Idaho’s Judicial Branch on Tuesday launched a new court records search interface at county courthouses statewide, giving the public a more accessible way to look up case information and hearing details without needing a party name or case number to get started.

Statewide Rollout

All 44 county courthouses in Idaho now have at least one public-access computer kiosk equipped with the new tool. Records are also accessible at the Idaho Supreme Court building in Boise. The interface went live Tuesday morning.

The search tool is a notable departure from typical records lookup systems, which generally require users to already know a party’s name or a case number before they can retrieve documents. The new system allows broader, more flexible searches.

Legal Framework

Idaho law already requires the state to make public records available for inspection at all reasonable times and grants citizens the right to make copies of those documents — whether physically or by photography. Government agencies may charge for the cost of reproducing documents, a practice that remains in effect under the new system.

High-Profile Cases Now Searchable

Among the records now accessible through the system are documents related to two prominent Idaho criminal cases. Records from the 2022 University of Idaho student murders — the case involving Bryan Kohberger, whose conviction Idaho Attorney General Raúl Labrador has pledged to defend — are available online. So too are records from the 2025 case of Andrea Shaw, who faces charges in the deaths of her twin children.

The availability of such high-profile case records underscores the broader transparency goal behind the system’s deployment.

What’s Next

The Judicial Branch has not publicly outlined a timeline for additional enhancements to the tool, but the statewide rollout at all 44 courthouse locations marks a significant infrastructure step for public court access in Idaho. Officials have not indicated whether the interface will eventually be extended to remote or online access outside of courthouse kiosks.

The launch fits into a broader trend of state courts working to improve public access to legal proceedings and records — a priority that intersects with ongoing litigation touching Idaho’s court system, including a Boise student’s active federal lawsuit that recently survived a motion to dismiss.