The James A. McClure Federal Building in Boise is the largest of Idaho’s federal courthouses. (Otto Kitsinger for Idaho Capital Sun)
Under a bill advancing in Congress, Idaho could receive a third federal district judge.
U.S. Rep Mike Simpson, R-Idaho, announced Wednesday he has co-sponsored The Judicial Understaffing Delays Getting Emergencies Solved Act of 2024, dubbed the JUDGES Act, which his office says will add “critically needed federal judgeships to resolve currently understaffed and backlogged courts.”…