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# J. Scott Andrew

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

- From 2014 to 2024, Scott held the role of the chief public defender at the Idaho State Public Defender’s Office in Bannock County, and since 2024, he has been an assistant managing attorney at the same office
- Andrew J. Scott was selected to serve as Custer County’s Magistrate Judge, filling the seat left by Judge James Howard Barrett Jr., who retired in March 2026
- Selected in March 2026 as Custer County magistrate judge, succeeding James Howard Barrett Jr
- He held the role of assistant managing attorney with the Idaho State Public Defender in Bannock County from 2024 and chief public defender from 2014 to 2024, and earlier prosecuted in Twin Falls and Bingham counties
- Earlier in his career, he also served as a prosecutor in Twin Falls and Bingham County, giving him experience on both sides of the courtroom

### Education


### Additional information

- Began his judicial role following a distinguished career in public defense and prosecution.
- His educational background reflects a strong foundation in both law and political science, which has supported his career in public service and the judiciary

## 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)
- [www.eastidahonews.com](https://www.eastidahonews.com/2026/03/three-new-magistrate-judges-announced-to-serve-in-jefferson-custer-and-teton-counties/)

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## Published courtroom rules

### Shared court rules

- [Idaho Rules for Electronic Filing and Service, Rule 6](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-0c38e11cda2478da65cd7ff5) — Scope is limited to the court class in the source claim.  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.