--- title: "Joseph M. Meier | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/joseph-m-meier-8781" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Joseph M. Meier U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Idaho · U.S. Bankruptcy Judge ## Profile - Court: U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Idaho - State: Idaho - Role: U.S. Bankruptcy Judge - Service status: former - Last verified: 2026-06-30 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Judge, United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Idaho, 2018-present - Federal bankruptcy judge and the Chief Bankruptcy Judge for the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Idaho from 2018 until his death in 2023 - Joined the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Idaho in 2018 and became Chief Bankruptcy Judge in 2019 - Appointed bankruptcy judge in 2018, he earlier practiced bankruptcy, commercial, real-property and business law ### Education ### Additional information - Judge Meier died on November 22, 2023, in Boise, Idaho, at age 64, while battling cancer. - Practitioner, Cosho Humphrey, 1985–2018-03 - received the Idaho State Bar’s Professionalism Award in 2017 - He received the 2017 Professionalism Award and became an American College of Bankruptcy fellow in 2005. - He directed the state-bar Commercial and Bankruptcy section 1995–2001, held the role of Ninth Circuit lawyer representative 2002–05 and coordinating committee member 2006–08, chair 2007–08. - J.D. — Willamette Univ. — 1984 - B.A. in history and economics from the University of Oregon in 1981, where he was captain of the rowing team, and a J.D. from Willamette University School of Law in 1984, serving on the Willamette Law Review - B.A. — Univ. of Oregon — 1981 - Born in Baltimore, Meier grew up in Maryland and Connecticut before moving to Oregon with his family after high school. - In his honor, the Boise, Pocatello, and Coeur d’Alene courts closed for a day. ## 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 ### motion form Scope: courtwide Request an order by written motion unless the rules authorize an application or the request is made during a hearing. State the grounds with particularity and specify the requested relief or order. Evidence excerpt: A motion must state its grounds with particularity and set forth the relief or order requested. [Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure](https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/federal-rules-of-bankruptcy-procedure.pdf) Source checked: 2026-07-30 ### motion notice timing Scope: courtwide Unless a motion may be heard ex parte or another period applies, serve the written motion and hearing notice at least seven days before the hearing. Serve supporting affidavits with the motion. Evidence excerpt: A written motion (other than one that may be heard ex parte) and notice of any hearing must be served at least 7 days before the hearing date, unless the court or these rules set a different period. [Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure](https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/federal-rules-of-bankruptcy-procedure.pdf) Source checked: 2026-07-30 ### contested matter notice Scope: courtwide In a contested matter not otherwise governed by the bankruptcy rules, request relief by motion and give the opposing party reasonable notice and an opportunity to be heard. A response is required only if the court orders one. Evidence excerpt: Reasonable notice and an opportunity to be heard must be given to the party against whom relief is sought. No response is required unless the court orders otherwise. [Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure](https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/federal-rules-of-bankruptcy-procedure.pdf) Source checked: 2026-07-30 ### disputed fact testimony Scope: courtwide Present witness testimony on a disputed material factual issue in the same manner as testimony in an adversary proceeding. Evidence excerpt: A witness's testimony on a disputed material factual issue must be taken in the same manner as testimony in an adversary proceeding. [Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure](https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/federal-rules-of-bankruptcy-procedure.pdf) Source checked: 2026-07-30 ### evidentiary hearing notice Scope: courtwide Use the court's procedure to determine, reasonably before a scheduled hearing, whether it will be an evidentiary hearing at which witnesses may testify. Evidence excerpt: The court must provide procedures that allow parties-at a reasonable time before a scheduled hearing-to determine whether it will be an evidentiary hearing at which witnesses may testify. [Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure](https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/federal-rules-of-bankruptcy-procedure.pdf) Source checked: 2026-07-30 ### evidence rules Scope: courtwide Prepare evidence under the Federal Rules of Evidence and Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 43, 44, and 44.1, which apply in bankruptcy cases. Evidence excerpt: The Federal Rules of Evidence and Fed. R. Civ. P. 43, 44, and 44.1 apply in a bankruptcy case. [Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure](https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/federal-rules-of-bankruptcy-procedure.pdf) Source checked: 2026-07-30 ### oath or affirmation Scope: courtwide A solemn affirmation may substitute when an oath is required. The national rule identifies the bankruptcy judge, clerk, deputy clerk, U.S. trustee, and other authorized officers as persons who may administer it. Evidence excerpt: If an oath is required, a solemn affirmation suffices. [Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure](https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/federal-rules-of-bankruptcy-procedure.pdf) Source checked: 2026-07-30 ## Sources - [Official profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/8781/joseph-m-meier/) - [Official roster](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/8781/joseph-m-meier/) - [U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Idaho current judicial profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/8781/joseph-m-meier/) - [Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure](https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/federal-rules-of-bankruptcy-procedure.pdf) - [Court death notice dated November22,2023 explicitly reports JosephM.Meier died that day.](https://www.id.uscourts.gov/Content_Fetcher/index.cfml/Passing_of_Chief_Bankruptcy_Judge_Joseph_Meier_4255.pdf?Content_ID=4255) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/8781/joseph-m-meier/) - [BR/MAG Judge Database: Joseph M. Meier](https://legaldatalab.law.virginia.edu/brmag-judges/brmag-judges.json) - [www.id.uscourts.gov](https://www.id.uscourts.gov/Content_Fetcher/index.cfml/Chief_Bankruptcy_Judge_Joseph_M._Meier_3064.htm?Content_ID=3064) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/8781/joseph-m-meier/) - [BR/MAG Judge Database: Joseph M. Meier](https://legaldatalab.law.virginia.edu/brmag-judges/brmag-judges.json) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/joseph-m-meier-8781", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/joseph-m-meier-8781", "name": "Joseph M. Meier | KnowJudges", "description": "Joseph M. Meier, U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Idaho. 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