United States District Court for the District of Idaho

United States District Court for the District of Idaho (D. Idaho)
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Appeals to	Ninth Circuit
Established	July 3, 1890
Judges assigned	2
Chief judge	B. Lynn Winmill
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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).^[1][2] Court is held in Boise, Coeur d'Alene, Moscow, 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 Current U.S. Attorney for the District of Idaho is Wendy J. Olson.

History

The District of Idaho was established shortly after Idaho's admission as a U.S. State. On July 3, 1890, by 26 Stat. 215, the United States Congress organized Idaho as one judicial district, authorizing one judgeship for the court and assigning it to the Ninth Circuit.^[3] The second judgeship was authorized by Congress on February 10, 1954, by 68 Stat. 8.^[3]

Current Judges

#	Title	Judge	Duty station	Born	Term of service			Appointed by
					Active	Chief	Senior
11	Chief Judge	B. Lynn Winmill	Boise, ID	1952	1995–present	1999–present	—	Clinton
12	District Judge	vacant	—	—	—	—	—	—
10	Senior Judge	Edward Lodge	Boise, ID	1933	1989–2015	1992–1999	2015–present	G.H.W. Bush

Vacancies and pending nominations

Seat	Seat last held by	Vacancy reason	Date of vacancy	Nominee	Date of nomination
2	Edward Lodge	Senior Status	July 3, 2015	David C. Nye	April 5, 2016

Former Judges

#	Judge	State	Born–died	Active service	Chief Judge	Age at appointment	Senior status	Appointed by	Reason for termination
1	Beatty, James HelmickJames Helmick Beatty	ID	1836–1927	1891[4]–1907	—	{{{age at appointment}}}	—	Harrison, B.B. Harrison	retirement
2	Dietrich, Frank SigelFrank Sigel Dietrich	ID	1863–1930	1907–1927	—	{{{age at appointment}}}	—	Roosevelt, T.T. Roosevelt	reappointment
3	Cavanah, Charles CheathamCharles Cheatham Cavanah	ID	1871–1953	1927–1942	—	{{{age at appointment}}}	1942–1953	Coolidge, Coolidge	death
4	Clark, Chase A.Chase A. Clark	ID	1883–1966	1943–1964	1954–1964	{{{age at appointment}}}	1964–1966	Roosevelt, F.F. Roosevelt	death
5	Taylor, Fredrick MonroeFredrick Monroe Taylor	ID	1901–1988	1954–1971	1964–1971	{{{age at appointment}}}	1971–1988	Eisenhower, Eisenhower	death
6	McNichols, Raymond ClyneRaymond Clyne McNichols	ID	1914–1985	1964–1981	1971–1981	{{{age at appointment}}}	1981–1985	Johnson, L.L. Johnson	death
7	Anderson, J. BlaineJ. Blaine Anderson	ID	1914–1985	1971–1976	—	{{{age at appointment}}}	—	Nixon, Nixon	reappointment
8	Callister, Marion JonesMarion Jones Callister	ID	1921–1997	1976–1989	1981–1988	{{{age at appointment}}}	1989–1997	Ford, Ford	death
9	Ryan, Harold LymanHarold Lyman Ryan	ID	1923–1995	1981–1992	1988–1992	{{{age at appointment}}}	1992–1995	Reagan, Reagan	death

Succession of seats

Seat 1 Seat established on July 3, 1890 by 26 Stat. 215 Beatty 1892–1907 Dietrich 1907–1927 Cavanah 1927–1942 Clark 1943–1964 McNichols 1964–1981 Ryan 1981–1992 Winmill 1995–present

Seat 2 Seat established on February 10, 1954 by 68 Stat. 8 Taylor 1954–1971 Anderson 1971–1976 Callister 1976–1989 Lodge 1989–2015 vacant 2015–present

See also

• United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
• Courts of Idaho
• List of United States federal courthouses in Idaho

Notes

1. 28 U.S.C. § 92.
2. 28 U.S.C. § 131.
3. District of Idaho legislative history from the Federal Judicial Center.
4. Recess appointment; formally nominated on December 10, 1891, confirmed by the United States Senate on February 4, 1892, and received commission on February 4, 1892.

External links

• United States District Court for the District of Idaho Official Website
• United States Attorney for the District of Idaho Official Website