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Kootenai County to temporarily house new district judge in second-floor courthouse space
Summary
County staff presented floor plans to place a district judge and staff in the old courthouse's second floor; commissioners approved temporary occupancy while staff develops a broader facilities master plan.
Kootenai County commissioners agreed to place a newly hired district judge and the judge's staff in an available section of the second floor of the old courthouse, with the understanding the arrangement is temporary while a countywide facilities plan is developed.
The county's trial court office proposed using the lower right quadrant of the second-floor courthouse to house the incoming district judge and the judge's judicial assistant, staff attorney and court reporter. "The district judge is slated to start on August 18, potentially maybe even August 15," Samantha Wallace, deputy trial court administrator, told the board, pressing for a rapid occupancy timeline.
County staff described the move as low-cost and largely ready for immediate use: minor door/lock work and limited information-technology hookups. Staff…
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