Jury Pool Research in Idaho

01The source lists

Where Idaho Jurors Come From

Idaho Court Administrative Rule 61 sets the minimum sources for master jury lists: combined, de-duplicated names from the voter registration lists of the most recent general election, plus people issued an Idaho driver's license or identification card, with deceased persons removed. Idaho Code § 2-209 generally requires each juror to be a U.S. citizen, at least 18, a county resident and able to read, speak and understand English, and a felony conviction disqualifies a person unless civil rights were restored. Our Boise trial support team uses those rules to anticipate who may appear.

Because the lists draw on driver's license records as well as voters, a venire in a fast-growing county like Canyon or Ada will include many recent arrivals with short local histories. That changes the research. A newcomer may have more public history in California or Washington than in Idaho, so we search prior states too. Public voter information in Idaho has generally included name, address, age, party affiliation and whether a person voted, according to a Secretary of State statement, which our Nampa investigators use only to confirm identity.

• Voter registration and driver's license lists
• Citizen, 18 or older, county resident
• Felony disqualification unless rights restored
• Deceased persons removed from the list

02Ethical boundaries

Ethical Limits on Juror Research in Idaho

Idaho Rule of Professional Conduct 3.5 generally bars lawyers from communicating ex parte with jurors or prospective jurors during a case unless law or a court order allows it, and that duty extends to investigators working for the lawyer. After discharge, contact is still barred if the juror says they do not want to talk or if it involves misrepresentation, coercion, duress or harassment. We never contact a prospective juror, never visit a home and never send a message, request or follow. Our guide to lawful investigator conduct in Idaho covers related limits.

In federal court, the District of Idaho's Local Civil Rule 47.2 is explicit. It allows research on publicly available websites, including social media, only if no access request is sent, no direct contact occurs, the research is anonymous so the juror cannot see who searched, and no deception is used. It applies the same restrictions to third parties working for an attorney, which includes us. If research reveals a juror posting about the case, the rule requires the attorney to report it to the court, so we flag that immediately to criminal defense counsel or civil trial teams.

• No contact, requests, follows or messages
• Anonymous, passive review of public content
• No deception or pretext accounts
• Juror posts about the case flagged at once

03What you receive

What an Idaho Venire Profile Includes

Each profile starts by confirming identity, since common names and missing identifiers in public court indexes make mistakes easy. We then review Idaho court records for lawsuits, small claims, evictions, protection orders and criminal matters the juror may not mention, along with property records, business filings through the Secretary of State's SOSbiz system and professional licenses. A juror who was sued by a lender, or who owns a trucking company, may bring experience relevant to your case. Our business partner research methods supply the entity searches.

Public online content comes next: published letters, reviews, community posts and public social media, viewed passively. We note statements about topics that matter to the case, such as insurance, law enforcement, corporations or medical care, and quote them accurately with dates. Profiles are organized by juror number so counsel, including the trial teams our Eagle office contacts support, can scan them during voir dire, and each one lists its sources. Our witness research service uses the same format when trial preparation calls for both.

04Local realities

Small Counties, Shared Connections and Venue Questions

Idaho's counties range enormously in size. Ada County passed 546,000 residents in the 2025 Census estimate, while Clark County had fewer than 800 and Camas about 1,300. In a small county, prospective jurors may know the defendant, the victim, a witness or the lawyer through church, school or work, and they may not volunteer it. We map relationships between jurors and the people involved using public records, from shared business filings to property transactions. Our Blackfoot investigators see that dynamic often in rural eastern Idaho, as do our Rexburg colleagues.

Pretrial publicity can matter as much as personal ties. When a case has drawn heavy local coverage, we collect and organize the articles, broadcasts and public commentary that reached the venue, with dates and circulation details where available. That record can support a motion to change venue or a request for expanded voir dire. It also shows which themes the public has already absorbed, and our crisis communications research tracks how corporate cases play in local media.

05Federal trials

Federal Juries in Boise, Coeur d'Alene and Pocatello

The U.S. District Court for the District of Idaho holds court in Boise, Coeur d'Alene and Pocatello, and its divisions draw from different sets of counties. A Northern Division panel in Coeur d'Alene draws on the Panhandle and north-central Idaho, most of which keep Pacific Time, while the Eastern Division in Pocatello reaches from Malad to the Montana line. Federal venires can therefore span hundreds of miles and very different communities, from Moscow to Malad City. Our Pocatello team and Coeur d'Alene investigators understand both regions.

Cases arising on reservation land may land in federal court, depending on the parties, the land status and the offense, and Idaho is a partial Public Law 280 state under Idaho Code § 67-5101. Jurors in those cases may live on or near the Fort Hall, Nez Perce or Coeur d'Alene reservations, or have no connection to them at all. We research venires in these trials with the same public-source limits and avoid assumptions about any juror's background. Jurisdiction itself is a question for counsel, never for us.

06Working on deadline

Working Within the Court's Jury List Timeline

The window between receiving a jury list and voir dire can be short, so we prepare before the names arrive. Counsel gives us the case issues, the parties, key witnesses and any themes to watch, and we build search templates in advance. When the list comes, research runs in parallel across several investigators, with the highest-priority jurors first. Any use of the list must follow the court's order on confidentiality, which we apply strictly. For complex trials, our Twin Falls investigators can assist in person at the Fifth District courthouse, and our Caldwell team at the Canyon County Courthouse.

Pricing follows the standard $100 hourly rate under a written scope with a cap. Civil litigation support carries a $1,000 minimum engagement, and criminal defense work follows case-based minimums, from $750 for a misdemeanor to $1,000 for a single felony and $1,500 for multiple charges. Since October 2024, trial-level public defense in Idaho has been run by the State Public Defender, and appointed lawyers can request scoped juror work through our appointed counsel support once funding is approved.

• Search templates built before the list arrives
• Priority jurors researched first
• Court confidentiality orders applied strictly
• Hourly billing under a written cap

07After the verdict

Investigating Possible Juror Misconduct or Nondisclosure

Sometimes problems surface after trial: a juror failed to disclose a lawsuit against the defendant's employer, a relative in the prosecutor's office or a prior conviction that disqualified them under Idaho Code § 2-209. We research those questions through public records first and document each finding with certified copies where needed. A motion for a new trial depends on what the record actually shows, so we present facts without overstatement. Our felony defense investigators handle many of these post-verdict assignments.

Any contact with former jurors after discharge follows Rule 3.5 and any court order, and it happens only at counsel's direction. If a juror declines to talk, that ends it. When the District of Idaho rule applies and research reveals criminal or fraudulent juror conduct, the attorney's duties under Idaho Rule of Professional Conduct 3.3(b) come into play, so we report to counsel at once. Jury pool research in Idaho, before or after a verdict, is built on that discipline, and our civil investigative consulting follows the same standard.

Services

Jury research services in Idaho

• Venire profilesJuror-by-juror summaries of court records, property, business filings and public online content, organized by juror number with sources listed for voir dire.Learn more
• Connection mappingPublic-record links between prospective jurors and the parties, witnesses and lawyers, which matter most in small Idaho counties and close communities.Learn more
• Venue publicity reviewCollected and dated coverage and public commentary in the trial venue to support a change of venue motion or a request for expanded voir dire.Learn more
• Federal panel researchVenire work for District of Idaho trials that follows Local Civil Rule 47.2 on anonymous, contact-free review of public social media and websites.Learn more
• Questionnaire follow-upWhere the court uses juror questionnaires, we check public records against the answers counsel is permitted to review and flag inconsistencies.Learn more
• Post-verdict inquiryResearch into possible nondisclosure or disqualification after trial, documented with certified records to support a motion for a new trial.Learn more
• Misdemeanor trial supportScaled-down juror research for magistrate division jury trials, priced under the $750 misdemeanor defense minimum and the standard hourly rate.Learn more
• Appointed counsel supportJuror research for lawyers handling State Public Defender or conflict cases, scoped to the approved budget and the court's list timeline.Learn more
• DUI trial preparationVenire research for impaired-driving trials, with attention to jurors' public statements about alcohol, breath testing, law enforcement and roadway safety.Learn more

How it works

How jury pool research works

1. 01

   Brief before the list

   Counsel shares the case issues, parties, witnesses and themes. We confirm the court's rules on list use and agree on the scope, staffing plan and a written cap.

2. 02

   Prepare templates

   We build search plans for the venue and issues ahead of time, so research begins the moment counsel lawfully receives the jury list under the court's order.

3. 03

   Research in parallel

   Several investigators research jurors at once from public sources only, confirming each identity first and recording every source used, with no contact of any kind with any juror.

4. 04

   Deliver profiles

   You receive juror-by-juror profiles organized for voir dire, with any juror posts about the case flagged immediately so counsel can meet the court's reporting duties.

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Idaho Jury Research Scenarios and Pricing

Statewide coverage

Jury research across Idaho's courts

We support trials in all seven judicial districts and in every division of the federal court. Fourth District work centers on the Ada County Courthouse in Boise, while Third District trials in Caldwell draw on fast-growing Canyon County. North Idaho trials in Coeur d'Alene, Sandpoint and Lewiston run on Pacific Time, and eastern Idaho trials reach from Idaho Falls to Rexburg and Pocatello. Remote research covers every county, and in-person support is scheduled around each court calendar. Visit our Idaho investigations overview for the full list of services.

• Boise
• Caldwell
• Pocatello
• Coeur d'Alene
• Twin Falls
• Lewiston
• All of Idaho

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Every service

Investigations available in Idaho

Every service below is available in Idaho and across Idaho, run by the same Delator Group leadership that manages our Tennessee casework. Choose a service to read how it works in Idaho.

Service areas

Private investigators across Idaho