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Committee advances bills to add district judges in Kootenai and Bonneville counties amid growth and travel concerns
Summary
The Senate Judiciary and Rules Committee voted to advance two bills that would add district judge positions in Idaho's First and Seventh judicial districts.
The Senate Judiciary and Rules Committee voted to advance two bills that would add district judge positions in Idaho's First and Seventh judicial districts.
Jason Spellman, legal counsel at the Administrative Office of the Courts for the Idaho Supreme Court, told the committee Senate Bill 1028 would create a district judge in the First Judicial District to be chambered in Kootenai County. Spellman said the First District currently has seven district judges assigned across five counties and that the district is seeing high filings per judge and population growth; a July 2023 population estimate for…
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