The Hon. Paige M. Nolta is a magistrate for the 2nd Judicial District Magistrate Division of Idaho. She was appointed to the bench by the District Magistrate Commission of the 2nd Judicial District in 2023.
The 2nd Judicial District includes Clearwater, Idaho, Latah, Lewis, and Nez Perce Counties. Nolta has held assignments in Nez Perce and Lewis Counties.
Prior to her appointment, she was in private practice at her own law firm, Nolta Law Office, PLLC, in Lewiston. In addition to managing her firm, Nolta became a public defender under contract to Nez Perce County in 2012 and also served as the Public Defender in Lewis County (2015 to 2018) and as a conflict public defender with the Nez Perce Tribe Legal Aid (2011 to 2012).
She received a bachelor’s degree in political science from Boise State University. Nolta then completed a J.D. at the University of Idaho College of Law. She was admitted to practice in Idaho in 2010.