United States District Court for the District of Idaho

	District of Idaho
	Ninth Circuit
	;
	Active judges
	Lodge
	Magistrate Judges
Chief Magistrate:	Larry Boyle
	Dale • Williams
	Former Judges

	District of Idaho
	Ninth Circuit
	;
	Active judges
	Lodge
	Magistrate Judges
Chief Magistrate:	Larry Boyle
	Dale • Williams
	Former Judges

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1 Court
1.1 Vacancy warning level
1.2 Jurisdiction
1.2.1 Cases heard
1.2.2 Case load
1.3 Clerk's office
1.4 History
1.4.1 Court history
1.4.2 Judicial posts
1.4.3 Notable decisions
1.4.4 Federal courthouse
1.5 Major news
1.6 See also
1.7 External links
1.8 References
2 Judges

The United States District Court for the District of Idaho is the United States district court whose jurisdiction comprises the state of Idaho (except for the part of the state within Yellowstone National Park, which is under the jurisdiction of the U.S. District Court for the District of Wyoming). Court is held in Boise, Coeur d'Alene, Moscow, and Pocatello. Appeallete jursidiction is handled by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals

The United States Attorney for the District of Idaho represents the United States in civil and criminal litigation in the court. The Current U.S. Attorney for the District of Idaho is Thomas E. Moss.

When decisions of the court are appealed, they are appealed to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals based in Downtown San Fransisco at the James R. Browing Federal Courthouse, but hears initial appeals at the Pioneer Federal Courthouse in Portland, OR.

Vacancy warning level

The United States District Court for the District of Idaho's vacancy warning level is currently set at green. The court currently has zero vacancies out of their two posts. There are no pending appointments for the district.

Jurisdiction

The Counties of Idaho (click for larger map)

The jurisdiction of the District of Idaho consists of all the counties in the state of Idaho.

Court is held in Boise, Coeur d'Alene, Moscow, and Pocatello.

When decisions of the court are appealed, they are appealed to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals based in Downtown San Fransisco at the James R. Browing Federal Courthouse, but hears initial appeals at the Pioneer Federal Courthouse in Portland, OR.

Cases heard

The District of Idaho has original jurisdiction over cases filed within its jurisdiction. These cases can include civil and criminal matters that fall under federal law.

Case load

Federal Court Case Load Statistics^*

Year	Starting case load:	Cases filed:	Total cases:	Cases terminated:	Remaining cases:	Median time(Criminal)^**:	Median time(Civil)^**:	3 Year Civil cases^#:	Vacant posts:^##	Trials/Post
2010	1975	2200	4175	2308	1867	10.1	8.7	104(7.1%)	0	29
2009	2018	2172	4190	2201	1989	11.2	9.2	61(4%)	0	32
2008	1983	2187	4170	2143	2027	2018	8.8	9.1	6.8	29
2007	1896	2293	4189	2197	1992	8.0	8.6	134(9.3%)	0	28
2006	2041	2300	4341	2464	1877	8.3	9.5	125(9%)	0	33

^*All statistics are taken from the Official Federal Courts' Website and reflect the calendar year through September. ^**Time in months from filing to completion.
^#This statistic includes cases which have been appealed in higher courts. ^##This is the total number of months that any all judicial posts had spent vacant that year.

Clerk's office

The District of Idaho has four separate courthouses. The Clerk's office is open Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., excluding Federal holidays. Please consult the chart below for more information:

Branch	Address	Phone number
Boise Division	James A McClure Federal Building and United States Courthouse 550 W. Fort St. Boise, ID 83724	(208) 334-1361
Pocatello Office	Eastern Division 801 E Sherman St. Pocatello, ID 83201	(208) 478-4123
Moscow Office	Central Division 220 E 5th St - Rm 304 Moscow, ID 83843	(208) 882-7612
Coeur d'Alene Office	Northern Division 6450 N. Mineral Dr Coeur d'Alene, ID 83815	{208} 665-6850

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History

Court history

The District of Idaho was established by Congress on January 29, 1861 with one post to cover the entire state. Over time 5 additional judicial posts were added for a total of 6 current posts.^[2]

Judicial posts

The following table highlights the development of judicial posts for the District of Idaho:

Year	Statute	Total Seats
January 29, 1861	12 Stat. 126	1
October 16, 1945	59 Stat. 545	2(1 temporary)
1946	Temporary post expired	1
August 3, 1949	63 Stat. 493	2
May 19, 1961	75 Stat. 80	3
March 18, 1966	80 Stat. 75	4(1 temporary)
June 2, 1970	84 Stat. 294	4
October 20, 1978	92 Stat. 1629	5
December 1, 1990	104 Stat. 5089	6(1 temporary)

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Notable decisions

For a searchable list of opinions, please see Opinions for the District of Idaho.

• Idaho State Medicaid Reimbursement Judge(s):Lynn Winmill
*INCLUSION, INC. etc. v. RICHARD ARMSTRONG, and LESLIE CLEMENT 1:09-cv-00634-BLW

Federal judge Lynn Winmill of the United States District Court for the District of Idaho recently ordered Idaho's Department of Health and Welfare and its Division of Medicaid to reevaluate its reimbursement rates for caregivers after a lawsuit from five corporations alleged that the state had failed to properly reimburse the groups at current rates. The judge wrote in his ruling, "The law is clear that budgetary concerns cannot form the sole basis for reimbursement rates." The rates were originally established in 2006 and no longer covered the costs of the services provided, as the corporations successfully argued.^[3]

• Prisoners rights case Judge(s):Lynn Winmill
*Bowcut v. Idaho State Board of Corrections et al 1:06-CV-208

On July 22, 2009, Judge Winmill dismissed a lawsuit filed by a Idaho prison inmate who claimed his civil rights were violated.^[4]. Leslie Peter Bowcut, an inmate, sued the Idaho Department of Corrections after being transferred to a Texas prison claiming that his civil rights were violated^[4]. The judge dismissed the lawsuit after finding evidence that other prisoners were being treated equally^[4].

Federal courthouse

Four separate courthouses serve the District of Idaho.

Major news

For new stories and other related material see Idaho judicial news.

External links

References

↑ Court Clerk Information(Select the appropriate division for info and map)
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 FJC History of the District of Idaho
↑ Boise Weekly, "Judge Orders Idaho Health and Welfare to Improve Rates for Medicaid Providers" 12/13/2011
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 "Houston Chronicle" Federal judge throws out Idaho inmate lawsuit, July 25, 2009

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Contents

1 Court
2 Judges
2.1 Active Judges
2.1.1 Article III judges
2.1.2 Pending appointments
2.1.3 Senior judges
2.2 Past judges
2.2.1 Former Chief judges
2.2.2 Former judges

Active judges

Article III judges

See: Article III federal judge
The United States District Court for the District of Idaho has 2 posts and 0 vacancies. The current Chief Judge is Lynn Winmill. This is a list of the current judges on the court:

Judge	Born	Home	Appointed by	Active	Chief	Preceeded	Bachelors	Law
Chief Judge Lynn Winmill	1952	Blackfoot, ID	Clinton	8/14/1995 - Current	1999 - Current	Harold Ryan	Idaho State U., B.A., 1974	Harvard Law School, J.D., 1977
Judge Edward Lodge	1933	Caldwell, ID	H.W. Bush	11/27/1989 - Current	1992 - 1999	Marion Callister	College of Idaho, B.A., 1957	U. of Idaho, LL.B., 1961

Pending appointments

There are no current pending appointments for the United States District Court for the District of Idaho.

Senior judges

No senior judges.

Magistrate judges

Judge	Active	Bachelors	Law
Chief Magistrate Judge Candy Dale	5/30/2008-Current	College of Idaho, 1979	U. of Idaho Law, 1982
Magistrate Judge Mikel H. Williams	1984-Current	U. of Idaho, 1966	U. of Idaho College of Law, 1969
Magistrate Judge Ronald E. Bush	10/01/2008 - Current	U. of Idaho, B.A., 1979	George Washington U. Law, J.D., 1983

Past judges

Former Chief judges

Judge	Term
Fredrick Taylor	1964 - 1971
Harold Ryan	1988 - 1992
Raymond McNichols	1971 - 1981
Chase Clark	1954 - 1964
Marion Callister	1981 - 1988
Edward Lodge	1992 - 1999

In order to qualify for the office of Chief Judge in one of the federal courts, a judge must have been in active service on the court for at least one year, be under the age of 65, and have not previously served as Chief Judge. A vacancy in the office of Chief Judge is filled by the judge highest in seniority among the group of qualified judges. The Chief Judge serves for a term of seven years or until age 70, whichever occurs first. The age restrictions are waived if no members of the court would otherwise be qualified for the position. Unlike the Chief Justice of the United States, a Chief Judge returns to active service after the expiration of his or her term and does not create a vacancy on the bench by the fact of his or her promotion. See 28 U.S.C. § 45.

These rules for Chief Judges in the federal judiciary have been in effect since October 1, 1982. The office of Chief Judge was created in 1948. Until August 6, 1959, the position was filled in each federal court by the longest-serving judge who had not elected to retire on what has since 1958 been known as senior status or declined to serve as Chief Judge. From then until 1982 it was filled by the senior such judge who had not turned 70.