Amanda Brailsford

Amanda Kathleen Brailsford (born 1967)[1] is an American judge who has served on the Idaho Court of Appeals since 2019. She is the designate to serve as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Idaho.

Amanda Brailsford
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Idaho
Designate
Assuming office
TBD
Appointed byJoe Biden
SucceedingB. Lynn Winmill
Judge of the Idaho Court of Appeals
Assumed office
January 2019
Appointed byButch Otter
Preceded bySergio Gutierrez
Personal details
Born1967 (age 55–56)
Twin Falls, Idaho, U.S.
EducationUniversity of Idaho (BA, JD)

Education

Brailsford grew up in Hagerman, Idaho.[2] She received a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Idaho in 1989 and a Juris Doctor from the University of Idaho College of Law in 1993.[3][4]

Career

After graduating law school, she served as a law clerk for Judge Thomas G. Nelson of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit from 1993 to 1995.[2][4] Brailsford worked at the Boise office of Holland & Hart LLP as an associate from 1995 to 2002 and as a partner from 2003 to 2013.[2][4] She was a founding partner of the law firm of Andersen Banducci PLLC from 2013 to 2017.[4] On November 30, 2018, she was appointed as a judge of the Idaho Court of Appeals by Governor Butch Otter to the seat vacated by the retirement of Judge Sergio Gutierrez.[5] She assumed office in 2019.[2]

Notable rulings

In 2022, Brailsford wrote the opinion for the Idaho Court of Appeals affirming an aggravated DUI conviction for Cyrus Buehler. Buehler was accused of being intoxicated while driving his pickup that struck a man operating a motorized bicycle.[6][7][8]

Also in 2022, Brailsford wrote the opinion for the court affirming Shoshone County Sheriff Darrell Michael Gunderson's decision to deny a concealed weapons license to Robert Ervin Peterson. Gunderson disqualified Peterson due to his prior conviction of possessing material sexually exploiting children.[9][10][11]

Nomination to district court

On January 18, 2023, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Brailsford to serve as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Idaho.[4][12] On January 31, 2023, her nomination was sent to the Senate. President Biden nominated Brailsford to the seat vacated by Judge B. Lynn Winmill, who assumed senior status on August 16, 2021.[13] On March 22, 2023, a hearing on her nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee.[14] On April 27, 2023, her nomination was reported out of committee by a voice vote.[15][16] On May 4, 2023, the United States Senate confirmed her nomination by a voice vote.[17] She is awaiting her judicial commission. Once commissioned, she will be the first woman to serve on the United States District Court for the District of Idaho.[18]

References
  1. "Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
  2. "Hon. Judge Amanda K. Brailsford". isc.idaho.gov. Archived from the original on November 30, 2022. Retrieved January 18, 2023.
  3. "Hon. Amanda Kathleen Brailsford Profile". www.martindale.com. Retrieved January 18, 2023.
  4. "President Biden Names Twenty–Ninth Round of Judicial Nominees" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. January 18, 2023. Retrieved January 18, 2023. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  5. "Moeller appointed to Supreme Court, Brailsford picked for Court of Appeals". Idaho State Journal. November 30, 2018. Retrieved January 18, 2023.
  6. "Man charged with felony DUI for striking cyclist to plead guilty, will likely file appeal".
  7. "Family of severely injured bicyclist says hospital plans to discharge him prematurely".
  8. https://isc.idaho.gov/opinions/48172.pdf
  9. "Judge Amanda Brailsford – Nominee to the U.S. District Court for the District of Idaho". 16 February 2023.
  10. https://isc.idaho.gov/opinions/48781.pdf
  11. https://isc.idaho.gov/opinions/48781summ.pdf
  12. Vazquez, Maegan (January 18, 2023). "First on CNN: Biden releases first slate of 2023 judicial nominees". CNN. Retrieved January 18, 2023.
  13. "Nominations Sent to the Senate" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. January 31, 2023.
  14. "Nominations". Washington, D.C.: United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. March 21, 2023.
  15. "Results of Executive Business Meeting – April 27, 2023" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
  16. "Idaho Senators Applaud Judiciary Committee Approval of Judge Amanda Brailsford" (Press release).
  17. "PN286 — Amanda K. Brailsford — The Judiciary". congress.gov. January 31, 2023. Retrieved May 4, 2023.
  18. Crawley, John (May 6, 2023). "Brailsford Confirmed as First Female US Trial Judge in Idaho". news.bloomberglaw.com.


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