BOISE, Idaho — A Boise attorney has permanently lost her law license after admitting to distributing methamphetamine to an incarcerated client while visiting an Idaho prison facility in 2023.

The Idaho Supreme Court accepted Courtney M. Peterson's resignation "in lieu of disciplinary proceedings" on October 14, 2025, following her admission to federal drug distribution charges.

According to the Idaho State Bar, prison staff discovered a cell phone during a September 15, 2023, search of Peterson's client's cell that contained evidence showing Peterson had distributed drugs to the inmate during prison visits.

Peterson was charged in federal court on June 18, 2025, for one felony count related to drug distribution, and on the same day, agreed to plead guilty to distributing methamphetamine

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