--- title: "Faren Eddins | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/faren-eddins-id-trial" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Faren Eddins Idaho Magistrate Division, Judicial District 7 · Magistrate Judge ## Profile - Court: Idaho Magistrate Division, Judicial District 7 - State: Idaho - Role: Magistrate Judge - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-07-27 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Faren Z. Eddins was appointed as a Magistrate Judge for Fremont County and assumed the position on August 1, 2018, filling a vacancy left by the retirement of Judge Gilman J. Gardner - Following graduation, Eddins worked in private practice, initially with the Moulton Law Office, and later became a partner in the Moulton and Eddins Law Office in 2016 - Began private practice in 2007 at Moulton Law Office, becoming partner in Moulton and Eddins in 2016 - He also held the role of the Teton County Public Defender - His role as a magistrate judge involves presiding over preliminary hearings, bond hearings, and other lower-court matters within Fremont County and the Seventh Judicial District of Idaho - His work included general litigation, business representation, criminal defense and service as Teton County public defender ### Education - Bachelor’s degree from BYU-Idaho in 2003 and law degree from University of Idaho in 2007. ### Additional information - Faren Z. Eddins was named Fremont County magistrate in April 2018, to start August 1 and succeed retiring Gilman J. Gardner. - He attended Brigham Young University-Idaho, earning his bachelor’s degree in 2003, and completed his law degree at the University of Idaho College of Law in 2007. - handling general litigation, business representation, and criminal defense. - Judge Eddins has participated in elections for his judicial position, winning 2 out of 2 general elections he contested. - Judge Eddins has presided over high-profile cases, including matters related to Lori Vallow and Chad Daybell. - Following a request from Vallow’s attorneys, Judge Eddins recused himself from the case, citing Idaho law that allows attorneys to request a judge’s disqualification without providing a reason. - He also handled preliminary proceedings in the Chad Daybell case, finding probable cause on multiple felony charges before the case moved to district court - He initially ruled to lower Lori Vallow’s bond from $5 million to $1 million, although she was unable to post bond due to bail company hesitancy. ## 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 ### electronic exhibit format Scope: statewide Idaho's statewide electronic-filing rule generally requires text-searchable PDF or PDF/A submissions and a 50 MB per-document limit; scanned-image attachments and exhibits may use standard PDF and are not rejected for the usual text-searchability format requirement. Evidence excerpt: A document ... submitted electronically to the court must be in the form of a text-searchable Portable Document Format (PDF) or a text-searchable Portable Document Format/A (PDF/A) file ... and not exceed 50 megabytes. A document that is an attachment or exhibit ... may be in standard PDF format and need not be text searchable. [Idaho Rules for Electronic Filing and Service, Rule 6](https://isc.idaho.gov/rules-procedure/irefs) Source checked: 2026-07-27 ## Sources - [Official profile](https://isc.idaho.gov/about-the-courts/judicial-directory) - [Official roster](https://isc.idaho.gov/about-the-courts/judicial-directory) - [Idaho Supreme Court official judicial roster](https://isc.idaho.gov/about-the-courts/judicial-directory) - [Idaho Rules for Electronic Filing and Service, Rule 6](https://isc.idaho.gov/rules-procedure/irefs) - [current_membership](https://isc.idaho.gov/about-the-courts/judicial-directory) - [localnews8.com](https://localnews8.com/news/2018/04/27/fremont-county-magistrate-judge-is-named/) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/faren-eddins-id-trial", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/faren-eddins-id-trial", "name": "Faren Eddins | KnowJudges", "description": "Faren Eddins, Idaho Magistrate Division, Judicial District 7. 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Shared court context only; case-type restrictions, exceptions, later amendments and case orders apply. This is not a personal preference or a complete rules inventory. [Official source](https://isc.idaho.gov/rules-procedure/irefs). Collected 2026-07-27.