Rule 10 - Hearings by the Supreme Court The Supreme Court shall hold terms of Court as provided by the Idaho constitution, the statutes of the state of Idaho and the rules of the Supreme Court, and will hear appeals and petitions in accordance with the following procedure:
(a) Terms of Court. The Supreme Court will hold terms of Court as required by the Idaho Constitution and such other terms as may be set by the Court. In addition, the Supreme Court may set cases individually for hearing or argument. Changes in the terms of Court may be made by order of the Supreme Court.(b) Hearing Appeals Outside of Terms of Court. The Court may set and hear appeals and petitions before a quorum of the Court at any time and at any place within the state of Idaho.(c) Register of Actions. The Clerk shall number consecutively and enter all cases in a Register of Actions in the order of the filing with the Supreme Court of the initial document in each proceeding. All cases will be heard in the division and in the order in which they come at issue, unless otherwise ordered. Provided, the Clerk shall, upon order of the Court, transfer the appeal filed in any division to a special calendar of the Court of expedited appeals for hearing in Boise or at such other place as the Court may order.(d) Divisions and Calendars. There shall be five appellate divisions in the state and calendars of appeals as follows: (1) The Coeur d'Alene division calendars shall contain all appeals filed in the counties of the First Judicial District.(2) The Lewiston division calendars shall contain all appeals filed in the counties of the Second Judicial District.(3) The Boise division calendars shall contain all appeals filed in the counties of the Third and Fourth Judicial Districts.(4) The Twin Falls division calendars shall contain all appeals filed in the counties of the Fifth Judicial District.(5) The Pocatello division calendars shall contain all appeals filed in the counties of the Sixth and Seventh Judicial District.(e) Expedited Calendar. There shall be an additional calendar of expedited appeals and petitions for hearing in Boise or at such other place as ordered by the Court, and the Clerk shall transfer such appeals and petitions from any of the above divisions to the expedited calendar as directed by the Court.Adopted March 25, 1977, effective 7/1/1977; amended March 26, 1992, effective 7/1/1992.