Idaho State Judiciary: Court E-News September 21, 2016

As the Third Branch of Government, we provide access to justice by ensuring fair processes and

the timely, impartial resolution of cases.

News Links of Interest

This Week’s News Articles

NCSC Jur-E Bulletin this week

NCSC “In the News” this week

Gavel to Gavel this week

Rule Amendments

In Re: Amendments to Idaho Appellate Rule 33, eff Sept 8, 2106

In Re: Amendment of Idaho Court Administrative Rule (I.C.A.R.) 5, 6, 7 and

27(d), eff Sept. 9, 2016

Corrections to the new Civil Rules of Procedure and to the Idaho Court Administrative Rules. When the Civil Rules of Procedure were updated effective July 1, 2016, some errors were made in cross-references and a few rules had language inadvertently omitted. An order was entered on September 9, 2016, effective immediately, making corrections to the rules, the summons form in Appendix B and ICAR 5, 6 and 7 on jurisdiction and assignment of cases to magistrates. These orders can be found at http://www.isc.idaho.gov/rules/IRCP_Amendments_09.16.pdf and

http://www.isc.idaho.gov/rules/ICAR_Rules_09.16.pdf.

Membership of the Misd./Infraction Rules Advisory Committee

Membership of the Evidence Rules Advisory Committee

Membership of the Criminal Rules Advisory Committee

Membership of the Drug Court and Mental Health Court Coordinating Comm.

Formation and Membership of the Advancing Justice Committee (amended)

Membership of the Tribal Court—State Court Forum

In This Issue

Finalists Announced for Lewis

County Magistrate Judge

Flu Shot Clinic at the

Judicial Conference

Rule Amendments

Human Resources News

Ada County Domestic Violence Court Co-Sponsored LGBTQ Training (inadvertently left out of

last week’s Court E-News)

Problem-Solving Court Graduations

iCourt Bulletin NEW

Finalists Announced for Lewis County Magistrate Judge

Three finalists for the Lewis County Magistrate Judge position (created by the retirement of Judge Calhoun) will be interviewed on October 6, 2016 at the Lewis County Courthouse. The finalists are:

Samuel Beus, Senior Deputy Public Defender, Twin Falls Victoria Olds, Private Practice Attorney, Grangeville Gregory Swanson, Deputy Prosecuting Attorney, Canyon County, Caldwell

Time to get ready for Winter!

Flu Shot Clinic at the Judicial Conference

For those attending the Judicial Conference, there will be a flu shot clinic on Tuesday, September 27 from 7:30 am until 1:00 pm. There is no out-of-pocket expense to you as long as you complete this form and bring your Blue Cross Medical Card with you. This is for you and your dependents.

HR / Finance Links of Interest

HR Recruitment Report 09-21-16

EEOP Utilization Report 10-16-15

Employee Self-Service (ESS) Tips for using ESS

Phone Directory: Admin. Office of the Courts 8-24-16

Judges Policy Manual 08-19-15

Employee Policy Manual (Effective 07-01-14)

Salary Affidavits & Travel Vouchers

We’re Here to Serve You!

Idaho State Judiciary: Court E-News — Page 2 September 21, 2016

Current Position Openings For a complete description of all positions available, as well as application materials, please click here.

Part-Time District Guardianship and Conservatorship Monitoring Coordinator — Third Judicial District: The Idaho Courts have a career opportunity available for a District Guardianship and Conservatorship Monitoring Coordinator for the Third Judicial District. The position is responsible for establishing systems to enhance the safety and wellbeing of protected persons working no more than 19 hours per week. This position is located in Caldwell, Idaho. Application materials must be received by September 30, 2016, no later than 5:00 pm MDT.

Database Administrator: The Idaho Courts have a career opportunity available for a Da-tabase Administrator to design, install, and maintain databases for the Idaho Judiciary. The position ensures the security, quality, and integrity of database resources. 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 proceed-ings, 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 09-19-14)

Elected/Deputy Clerks (updated 07-06-16) Court Reporters (updated 01-18-16)

Human Resources News

Welcome, New Employees!

Hillary Smith, Law Clerk for Chief Justice Jones grew up in Roy, Utah. She met Will (Law Clerk for Justice Burdick) at Utah State, when they were both undergraduates. He walked her home from class every day. She attended law school at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill. While there, she enjoyed the beach and became a true Tarheel fan. She and

Will have four kids, the oldest is 8 and the youngest is 3 months. She is happy to be in Boise and at the Court.

Alexandra (Ali) Breshears, Law Clerk for Chief Justice Jones, recently graduated from Concordia University cum laude in May. At graduation, she was awarded Pro Bono Honors for Service Over 100 Hours. She served as the Executive Managing Editor of the Concordia Law Review for its inaugural publica-

tion, and has a law review article entitled “Use of Armed Drones By Domestic Law Enforcement: Presence and the Fourth Reasonableness Factor” that will be published in the Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law Review’s forthcoming 2016 publication. Prior to law school, she studied at Northwest Nazarene University and earned a Bachelor’s of Arts in Political Science and a minor in History. She and her husband are both Boise natives, and currently live in Meridian with their two Airedale terriers.

Using Your Vision Benefit Each active employee medical plan includes a Vision Benefit. Blue Cross of

Idaho contracts with Vision Service Plan (VSP) to administer this benefit.

Participants can choose a VSP network provider or non-network vision care provider; the benefit payable is identical, the difference is the method in which claims are submitted. A VSP network provider should be able to submit the claim to VSP directly, where a non-network vision care provider may require payment in full from you at the time of service and then it’s up to you to self-submit your claim to VSP for reimbursement of the benefit amount. Vision care providers may offer additional discounts to patients on products and services, but the benefit paid by the State’s plan under the Vision

Benefit does not change.

For detailed information about your Vision Benefit, view the medical plan contracts or visit the VSP website where you can set up an account to submit

your claim.

You are also welcome to contact the Office of Group Insurance with any

questions.

PERSI News to Use: September News available: click here

Human Resources News continued on page 3 . . .

Problem-Solving Court Graduations Twin Falls Mental Health Court College of Southern Idaho Fine Arts Auditorium September 21 @ 6:30 p.m., Twin Falls Shoshone County Felony Drug Court Shoshone County Courthouse September 22 @ 4:00 p.m., Wallace Franklin County Felony Drug Court Franklin County Courthouse September 22 @ 5:30 p.m., Preston Bingham County Felony Drug Court Bingham County Courthouse, Rm. 1 September 27 @ 4:00 p.m., Blackfoot Ada County Veterans Treatment Court Ada County Courthouse Commissioners Hearing Room, 1st Fl. September 28 @ 5:30 p.m., Boise Bingham Misdemeanor Bingham County Misd./DUI Court Bingham County Courthouse September 29 @ 4:00 p.m., Blackfoot Bonner County Felony Drug Court Bonner County Courthouse, Rm. 1 October 4 @ 5:00 p.m., Sandpoint Bonneville Young Adult Drug Court Bonneville County Courthouse October 4 @ 10:30 a.m., Idaho Falls Bannock County Child Protection Court Bannock County Courthouse October 4 @ 12:00 p.m., Pocatello Kootenai County Mental Health Court Kootenai County Courthouse, Rm. 8 October 5 @ 8:00 a.m., Coeur d’Alene Nez Perce County Mental Health Court Nez Perce County Courthouse October 5 @ 8:30 a.m., Lewiston Ada County DUI Court Ada County Courthouse Commissioners Hearing Room, 1st Fl. October 5 @ 5:30 p.m., Boise Bannock County Mental Health Court Bannock County Courthouse October 5 @ 5:30 p.m., Pocatello Bonneville County Felony Drug Court Bonneville County Courthouse Centennial Courtroom October 5 @ 4:00 p.m., Idaho Falls Bonneville County Misd./DUI Court Bonneville County Courthouse Centennial Courtroom October 6 @ 4:00 p.m., Idaho Falls

To have your graduations listed, please submit

the dates in your monthly utilization survey which is due by the 10th of each month.

Idaho State Judiciary: Court E-News — Page 3 September 21, 2016

Ada County Domestic Violence Court Co-Sponsored

LGBTQ Training

In August, the Ada County Domestic Violence Court and the U.S. Attorney’s Office co-sponsored training for area professionals about LGBTQ domestic violence. Welcome remarks were provided by Administrative District Judge Timothy Hansen, U.S. Attorney for the District of Idaho Wendy Olson, and the Idaho Supreme Court Chief Justice Jim Jones. Over 100 area professionals attended the free trainings, including magistrate judges, law enforcement, attorneys, counselors, social workers, victim advocates, mediators, domestic violence evaluators, child protection advocates, treatment providers, probation officers, and many more. Training topics included LGBTQ introduc-tory overviews regarding identities, language, and concepts; identification of current and historical oppressions affecting LGBTQ communities; and analyzing intimate partner violence in LGBTQ relationships. Click here for the full press release.

Human Resources News continued from page 2 . . .

NCPERS Open Enrollment for PERSI Members Only PERSI members who are actively at work are eligible to purchase additional term life insurance through NCPERS. Assuring adequate Life Insurance cover-age is an important part of financial planning. The Brochure details the coverage available, and you are encouraged to review carefully, to see if you choose to take advantage of the financial security that this coverage can provide. You may enroll for this affordable coverage only during the annual open enrollment period beginning September 1 through November 30, 2016. Simply fill in each section of the ENROLLMENT FORM, print, sign and date the printed form and return it to the HR Office no later than November 15, 2016. Please keep in mind if you do not enroll now, you will not have another opportunity until the next open enrollment. While considering to enroll in this valuable coverage, be aware that your insurance is automatically effective, with no medical evidence require-ments. Coverage for your eligible dependents is also automatically included in your monthly premium at no additional charge. PERSI members who already have enrolled for this coverage do not have to do anything to continue their participation in the insurance program.

Wellness News

Check out Flu Resources for up to date information. Flu Shots. The two Capitol Mall Worksite Flu Shot Clinics still have some

openings; see the Clinics web page.

Flu prevention comes in more than one package – healthy lifestyle hab-its, complementary approaches, and more

Living with chronic pain is a major challenge; watch A Car With Four Flat Tires

Men’s prostate health is a topic this month; check out the resources — Prostate Cancer (ACS)

Prostate Health Awareness Know Your Stats Lifestyle Tips for Good Urologic Health Men's Health (CDC) Like Us on Facebook! Enjoy TOTD’s, info on local health events,

and motivational health tips BSU Football Tickets – state employees have a discount to two upcoming

games; go to Happenings to get your tickets!

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 4 September 21, 2016

Court Committees: Agendas and Minutes

Minutes: July 2016 Administrative Conference Minutes: Felony Sentencing Committee 4-2016 Minutes: Advancing Justice Committee 4-2016

Summary of ISC / COA Published Opinions

September 7-14, 2016

August 25—September 6, 2016

Protocol for Circulating Proposed Court Rules and Rule Amendments

Click here for the Protocol (01-09-15)

Court Protective Services

Corporal Jon Vance

Office: 208-947-7439

Cell: 208-999-2736

JVance@idcourts.net Incident Report Form

Service Desk Support Email: helpdesk@idcourts.net

Call: 208-334-3868

Judicial / Administrative Calendar

Current Calendar as of 09-21-16

Due to security concerns, locations are not posted the on Website calendar.

iCourt Bulletin

Welcome to the iCourt Bulletin, your source for training updates and news about court operations and applications. We encourage you

to learn more about these specific changes and improvements, and to share your ideas and questions:

Training, Court Processes, Quick Guides Technical questions regarding court applications CourtQuestions@idcourts.net Service@idcourts.net

New and Updated Quick Guides

You should have a Quick Guides folder on your desktop; depending on how your folder was set up, you may only have a copy of the folder. Updates are published weekly, so you need to create a link to the Quick Guides to be sure you are accessing current documents:

1. Navigate to your county’s shared folders by clicking the

icon on your task bar.

2. Search and find the Quick Guides folder.

3. Once you find it, right click to ‘Send to Desktop’ (a link to the

folder)

4. Now you should have a link to the folder on your desktop (not a

copy)

5. If you need assistance or cannot locate the folder, please contact

your local IT folks.

Quick Guides for CLERKS

*NEW*

Adding an Interpreter Quick Guide

AS400 Case Conversion

Civil Protection Orders within Existing Cases

Juvenile Informal Adjustments (filed in Business Processes)

Juvenile Plea Disposition and Sentencing

Probation Violations (Juvenile) (filed in Business Processes)

Probation Violations (Adult) (filed in Business Processes)

Admin—Registration of Wills (filed in Business Processes)

Taking Payments on Converted Cases with License Suspension

Working with Tills (consolidates and replaces “Managing Tills,” “Setting Up Tills and Opening Cashiering Stations,” and “Cashiering” Quick Guides)

*UPDATED*

Bonds

Change of Venue

Copying Documents to Another Case

Creating and Setting up Court Sessions

Emailing Documents and Tracking Service

Forms Helpful Hints

Generating Forms and Documents

Problem-Solving Courts and Supervision Clerk Process in CM

Relating a Document to a Hearing

Reminders and Events

Replacing a Party Entered in Error

Reports

Result or Vacate a Hearing

Transferring Juvenile Case to a Criminal Case

Quick Guides for JUDGES

*NEW*

Court Admin Events for Judges and Staff Attorneys

Judge Edition Connection Settings for Ada County Senior and Visiting Judges

Judge Edition Refresh Function

Tips and Tricks Thank you, Cheyenne Plew, for this tip!

The REMINDER event is our new post-it note!

REM—Reminder—Further Clerk Action Required

Add a due date.

Once the reminder is no longer needed, you can enter a

“Completed” date or simply delete the event.

A report can be set up to run automatically (Event Review) so you

can follow-up on any pending reminders. (Please see the Remind-

ers and Event Due Dates Quick Guide.)

Best Practices

Restart/reboot your system daily!

Rebooting your system daily enables system updates. If you don’t

reboot daily, you’ll have to manually force a system update (by

restarting your computer and pressing CTRL-SHIFT on the Odyssey

application icon). A box will pop-up with the updates and process

them. Once complete, you can complete your log-in process).

NOTE: Your county IT team may suggest turning off your system at

the end of your day, instead of practicing a daily reboot.

Prevent accidental system shutdowns in Ada County court-

rooms!

Please check the Judge Edition Connection Setting Quick Guide

before logging in on a new computer/new courtroom for the first

time—always select the “Connections” tab to select a calendar.

The Resources tab should not be used as it changes configuration.

Court Rule Update

Please note the recent Idaho Court Rules update:

“Current Rule on Electronic Filing and Service.”

September 21, 2016

Upcoming Events and Deadlines

OCTOBER 6

Mandatory e-Filing for all Civil cases in Ada County

SEPT. 27—OCT. 14

Wave 1* Data Conversion Review

APRIL 3

Wave 1* Go-Live

*Wave 1 Counties: District 4: Boise, Elmore, Valley; District 5: Blaine, Camas, Cassia, Gooding, Jerome, Lincoln, Minidoka