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Idaho Code § 1-705 (2026)

Jurisdiction — Original and appellate. 

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Jurisdiction — Original and appellate. 

The district court has original jurisdiction:

1.  In all cases and proceedings.
2.  In the issuance of writs of mandamus, certiorari, prohibition, habeas corpus and all writs necessary to the exercise of its powers.
3.  Its appellate jurisdiction extends to all cases assigned to magistrate’s division of the district court; and to all other matters and cases wherein appeal is allowed by law.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 35 cases (16 in the last 5 years), 1951–2026 · leading case: Daw Ex Rel. Daw v. Sch. Dist. 91 Bd. of Trs., 41 P.3d 234 (Idaho 2001).
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Daw Ex Rel. Daw v. Sch. Dist. 91 Bd. of Trs., 41 P.3d 234 (Idaho 2001). · cites it 12× “Does Idaho Code § 1-705 grant appellant the right to appeal the decision of the school board to the district court? 2.”
State v. Rogers, 91 P.3d 1127 (Idaho 2004). · cites it 2× “Idaho Code, § 1-705 grants the district court original jurisdiction in all cases and proceedings.”
Afton Energy, Inc. v. Idaho Power Co., 693 P.2d 427 (Idaho 1984). · cites it 4× “The dispute between Afton Energy and Idaho Power Company could have been litigated either in the state courts under I.C. § 1-705, or I.C. § 10-1201 et seq., the Idaho Declaratory Judgment Act, or in the federal courts under 16 U.”
Sierra Life Ins. v. Granata, 586 P.2d 1068 (Idaho 1978). · cites it 2× “I.C. § 1-705. The alternative writ is made permanent and the cause is hereby remanded to the district court with directions to assume jurisdiction for the purpose of considering other defenses presented by the defendant in his motion to dismiss and otherwise take such further…”
Samuel v. Michaud, 980 F. Supp. 1381 (D. Idaho 1996). · cites it 2× “Idaho Code § 1-705 . And there is nothing in the record reflecting that these judges acted in the clear absence of all jurisdiction in adjudicating these eases.”
Olson v. Kirkham, 720 P.2d 217 (Idaho Ct. App. 1986). · cites it 2× “Similar but more specific statutory provisions are contained in I.C. § 1-705. Originally jurisdiction over probate matters vested exclusively in the probate courts under IDAHO CONST, art.”
Spaulding v. Child.'s Home Finding & Aid Soc'y of North Idaho, Inc., 402 P.2d 52 (Idaho 1965). · cites it 2× “V, § 20, which reads: “The district court shall have original jurisdiction in all cases, both at law and in equity, and such appellate jurisdiction as may be conferred by law.”
Wilson v. State, 414 P.2d 465 (Idaho 1966). · cites it 2× “5, § 20; I.C. § 1-705; State v. Raaf, 16 Idaho 411 , 101 P.”
Lewiston Lime Co. v. Barney, 394 P.2d 323 (Idaho 1964). · cites it 2× “I.C. § 1-705; Whitney v. Randall, 58 Idaho 49 , 70 P.”
Bonner Bldg. Supply, Inc. v. Stand. Forest Prods., Inc., 682 P.2d 635 (Idaho Ct. App. 1984). · cites it 2× “[i]n all cases and proceedings,” I.C. § 1-705, including an action to quiet title.”
Muncey v. Child.'s Home Finding & Aid Soc'y, 369 P.2d 586 (Idaho 1962). · cites it 2× “5, § 20; I.C. § 1-705; In re Chase’s Estate, 82 Idaho 1 , 348 P.”
State v. Shumway, 165 P.3d 294 (Idaho Ct. App. 2007). · cites it 2× “Idaho Code, § 1-705 grants the district court original jurisdiction in all eases and proceedings.”
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— Idaho Code § 1-705(1) — 2 cases
Monson v. Monson (Idaho 2025).
Monson v. Monson (Idaho 2026).
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