Court Records & Cameras

General information on a court case

Search our iCourt Portal at mycourts.idaho.gov.  

Records from a court case

Use a computer kiosk at one of Idaho’s county courthouses, or submit a request to the clerk’s office where the case was filed. 

Information or records on an appeal to the Idaho Supreme Court/Court of Appeals:

Opinions from both courts are posted on this website. For other information or documents, please contact the Supreme Court Clerk’s Office. 

Party verification for background checks

Please visit idcourts.service-now.com/public. 

Statistics on court filings or finances

The Idaho Court Data website has a variety of information about the operation of Idaho’s courts. 

Other data compiled from the courts’ case management system

If you are interested in data that is not available on the Court Data website, you can ask a Judicial Branch data team to research it. Your request will be evaluated based on Idaho Court Administrative Rule 32 and whether adequate resources exist to perform the research. You will need to answer several questions about who is requesting the data and the intended purpose of the request. Much of this information is necessary to prioritize large data requests. Please note that court rule does not require compiled data requests to be granted. Please use this form to submit your request. 

Other options

Attorneys and extended access users both have their own online case information portals. Certain cases that produce a high number of records requests are posted on the Cases of Interest page. If you are trying to request records related to the administrative work of the courts, please submit those requests to your local trial court administrator (for the trial courts in Idaho’s counties) or to datarequests@idcourts.net (for records maintained by the Supreme Court and its Administrative Office). 

Access to Idaho state court records is governed by Idaho Court Administrative Rule 32. You can read the details of the rule in the court rules section of this website. 

Courts in the federal District of Idaho are not part of Idaho's state court system. Information on accessing court records in the federal courts can be found on the U.S. District of Idaho website. 

Camera Requests

The Idaho Supreme Court has adopted Idaho Court Administrative Rule 45 and Idaho Court Administrative Rule 46 for the use of all cameras and any recording equipment in the courtroom, including cell phones. The presiding judge authorizes and may revoke the use of cameras and other recording equipment at any time without prior notice. The judge’s decision cannot be appealed.

Requirements of the camera rules include:

• Unless the judge specifically allows for more, only one still photographer and one video camera operator will be allowed in the courtroom. Be sure that news organizations have arranged for pooling before a proceeding begins.

• The judge will indicate where to sit. Be in position at least 15 minutes before court begins. Do not move around during the proceeding.

• Never photograph or videotape the jury, including during jury selection (“voir dire”).

• Equipment cannot create a distraction for participants in the proceeding. Photographers may not use artificial lighting, electronic flashes, external motor drives on cameras, or do fast, random shooting. Video cameras cannot indicate when they are running. All camera operators are asked to use equipment that minimizes noise.

• The judge will determine whether additional audio equipment will be allowed and if so, where it is placed.

• Conversations in the courtroom between attorneys and their clients, between attorneys for a client, or between attorneys and the presiding judge at the bench (“sidebars”) may not be broadcast.

• Camera operators may not photograph or record exhibits or notes on the counsel’s table before they are admitted into evidence.

• Neither sessions in the judge’s chambers nor jury deliberations can be recorded or broadcast.