Howard Belodoff is the Associate Director of Idaho Legal Aid Services, Inc. and has a part-time private firm.  Upon graduation from the University of Idaho College of Law in 1978, Mr. Belodoff received a Reginald Heber Smith Fellowship from Howard University.  Since then, Mr. Belodoff’s trial and appellate work has focused on civil rights.  He has established case precedents of national significance, including twelve successful appeals in the Ninth Circuit.

Mr. Belodoff is the recipient of the 2021 Idaho State Bar Distinguished Lawyer Award, the 2019 Reginald Heber Smith Justice Award by the National Legal Aid and Defenders Association, and the 2018 Idaho Trial Lawyers Association’s Trial Lawyer of the Year Award.  He has been named a Super Lawyer since 2010 and is a Martindale-Hubbell Most Honored Lawyer.  Mr. Belodoff has served as the chairperson of the Idaho State Bar’s Litigation Section and as the president of the Dick Fields Chapter of the American Inns of Court.

Appointed October 2022
Term of Service: 2023-2025

Emeritus 2026, 2027

Contact Information:
Howard Belodoff (4th District)
Idaho Legal Aid Services, Inc.
1447 S. Tyrell Lane | Boise, ID 83706
t. 208.807.2323 | f. 208.342.2561
howardbelodoff@idaholegalaid.org