District judge Karin Seubert earns award of distinction in family law

District judge Karin Seubert earns award of distinction in family law

Second District Magistrate Judge Karin Seubert received the Award of Distinction from the Idaho State Bar Family Law Section.

It was given Oct. 25 at a fall conference in Ketchum, Idaho, according to a newsletter from the Idaho Supreme Court. The distinction was awarded to Seubert “for outstanding service and singular achievement by a member of the Idaho legal community in family law matters,” according to the award plaque.

According to the newsletter, the award recognizes Seubert’s work on the Children and Family in the Courts Committee, which she runs as chairperson. Seubert also serves on the Domestic Violence Advisory Team and was recently appointed to the Court Assistance Office Committee.

Seubert has been serving as magistrate judge in Nez Perce County since 2019. She presides over DUI court and mediates cases in other counties in the first and second judicial districts. She also facilitates local groups that focus on behavioral health and domestic violence. Before being a judge she worked in private practice in Lewiston, with an emphasis in family law, according to the newsletter.

The Idaho State Bar Family Law Section’s Award of Distinction has been awarded annually to lawyers, judges and professionals in family law since 1989, according to the newsletter.