Court
Oral History Resources:
Handbook for Interviewers & Transcripts (Archived PDF)
Section Membership
If you are interested in joining the Idaho Legal History Section, please register using the Section Registration Form.
Membership dues are as follows:
Standard Membership Dues – $25
Law Students – FREE
Section Officers
Chairperson
At Large Council Members
Vice Chairperson
Past Chairperson
VACANT
Secretary/Treasurer
Disclaimer
The Idaho Legal History Section of the Idaho State Bar presents information on this website as a service to our members and others who provide legal services to or are interested in Idaho legal history. Our goal is to provide information, education, and networking in this complex and wide-ranging area of the law.
While we strive to be accurate and timely, and therefore hope to be a valuable resource to users of this site, nothing contained herein should be construed as legal advice and we make no warranty or guarantee concerning the accuracy or reliability of the content at this site or the other sites to which we link.