--- title: "Edward J. Lodge | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/edward-j-lodge" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-09" --- # Edward J. Lodge 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: senior - Last verified: 2026-07-25 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Judge, Idaho Court of Appeals, 1999-present - Judge, District Court, D. Idaho, 1989-present - 1989–2015: U.S. District Judge, District of Idaho, appointed by President George H. W. Bush on October 30, 1989; confirmed by the Senate November 21, 1989 - 1992–1999: Chief Judge of the District of Idaho - U.S. Bankruptcy Judge, District of Idaho, 1988-1989 - 1965–1988: Judge, Idaho’s Third Judicial District (youngest appointed to a state district court in Idaho at age 31) - Judge, Canyon County [Idaho] Probate Court, 1963-1965 - Edward James Lodge is an American jurist who held the role of a Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Idaho and is now on inactive status ### Education - B.A. from the College of Idaho in 1957 and an LL.B. from the University of Idaho College of Law in 1961 ### Additional information - Lodge received the Idaho State Bar’s Professionalism Award (1977, 1997), the Idaho Award of Legal Merit (2000), and was inducted into the Idaho Hall of Fame Association (2002). - Practitioner, 1998-1998 - He also presided over the high‐profile 1982 trial of mountainman Claude Dallas - Private practice, Idaho, 1960-1963 - He was a two‐time junior college All‐American quarterback at Boise Junior College (1953, 1954). - Born December 3, 1933, Caldwell, Idaho. - Date of birth: 1933-01-01 - During his tenure, Lodge oversaw major reforms, including the Civil Justice Reform Act, consolidation of district and bankruptcy court services, ADR programs, and automation initiatives. - Lodge grew up in Caldwell, Idaho, attended Caldwell High School, and briefly studied at the University of Notre Dame. - He was also recognized as one of Idaho’s best judges and was the first trial judge to receive the Kramer Award for Excellence in Judicial Administration - Birth place: Caldwell, ID ## 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/1383976) - [Official roster](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1383976) - [Federal Judicial Center biography](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1383976) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/1955/edward-j-lodge/) - [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) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/1955/edward-j-lodge/) - [Judge Edward J. Lodge](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1383976) - [Wikidata: Edward Lodge](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5344198) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/edward-j-lodge", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/edward-j-lodge", "name": "Edward J. Lodge | KnowJudges", "description": "Edward J. Lodge, U.S. District Court for the District of Idaho. Source-linked judicial identity, courtroom procedures, and presentation guidance.", "dateModified": "2026-10-09", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/edward-j-lodge#judge" } }, { "@type": "Person", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/edward-j-lodge#judge", "name": "Edward J. 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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.