Poorman named magistrate judge
Kootenai County Deputy Prosecutor Tristan Poorman is the newest magistrate judge for the First Judicial District.
KAYE THORNBRUGH/Press
COEUR d’ALENE — Tristan Poorman is the newest magistrate judge for the First Judicial District, filling the vacancy created by Judge Ross Pittman’s appointment to the Kootenai County District Court bench.
The Magistrate Commission of the First Judicial District chose Poorman from among four candidates, who were all interviewed by commissioners on Monday. Poorman is currently a deputy prosecutor for Kootenai County.
Magistrate judges have jurisdiction to hear infractions and misdemeanors, as well as felony preliminary hearings and civil matters such as divorces, conservatorships, adoptions, termination of parental rights cases and civil cases where the amount of money in dispute is less than $10,000.
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