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Welcome to the home page for the Second Judicial District, State of Idaho. The Second Judicial District includes the counties of Clearwater, Latah, Lewis, Idaho and Nez Perce located in North Central Idaho.
The Administrative Judge of the Second District is the District Judge Mark Monson, whose chambers are located in the Nez Perce County
Judicial Vacancy - Nez Perce County
PRESS
RELEASE
Magistrate Judge
Selected for Nez Perce County
The Second District Magistrate
Commission conducted interviews on September 25, 2025, for the Nez Perce County
Magistrate Judge position that was vacated by Magistrate Sunil Ramalingam who filled
the vacant Magistrate Judge position in Latah County.
The group of finalists was
especially well-qualified. They included:
Briana
Allen, Deputy Attorney
General, Idaho Office of Attorney General, Lewiston
Shane
Andrews,
Associate/Partner, Blewett Mushlitz Halley, LLP, Lewiston
Catherine
Enright, Idaho State
Public Defender – Bonner County, Sandpoint
Adam Ondo, Trial Attorney, Office of the State
Public Defender, Twin Falls
Kelley
Porter, Staff
Attorney, Nez Perce County District Court, Genesee
Donald
Terry, Trial Attorney,
State of Idaho Public Defender’s Office, Sandpoint
After deliberation, and unanimous
vote, the Commission selected Kelley Porter.
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Today, Kelley Porter was
chosen to fill the vacant Nez Perce County Magistrate Judge position.
She became a Staff Attorney in
Nez Perce County in 2006, and currently is the Staff Attorney for
Administrative District Judge Mark Monson and District Judge Michelle M. Evans,
in Nez Perce County. She currently teaches
two classes at the University of Idaho, College of Law, Lawyering Process and
Advanced Advocacy. She received her BA
degree at the University of Wyoming, and her law degree from the University of
Idaho, Moscow, Idaho. For further information please
contact the Trial Court Administrator at
P.O. Box 896, Lewiston ID 83501
208-799-3077
Fax 888-789-3193
D2tca2@idcourts.gov