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Idaho State Judiciary: Court E-News March 17, 2017
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Current Calendar 03-10-17
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Legislative News: Week 10
In a definite sign that the session is trying to head toward adjournment, the Senate advanced the start time of its afternoon committee hearings up a half hour in order to accommodate longer afternoon floor sessions. On Thursday, the Senate also began its morning floor session a half an hour earlier than normal. The Court’s primary appropriations bill has been printed as SB 1160 and passed the Senate on Wednesday. As of Friday morning, it is on the 2nd reading calendar in the House. On Monday March 13, Administrative Director of the Courts Sara Thomas appeared before the House Judiciary and Rules Committee to respond to a concern related to the Judicial Pay bill SB 1108 which arose after the bill went through the same Committee on March 9. On March 16, the bill passed on the House floor on a vote of 61– 9.
Click here for the rest of this week’s Legislative News
Happy St. Patrick’s Day
New U.S. Supreme Court Case on Impeachment of Jury Verdict
Pena-Rodriquez v. Colorado,_S.Ct._2017 WL 855760 (March 6, 2017) https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/16pdf/15-606_886b.pdf
A Colorado jury convicted Pena-Rodriquez of harassment and unlawful sexual contact. Following the discharge of the jury, two jurors told defense counsel that, during deliberations, Juror H.C. had expressed anti-Hispanic bias toward the defendant and his alibi witness. Counsel, with the trial court's supervision, obtained affidavits from the two jurors describing a number of biased statements by H.C. The court acknowledged H.C.'s apparent bias but denied petitioner's motion for a new trial on the ground that Colorado Rule of Evidence 606(b) generally prohibits a juror from testifying as to statements made during deliberations in a proceeding inquiring into the validity of the verdict. Both the Colorado Court of Appeals and the Colorado Supreme Court affirmed. The U.S. Supreme Court granted certiorari to decide whether there is a constitutional exception to the no-impeachment rule for instances of racial bias. Click here for the full summary.
Notice of Extended Recruitment for 5th District Judge
Notice is hereby given that the Judicial Council is extending the deadline for accepting applications for the position of District Judge of the Fifth Judicial District with chambers in Blaine County. In accordance with Idaho Code § 1-2102(3), it is the policy of the Idaho Judicial Council to extend the application deadline whenever there are fewer than four applicants. Click here for the Notice.
In This Issue
Legislative News: Week 10
Magistrate Judge Frank Kotyk Announces His Retirement
Notice of Extended Recruitment for 5th District Judge
New U.S. Supreme Court Case on Impeachment of Jury Verdict
REGISTER today for 2017 Idaho Magistrate Judges Conference
Shirley Throop Announces Her Retirement
Human Resources News
iCourt Project Update
Child Protection Stakeholders Meeting Held in 7th District
Problem-Solving Court Graduations
Magistrate Judge Frank Kotyk Announces His Retirement
Canyon County Magistrate Judge Frank Kotyk, Third Judicial District, has announced his retirement effective September 30, 2017. Congratulations, Judge Kotyk! Click here to read his letter.
Training & Education Corner >> Click here for the Judicial Education SharePoint site for all upcoming and archived training for Judges. >> Click here for all upcoming and archive training for Clerks & Court reporters.
Idaho State Judiciary: Court E-News — Page 2 March 17, 2017
Court Committees: Agendas and Minutes Minutes: Education Committee 12-16 Minutes: Administrative Conference 10-16 Minutes: Guardianship-Conservatorship 10-16
Summary of ISC / COA Published Opinions
March 3-17, 2017
February 24-March 2, 2017
Protocol for Circulating Proposed Court Rules and Rule Amendments
Click here for the Protocol (01-20-17)
Court Protective Services
Corporal Jon Vance
Office: 208-947-7439 Cell: 208-999-2736
[email protected] Incident Report Form
Service Desk Support
Email: [email protected]
Call: 208-334-3868
Court Rule Amendments Click here to check on recent Idaho Court Rule amendments, including:
Current Rule on Electronic Filing and Service
In re: Amendments to IAR 33, effective 9-8-16
Questions or Feedback about Court Business Processes? NEW Please send them to [email protected]
Register Today — 2017 Idaho Magistrate Judges Conference
It’s time to register for the 2017 Magistrate Judges Conference, scheduled for May 8-10, 2017, at the Best Western Plus University Inn, located at 1516 Pullman Road in Moscow, Idaho. The conference will begin Monday, May 8th with breakfast at 7:30 am and will adjourn at Noon on Wednesday, May 10th to allow for your travel home. You will not want to miss this year’s stellar line up of topics and faculty which will include . . .
Neuroscience and the Law with Dr. Francis Shen, Associate Professor of Law, University of Minnesota;
Judicial Ethics and Self-Represented Litigants with Cynthia Gray, Director, Center for Judicial Ethics, NCSC;
Military Issues in Family Law Cases with Major Stephen Stokes, Idaho National Guard;
Juvenile Justice and Best Practices with Judge Steven Teske, Chief Judge of Juvenile Court, Clayton County, Georgia;
The Use of Technology in Stalking with Elaina Roberts, Legal Director, National Center for Victims of Crime;
Pretrial Justice–Idaho Developments with Judge James Cawthon, Magistrate Judge, Ada County;
Effective Tools to Resolve Impossible Custody Cases with Judge Russell Comstock, Senior Judge;
Department of Juvenile Corrections Update with Sharon Harrigfeld, Executive Director
Civil Case Law Update with Michael Henderson, Legal Counsel, Idaho Supreme Court and Deena Layne, Deputy Legal Counsel, Idaho Supreme Court.
We are offering an optional PERSI retirement workshop on Sunday, May 7th from 3:00–5:00 pm at the Best Western Plus University Inn (conference hotel). This workshop is open to anyone who would like to attend, but is geared toward those within 3 to 5 years of retirement. Please indicate your interest in participating in this workshop by checking the box on the online registration form.
Register today! CLICK HERE for the online registration form. If you have questions, please feel free to contact our office at (208)947-7417 or our Administrative Assistant, Kim at [email protected]. Thank you — we look forward to seeing you in May!
Shirley Throop Announces Her Retirement
Shirley Throop has announced her retirement, after nearly 21 years as the Executive Assistant to the Administrative Director of the Courts. “It has truly been an honor to work for such a great organization, and I will miss the many friends I’ve made throughout the state.”
She’s looking forward to spending more time with her husband Jim, traveling (especially cruises), and reconnecting with friends and family. Her last day with the courts is Friday, March 31st.
HR / Finance Links of Interest HR Recruitment Report 03-10-17 EEOP Utilization Report 10-16-15
Employee Self-Service (ESS) Tips for using ESS Phone Directory: Admin. Office of the Courts Judges Policy Manual 08-19-15 Employee Policy Manual (Effec. 07-01-14) Salary Affidavits & Travel Vouchers We’re Here to Serve You! Wellness News [Health Matters]
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Current Position Openings For a complete description of all positions available, as well as application materials, click here. Court Reporter—Madison County The Idaho Courts have a career opportunity for a Court Reporter for Judge Gregory Moeller in the Seventh Judicial District. The Court Reporter provides verbatim reporting and transcribing of court proceedings, hearings, and conferences. The position is located in Rexburg, Idaho. The position is open until filled. Court Reporter—Fifth Judicial District: The Idaho Courts have a career opportunity available for a Court Reporter for District Judge Michael Crabtree in Cassia County. The Court Reporter will provide verbatim reporting and transcribing of court proceedings, hearings and conferences. The position is located in Burley, Idaho. The position is open until filled.
Your Corner . . . Note: “Your Corner” pages are an archive of articles of interest to a particular group. Once a story has been in the E-News, it will be saved in a group’s page, as appropriate.
Judges (updated 03-17-17) NEW Elected/Deputy Clerks (updated 3-17-17) NEW Court Reporters (updated 11-09-16)
Human Resources News
WELCOME, NEW EMPLOYEE! Kendall Webber was appointed as an IT Support Technician for the Information Division. She was born and raised in Klamath Falls, Oregon, but her extended family has lived in Boise most of her life. She studied at Oregon State University for two years, then transferred to University of Oregon to finish up her last two years. She worked in IT while she attended school. After graduation, she worked in IT for an
academic assessment company for several months before relocating to Boise to be near family. In her free time she likes to rock climb, run, and spend time with her cat, Bagel. Welcome, Kendall!
NATIONWIDE DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN NEWS 2016 was a great success for the State of Idaho 457 plan $100 bonus program. Over $69,000 was paid out to employees who enrolled or increased their contributions to the 457 plan. Enroll today or increase your contribution by 2% and get $100.00! See FLYER for 10 great reasons.
SENIOR JUDGE MANUAL “DRAFT” AVAILABLE Currently, there are three separate Senior Judge Manuals (Senior Judge Manual, Plan B Rules, and Purchase of PERSI Service Manual). The manuals were created as each plan was approved by the Legislature. The Human Resources Division has been working on combining these manuals relating to senior judge service into one manual for ease of use by senior judges, judges considering applying for senior judge status, and those working with senior judges. In addition to combining the three policy manuals, we have updated policies and procedures to provide greater clarity where policy and procedure has been vague or nonexistent and to address concerns that have come up over the years. We value your feedback and hope you will take time to review the draft manual. If you have feedback you would like to share, please e-mail your comments to [email protected] by March 31, 2017. Click here to review the DRAFT Senior Judge Policy Manual. March PERSI News to Use —> Click here for the March Newsletter
Wellness News: Health Matters Mom was right — you are what you eat! It’s National Nutrition Month. Tune in to your tummy!
Mom was right Dietary Guidelines
Know Your Limit for Added Sugar
Nutrition Facts Label
Prebiotics and Probiotics
Kids Eat Right
More…
Idaho State Judiciary: Court E-News — Page 4 March 17, 2017
Problem-Solving Court Graduations Ada County Mental Health Court Ada County Courthouse Commissioners’ Hearing Room, 1st Floor March 21 @ 5:30 p.m., Boise Bannock County Felony Drug Court Bannock County Courthouse, Rm. 303 March 21 @ 5:30 p.m., Pocatello
To have your graduations listed, please submit
the dates in your monthly utilization survey which is due by the 10th of each month.
iCourt Project Update
A group of Subject Matter Experts (SME’s) from Canyon and Owyhee counties met the first week of March for a Configuration training workshop. The ISC Project Team and Tyler Technologies representatives provided guidance to the designated SME’s in each county with specific information to complete the implementation of local configuration for their respective courts. An introduction to data conversion was included to provide an overview of the process.
The ISC project team is wrapping up configuration tasks this week. The Tyler Tech implementation team will begin converting the first push of data from ISTARS next week before refreshing the environment for all 12 counties in Wave 1 to review. Clerks from Canyon and Owyhee counties will participate in a data review workshop the first week of April in Canyon County. The workshop will provide the clerks with a first look at the data converted from ISTARS into Odyssey to help identify any issues with the conversion.
Focused work continues on improving forms and document security. Policy decisions will be sent to committees for review prior to process implementation.
Child Protection Stakeholders Meeting Held in 7th District Submitted by Trial Court Administrator Burt Butler, and Jenny Shultz
The 7th Judicial District’s Child Protection Stakeholders Meeting took place on March 10th in Bonneville County. There were 67 attendees, with Judges Ralph Savage and Ryan Boyer presiding. Other presenters included Burt Butler – Trial Court Administrator, as well as Health and Welfare’s Mark Schultz, Chris Freeburn and Kathy McDermott, and CASA Stacey McAlevy. The agenda included a review of the child protection case management plans; how to increase the number of available foster care families; how to improve the team approach in each county and improve informal and formal methods of communication between defense counsel, prosecutors, and IDHW; and an open discussion on other outstanding issues. Attendees included judges, prosecutors, public defenders, H&W child protection case managers, juvenile probation directors, law enforcement and deputy clerks.
