--- title: "Susan Clark | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/susan-clark-id-trial" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Susan Clark Idaho Magistrate Division, Judicial District 4 · Magistrate Judge ## Profile - Court: Idaho Magistrate Division, Judicial District 4 - 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 - As of 2026, Judge Clark continues to serve in Ada County, with her term ending January 8, 2029 - Appointments: Sworn in as Middletown’s first female municipal court judge in 2024 - In November 2021, the Magistrates Commission for the 4th Judicial District (Ada, Boise, Elmore, and Valley counties) appointed Clark as a Magistrate Judge after a merit selection process. - Notable work: Handled over 70 cases to trial as a prosecutor; later ran Clark & Clark law firm; now advocates for students and adults with special needs - Also recognized in New Jersey municipal court records as Susan Schroeder Clark, a municipal court judge in Middletown, Tinton Falls, and Howell - Current role: Magistrate Judge, Ada County, ID (4th Judicial District, includes Ada, Boise, Elmore, and Valley counties) - Roles: Municipal court judge for Middletown, Tinton Falls, and Howell - And began her public service career with the Idaho Attorney General’s Office - Career background: Attorney, Idaho Attorney General’s Office, Deputy Public Defender (Ada & Canyon counties), Magistrate Judge - Current office: Magistrate Judge, Idaho 4th Judicial District, Ada County - Brad Little appointed Judge Fleming to the Court of Appeals in May - Susan M. Clark is a magistrate judge in Idaho’s 4th Judicial District, serving in the Ada County Magistrate Court and presiding over traffic, misdemeanor criminal, and certain administrative cases - She held the role of a Deputy Public Defender in both Ada County and Canyon County ### Education - And later received her Juris Doctor from the University of Idaho College of Law in 1997. - Philosophy, Boise State University — B.A. (1995) - Bachelor’s degree in philosophy from Boise State University in 1995. ### Additional information - Clark's current term ends on January 8, 2029. - In 2024, she was re-elected to her current term in the Idaho 4th Judicial District Magistrate Division, with a retention vote of 78.3%. - 5 Nov 2024 · Races and Propositions with Endorsements for Idaho 4th Judicial District. - 17 Sept 2022 · “This judge, Susan Clark, is a terrible, wicked person,” Bundy said in his video. - 5 Oct 2020 · Newly appointed magistrate judges serve an 18-month probationary period. - She was admitted to the Idaho State Bar in 1998 and also licensed to practice in the U.S. District Court for the District of Idaho the same year. - Bar admission: Idaho (1998), U.S. District Court for Idaho (1998). - After law school, Clark held a position as an attorney at the Gardner Law Office in Boise. - representing clients in felony and misdemeanor matters from arraignment through appeal, negotiating plea agreements, and conducting trials. - Judge Susan M. Clark: Professional Background and Legal Expertise. - Ammon Bundy calls judge ‘wicked’ after Idaho man is found guilty of. - Want info on the Idaho judges on your ballot? - This page provides a directory of District Judges serving Idaho’s judicial districts. - Idaho magistrate judges on the Nov. - How often are judges elected in Idaho?. - Deep dive into Susan Clark judge biography Idaho. - In New Jersey, her judicial work focuses on municipal court matters, reflecting her broad legal experience in criminal, juvenile, and advocacy law - Susan M. Clark is a Magistrate Judge for the Idaho 4th Judicial District, serving in Ada County and handling traffic and misdemeanor criminal cases, with over 20 years of legal experience and a background in public service. - She presides over traffic and misdemeanor criminal court calendars in Ada County. - ALLSEARCHIMAGESVIDEOSMAPSNEWSSHOPPING. - Susan Clark was born in Lewiston, Idaho, and raised in Boise. - Her judicial duties include handling arraignments, hearings, bench and jury trials, motions, evidentiary issues, and sentencing, as well as conducting settlement conferences in family law cases. - Clark has also served in Canyon County as a magistrate and has been involved in court programs, such as eviction case initiatives to prevent homelessness. - She is recognized for her experience in high-volume dockets, her commitment to due process, and her ability to draft clear, reasoned judicial orders. - O o o o o o o o c o o o c o o o o o 00 c o o c o o o 3 o c... - Ada County. - Works For: Ada County Magistrate Court. - › about-the-courts › judicial-directory. - Judicial Directory | Idaho Courts | Idaho Supreme Court. - 3 ballot. - Missing: Susan Clark · biographyMust include: Susan Clark · biography. - Does Idaho 4th Judicial District support races & proposals?. - How did Idaho judicial candidates get ranked?. ## 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) - [adacounty.id.gov](https://adacounty.id.gov/judicial-court/judicial-directory/judge-susan-clark/) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/susan-clark-id-trial", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/susan-clark-id-trial", "name": "Susan Clark | KnowJudges", "description": "Susan Clark, Idaho Magistrate Division, Judicial District 4. 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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.