--- title: "Amanda Kathleen Brailsford | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/amanda-k-brailsford" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-08-03" --- # Amanda Kathleen Brailsford U.S. District Court for the District of Idaho · Judge ## Profile - Court: U.S. District Court for the District of Idaho - State: Idaho - Role: Judge - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-07-25 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - The Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Idaho, a position she assumed on January 2, 2026 - Idaho Court of Appeals Judge (2019–2023), appointed by Governor Butch Otter to replace Sergio Gutierrez - Law clerk, Hon. Thomas G. Nelson, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 1993-1995 - held the role of a judge on the Idaho Court of Appeals for four years ### Education - University of Idaho College of Law — J.D. (1993) - University of Idaho — B.A. (1989) ### Additional information - Joined the federal bench by President Joe Biden on May 17, 2023, to the seat vacated by Judge B. Lynn Winmill - Private practice, Boise, Idaho, 1995-2018 - Born 1967 in Twin Falls, Idaho. - Date of birth: 1967 - Transitioned to federal service, filling a vacancy created by Judge Winmill’s senior status - handling significant criminal and civil appeals - As Chief Judge, she leads the court’s operations, including case management, procedural rules, and judicial policy - Birth place: Twin Falls ## Before you appear - Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed. - Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance. - Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding. ## Courtroom Rules ### presentation procedure Scope: courtwide Courtwide presentation-related guidance applies to this judge. Evidence excerpt: AMX Control Panel at Lectern: The AMX control panel has been referenced several times above and the main menu is illustrated at the left. The panel facilitates operation of the evidence presentation devices and selection of the audio/video sources. The first four functions have been discussed above. [Boise_Courtroom_Technology_Manual_276.pdf](https://idd.uscourts.gov/Content_Fetcher/index.cfml/Boise_Courtroom_Technology_Manual_276.pdf?Content_ID=276) Source checked: 2026-07-24 ### civil remote testimony Scope: courtwide In federal district-court civil proceedings, testimony is ordinarily taken in open court; remote contemporaneous testimony requires good cause in compelling circumstances and appropriate safeguards. Evidence excerpt: For good cause in compelling circumstances and with appropriate safeguards, the court may permit testimony in open court by contemporaneous transmission from a different location. [Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court](https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-civil-procedure) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ### criminal recording and broadcasting Scope: courtwide Federal district courts may not permit courtroom photography or broadcasting during criminal judicial proceedings unless a statute or another federal rule provides an exception. Evidence excerpt: Except as otherwise provided by a statute or these rules, the court must not permit the taking of photographs in the courtroom during judicial proceedings or the broadcasting of judicial proceedings from the courtroom. [Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited](https://www.uscourts.gov/court-records/access-court-proceedings/remote-public-access-proceedings/history-cameras-broadcasting-and-remote-public-access-courts) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ## Sources - [Official profile](https://www.fjc.gov/node/13623536) - [Official roster](https://www.fjc.gov/node/13623536) - [Federal Judicial Center biography](https://www.fjc.gov/node/13623536) - [Boise_Courtroom_Technology_Manual_276.pdf](https://idd.uscourts.gov/Content_Fetcher/index.cfml/Boise_Courtroom_Technology_Manual_276.pdf?Content_ID=276) - [Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court](https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-civil-procedure) - [Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited](https://www.uscourts.gov/court-records/access-court-proceedings/remote-public-access-proceedings/history-cameras-broadcasting-and-remote-public-access-courts) - [Judge Amanda Kathleen Brailsford](https://www.fjc.gov/node/13623536) - [Wikidata: Amanda Brailsford](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q116255939) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/amanda-k-brailsford", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/amanda-k-brailsford", "name": "Amanda Kathleen Brailsford | KnowJudges", "description": "Amanda Kathleen Brailsford, U.S. District Court for the District of Idaho. 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Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule. [Official source](https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/federal-rules-of-civil-procedure.pdf). Collected 2026-10-27. - [Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, December 1, 2025](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-8721a344fececced2257fe1d) — Criminal proceedings in United States District Courts; this conservative mapping does not distribute appellate-specific provisions to appellate judges. Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule. [Official source](https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/federal-rules-of-criminal-procedure.pdf). Collected 2026-10-27.