History / Courts

U.S. District Court for the District of Idaho

13 judges have served since Feb 4, 1892. Now: Amanda Kathleen Brailsford DDavid Charles Nye R.

Judges
13
9 R · 4 D
Longest tenure
26 years
B. Lynn Winmill
Current
3.4 years
Amanda Kathleen Brailsford, since May 17, 2023
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1900192019401960198020002020James Helmick Beatty · 1892-02-04 – 1907-03-01 · RepublicanFrank Sigel Dietrich · 1907-12-17 – 1927-01-18 · RepublicanChase Addison Clark · 1943-03-10 – 1964-04-30 · DemocratRaymond Clyne McNichols · 1964-05-01 – 1981-07-01 · DemocratHarold Lyman Ryan · 1981-12-17 – 1992-12-30 · RepublicanB. Lynn Winmill · 1995-08-14 – 2021-08-16 · DemocratAmanda Kathleen Brailsford · 2023-05-17 – present · DemocratCharles Cheatham Cavanah · 1927-01-03 – 1942-01-03 · RepublicanFredrick Monroe Taylor · 1954-07-20 – 1971-12-15 · RepublicanMarion Jones Callister · 1976-09-01 – 1989-06-06 · RepublicanEdward J. Lodge · 1989-11-27 – 2015-07-03 · RepublicanDavid Charles Nye · 2017-07-12 – present · RepublicanJ. Blaine Anderson · 1971-12-09 – 1976-07-23 · Republican
Amanda Kathleen Brailsford D
May 17, 2023 – present · 3.4 years · appointed by Joseph R. Biden
David Charles Nye R
Jul 12, 2017 – present · 9.3 years · appointed by Donald J. Trump · confirmed 100–0
B. Lynn Winmill D
Aug 14, 1995 – Aug 16, 2021 · 26 years · appointed by William J. Clinton · senior status Aug 16, 2021
Edward J. Lodge R
Nov 27, 1989 – Jul 3, 2015 · 26 years · appointed by George H.W. Bush · senior status Jul 3, 2015
Harold Lyman Ryan R
Dec 17, 1981 – Dec 30, 1992 · 11 years · appointed by Ronald Reagan · senior status Dec 30, 1992
Marion Jones Callister R
Sep 1, 1976 – Jun 6, 1989 · 13 years · appointed by Gerald Ford · senior status Jun 6, 1989
J. Blaine Anderson R
Dec 9, 1971 – Jul 23, 1976 · 4.6 years · appointed by Richard M. Nixon
Raymond Clyne McNichols D
May 1, 1964 – Jul 1, 1981 · 17 years · appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson · senior status Jul 1, 1981
Fredrick Monroe Taylor R
Jul 20, 1954 – Dec 15, 1971 · 17 years · appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower · senior status Dec 15, 1971
Chase Addison Clark D
Mar 10, 1943 – Apr 30, 1964 · 21 years · appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt · senior status Apr 30, 1964
Charles Cheatham Cavanah R
Jan 3, 1927 – Jan 3, 1942 · 15 years · appointed by Calvin Coolidge · senior status Jan 3, 1942
Frank Sigel Dietrich R
Dec 17, 1907 – Jan 18, 1927 · 19 years · appointed by Theodore Roosevelt
James Helmick Beatty R
Feb 4, 1892 – Mar 1, 1907 · 15 years · appointed by Benjamin Harrison

Dates are from the Federal Judicial Center (commission to senior status or departure). Consecutive terms of one person are merged.