Press Release from Trial Court Administrator’s Office
The First Judicial District Magistrates Commission will meet May 16, 2025, at 10:30 a.m., to select two new Kootenai County Magistrate judges. The interviews will take place at the Kootenai County Administration Building, Rooms 1A and 1B and each interview is expected to take approximately one hour. The interviews are open to the public.
The following candidates will be interviewed in this order:
- Matthew Rakes, attorney at Rakes Mediation and Family Law, PLLC
- Katherine Murdock, Kootenai County Deputy Prosecutor
- Eileen McGovern, Post Falls City Prosecutor
- Nicholas Lepire, Kootenai County Deputy Prosecutor
- Melissa Kilmer, visiting Assistant Professor & Director of the Academic Success Program at Gonzaga University School of Law
If you have any questions, please contact First District Trial Court Administrator Lisa Chesebro at (208) 446-7221.
Editor’s Note: Click here to see who sits on the 15-member First Judicial District Magistrates Commission
