Commemorating 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…
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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…
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