The United States District Court for the District of Idaho (in case citations, D. Idaho) is the Federal 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 United States District Court for the District of Wyoming)... Court is held in Boise, Coeur d'Alene, and Pocatello. Cases from the District of Idaho are appealed to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (except for patent claims and claims against the U.S. government under the Tucker Act, which are appealed to the Federal Circuit).
The United States Attorney's Office for the District of Idaho represents the United States in civil and criminal litigation in the court. , the U.S. attorney for the District of Idaho is Bart Davis.
History The District of Idaho was established shortly after Idaho's admission as a U.S. state. On July 3, 1890, by , the United States Congress organized Idaho as one judicial district, authorizing one judgeship for the court and assigning it to the Ninth Circuit.District of Idaho legislative history from the Federal Judicial Center. The second judgeship was authorized by Congress on February 10, 1954, by .
Current judges :
Former judges
Chief judges
Succession of seats
U.S. Attorneys
Richard Williams 1863-64 George C. Hough 1864-67 Joseph W. Huston 1869 Norman Buck 1878-80 James B. Butler 1880-81 Wallace R. White 1881-85 James H. Hawley 1885-89 Willis Sweet 1889-90 Fremont Wood 1890-93 James H. Forney 1893-97 Robert V. Cozier 1897-1904 Norman M. Ruick 1904-08 Curg H. Lingenfelter 1908-13 James L. McClear 1913-21 Edwin G. Davis 1921-25 James F. Ailshie 1925 Hoyt E. Ray 1925-33 John A. Carver 1933-53 Sherman F. Furey, Jr. 1953-57 Ben Peterson 1957-59 Kenneth G. Bergquist 1959-61 Sylvan A. Jeppesen 1961-68 Jay F. Bates 1968-69 Sherman F. Furey, Jr. 1969-71 Sidney E. Smith 1971-75 Wilbur T. Nelson 1975 Marion J. Callister 1975-76 Wilbur T. Nelson 1976-77 Paul L. Westberg 1977 M. Karl Shirtliff 1977-81 Guy G. Hurlbutt 1981-84 William Van Hale 1984-85 Maurice O. Ellsworth 1985-93 Patrick J. Molloy 1993 Betty Hansen Richardson 1993-2001 Thomas E. Moss 2001-2010 Wendy J. Olson 2010-2017 Bart Davis 2017-2021 Rafael M. Gonzalez Jr. 2021-2022 Joshua Hurwit 2022-2025 Bart Davis 2025-
See also Courts of Idaho List of United States federal courthouses in Idaho United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
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External links United States District Court for the District of Idaho Official Website United States Attorney for the District of Idaho Official Website