United States District Court for the District of Idaho
14 judges profiled from their own signed orders: how each rules on motions, with the orders quoted. Court-wide standing orders ↓
B. Lynn WinmillSenior status
District judge, appointed by Bill Clinton (Democratic)
Fredrick Monroe TaylorDeceased
District judge, appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican)
Harold Lyman RyanDeceased
District judge, appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican)
Marion Jones CallisterDeceased
District judge, appointed by Gerald Ford (Republican)
Raymond Clyne McNicholsDeceased
District judge, appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson (Democratic)
J. Blaine AndersonDeceased
District judge, appointed by Richard Nixon (Republican)
Charles Cheatham CavanahDeceased
District judge, appointed by Calvin Coolidge (Republican)
Chase Addison ClarkDeceased
District judge, appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic)
James Helmick BeattyDeceased
District judge, appointed by Benjamin Harrison (Republican)
David C. Nye
District judge, appointed by Donald Trump (Republican)
Edward J. LodgeNo longer serving
District judge, appointed by George H. W. Bush (Republican)
Amanda K. Brailsford
District judge, appointed by Joe Biden (Democratic)
Raymond E. Patricco
Magistrate judge
Debora K. Grasham
Magistrate judge
Standing orders for every case in this court
Orders the United States District Court for the District of Idaho applies to all of its cases, whichever judge has them, as published on the court's website (checked October 9, 2026). Courts revise these, so confirm the current version before you file. The court's local rules ↗
- General Order No. 394: Electronic Case Filing ↗
- General Order No. 445: Master Sealed Event for Criminal Cooperation Filings ↗
- General Order No. 463: Access and Management of Sealed Documents ↗
- General Order No. 392: Due Process Protections Act ↗
Filing
Attorneys must register for CM/ECF unless exempted for good cause.
“unless exempted for good cause shown, all attorneys must become a Registered Participant of CM/ECF.”
Sealing
In criminal cases, send a proposed filing for the Master Sealed Event to the clerk by email with a motion and proposed sealing order supported by case-specific facts.
“a party seeking to file a pleading in the MSE shall send the pleading with a motion and proposed order to seal, justifying the closure based on case-specific facts, via e-mail to the Court Clerk’s Office”
Sealing
Sealed documents filed in CM/ECF must be served by other appropriate means because CM/ECF service is unavailable for those documents.
“service of those documents cannot be accomplished through CM/ECF.”
Sealing
Parties entitled to a sealed document copy must contact the clerk for a paper copy.
“have to contact the clerk’s office to request a paper copy.”
Other
In criminal cases, the revised Due Process Protections Act order is entered at the initial appearance.
“the attached, revised Due Process Protections Act Order shall be entered in all criminal matters at the time of initial appearance”