Idaho Ct. Admin. R. 21

No person shall receive appointment as a district court reporter unless such person is a regularly certified shorthand reporter as defined in the Idaho Certified Shorthand Reporters Act, section 54-3101, Idaho Code, et seq.; provided, however, that a person may be appointed as a state district court reporter on a temporary basis upon condition that such reporter must make application for regular certification under the Certified Shorthand Reporters Act within thirty (30) days of such appointment, and if the reporter fails to obtain regular certification as a certified shorthand reporter by the second subsequent consecutive examination date by reason of the reporter's failure to pass the necessary examination, or otherwise, then such person shall be removed as a district court reporter and shall not be eligible for reappointment until the person obtains a regular certificate as a certified shorthand reporter, pursuant to section 54-3104, Idaho Code.