U.S. Courts, District of Idaho

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Court Operations (1304)

The United States District and Bankruptcy Courts for the District of Idaho as well as Probation and Pretrial announce operating with reduced staff. For full details and pro se email filing links, please visit the COVID-19 Information section of this website.

Anyone who is experiencing COVID like symptoms or who has tested positive for COVID within the last 14 days must report this to the Court Security Officers at the entrance to any courthouse. Masks are required of all visitors and must be worn at all times while in the courthouse, this includes in court. All staff are required to wear masks while in public spaces at the courthouse.
Boise Current Stage: III Courthouse: Open Clerks Office: Open Gatherings: Max 50 People	Coeur d'Alene Current Stage: III Courthouse: Open Clerks Office: Open Gatherings: Max 50 People	Pocatello Current Stage: III Courthouse: Open Clerks Office: Open Gatherings: Max 50 People

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Courtroom Deputies

Each judge has a designated courtroom deputy and you are encouraged to contact them to schedule a hearing or test courtroom technology prior to a hearing or trial. See the chart below to find the courtroom deputy for a judge.

Courtroom Deputies Contact Information

Updated on Mar 23, 2021

Judge	Name	Phone Number
Chief Judge Nye	Patti Richmond	(208) 478-4101
Judge Winmill	Jamie Gearhart	(208) 334-9021
Chief Judge Bush	Jackie Hildebrand	(208) 334-9023
Judge Dale	Amy Tate	(208) 334-9387
Sr. Judge Lodge	Sunny Trumbull	(208) 334-1473
*Visiting Judges	Sunny Trumbull	(208) 334-1473
Wendy Messuri	Supervisor	(208) 334-9327

Email links are provided below.

*Note: Contact Sunny Trumbull regarding information for courtroom deputies for visiting judges.

Docket Clerks

Docket clerks are assigned cases by the terminal end digit of the case number. See the chart below to find the docket clerk for a case. You are, however, welcome to call any of the docket clerks with your filing questions.

Docket Clerk Civil & Criminal Case Assignment

Updated on Apr 05, 2021

Name	Title	Term Digits	Other Duties Assigned	Phone Number (208)
Kelly Montgomery	Operations Manager		CJA Administrator, Ops Manager Assignments, Interpreter Coordinator, Stats, Reconciliation Clerk	334-9028
Jill Palkoner	Operations Analyst	0	Dictionary, CJA Administrator, Ops Analyst Assignments, Stats, Intake, Mail, Internal QC	334-1992
Annie Williams	Operations Specialist	7, 8 & 9	Intake, Mail, CVB Clerk for Northern Division	665-6844
Jocelyn Dunnegan	Operations Specialist	4, 5 & 6	Intake, Mail	334-9095
Kim Tudela	Operations Specialist	1, 2 & 3	Intake, Mail	334-9397
Laura McInnes	Operations Specialist	Intake	Intake, Mail, Transcripts/Audio Requests, Bankruptcy case opening QC, FBI Requests, Pro Se Civil case opening, Archive Requests	334-1358