John B. Lothspeich at a glance
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- Magistrate Judge
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John B. Lothspeich
Magistrate Judge · Idaho Magistrate Division, Judicial District 5
Biography
Professional career
- Magistrate judge for the Jerome County Magistrate Court in Idaho, appointed in 2018 by the 5th Judicial District Magistrates Commission
- Prior Legal Career: Partner at Williams, Maservy & Lothspeich, Jerome, ID Prosecuting Attorney for Jerome County (1996–2000) Deputy Prosecuting Attorney for Twin Falls County, rising to Chief Deputy
- Clerk’s Office: Angie Bridge, Magistrate Clerk to Judge Lothspeich
- Current Role: Magistrate Judge, Jerome County Magistrate Court, Idaho
Education
- University of Idaho College of Law — J.D. (1990)
- Bachelor's degree, University of Idaho — 1987
Additional information
- Judge Lothspeich’s work covers a range of matters, including probate, family law, and small creditor/debtor cases.
- His background in prosecution and legal practice informs his judicial approach
Applicable Court Rules & Procedures
Exhibits
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.
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 ↗
Published courtroom rules
Shared court rules
Idaho Rules for Electronic Filing and Service, Rule 6
Idaho Magistrate Division, Judicial District 5
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Official source ↗ · Collected 2026-07-27Sources
Identity source checked July 27, 2026.
Biography sources checked July 27, 2026.
Idaho Supreme Court official judicial roster
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