Ada County Clerk of the District Court

Trent Tripple and the Ada County Clerk's Role

Trent Tripple is the elected Ada County Clerk and the Clerk of the District Court. The office's plain-language summary captures the breadth of the work. If you voted, filed court paperwork, picked up a marriage license, or applied for a permit in Ada County, the Clerk has helped you. The office covers Budget and Finance, Courts and Court Assistance, Community Programs, Elections, and the Recorder.

The Clerk's homepage above shows the service tiles and contact links. The phone line is 208-287-6879. The office is in the Ada County Courthouse at 200 W Front Street in Boise.

Clerk of the District Court Functions

As Clerk of the District Court, the office is the local intake point for trial-court filings. Court paperwork comes in on paper at the counter, by mail, or through iCourt e-filing. Filed documents are scanned, processed, and added to the case docket. The Clerk holds the case files, manages exhibits, signs certified copies, and supports the judges with hearings, juries, and judgments.

The same office supports the Court Assistance Office for self-represented parties. The CAO provides forms and procedural help across civil, family law, eviction, name change, fee waiver, probate, small claims, and other common matters. The Clerk does not give legal advice. The office can confirm filing fees, accept paperwork, and route requests to the right courtroom.

Court Records Requests and Certified Copies

The Clerk's public records page lists four request types: Court Public Records Request, Election Public Records Request, General Public Records Request, and Sealed Records Request. The Court Public Records Request is the right channel for case files, certified copies, and most filings tied to a case number. The Sealed Records Request handles requests for documents that are restricted under court order or ICAR 32.

1. Open the Ada County Clerk's public records page and pick Court Public Records Request.
2. Identify the case by case number and party names, or by date range when the number is unknown.
3. List the specific records needed. Order, judgment, decree, transcript, or exhibit by name or date.
4. Check the certified copy box if the document must be certified for use in another court or for a bank or title company.
5. Submit during business hours. Requests received after 5:00 p.m. count as filed the next business day.
6. Pay any copy or processing fees before the office completes the work.

Clerk Records Request Field Inventory

The Ada County Clerk's online request page lists request types but does not expose every field in static HTML. Treat the field list below as the standard set of items the request should cover when the office reviews and processes the file.

Recorder and Marriage Licenses

The Recorder's Office sits on the first floor of the courthouse in Room 1207. The Recorder handles marriage licenses, passports, permits, alcohol beverage licenses, solicitor and peddler licenses, catering permits, and vehicle escort licenses. Property records are searchable online by document number and party name. Full property record viewing or copies require an in-person visit.

For the full marriage license walkthrough, fee schedule, and minor-applicant rules, see the Ada County marriage and divorce records page. For property records and deeds, see Ada County public records.

Court Assistance and Self-Help

The Court Assistance Office at 200 W Front Street, phone (208) 287-6963, helps self-represented people complete court paperwork. CAO resources include divorce, custody, paternity, support, name change, eviction, civil, fee waiver, probate, small claims, and family law packets. The office provides forms and instructions but does not give legal advice. The office also runs a weekly free online Forms Workshop with Family Court Services.

For people who need counsel, Idaho moved to a state public defender system. The Idaho State Public Defender website lists the Fourth Judicial District, which includes Ada, Boise, Valley, and Elmore counties.

That page above lists district offices. District Public Defender Anthony Geddes manages contract public defenders in the Fourth District. Ada County also has a juvenile public defender office at 6300 Denton Street, Boise.

Clerk Fees and Payment Methods

Court filing fees are set statewide. Public records copy fees follow Idaho Code Section 74-102. Idaho residents get the first two hours of staff time and the first 100 pages free under statutory conditions. Above that, the office charges at the lowest qualified rate. Certified copies carry a per-document certification fee plus the copy charge.

Courthouse Access for Clerk Visits

The Clerk's office, the Recorder, the Court Assistance Office, and the courtrooms share one building. The courthouse accessibility page describes the East-lot accessible parking, the disabled patron entrance with a buzzer, available wheelchairs, alternative formats within ten calendar days, assistive listening devices at the Transcript Office on the fourth floor in Room 4171, and Language Access at (208) 287-7686 for ASL.

The accessibility page above lists the specific accommodation contacts and rooms used most often by people visiting the Clerk.

Ada County Clerk Contact Information

E-Filing Through iCourt

The Clerk's office accepts e-filed documents through the Idaho iCourt system. Attorneys and self-represented litigants set up an account, register the case, and file documents from a home or office computer. The Court Assistance Office provides a three-step learning path. Watch the iCourt account tutorial. Read the instructions for starting a new case and watch the video. Watch the file-into-existing-case tutorial.

Self-represented people who e-file are generally required to continue e-filing for the life of the case unless the court permits them to stop. Paper filing remains available at the counter for people without internet access. The Clerk routes paper filings into iCourt after scanning.

Elections, Indigent Services, and Community Programs

The Clerk's office also runs Ada County elections through the Elections division. The Elections office at (208) 287-6860 handles voter registration, absentee ballots, polling places, and the certification of election results. The Community Programs division covers Indigent Services for residents who cannot pay for emergency medical or burial costs, the Board of Community Guardians, and trash billing for unincorporated parts of the county. Each of these areas generates records that fall under separate request paths within the Clerk's public records page.

Budget and Finance handles the county's financial reporting and budget process. The annual budget book, published each fall, includes Clerk operating budgets, Trial Court Administration, and Jail Services Bureau funding lines. The Clerk's annual report is a useful summary of the office's work for media, researchers, and policy review.

Hours, Walk-Ins, and Online Service

The Clerk's office is open Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., excluding federal holidays. Walk-in service is available at the courthouse counter for general filings, copies, and records requests. Marriage license applicants should arrive by 4:45 p.m. to be assisted before closing. Online requests submitted after 5:00 p.m. count as filed the next business day under the office's published rule.

Note: Major holidays and early-closure days are posted on the Clerk's homepage. Call ahead during legislative session weeks or election cycles when staffing patterns shift.

Related Ada County Records

For case-level court files, see Ada County court records. For the District Court and judges, see district court. For marriage and divorce filings, see marriage and divorce records. For probate, guardianship, and conservatorship, see probate records. For Recorder property indexing and public-records requests, see public records.