The Hon. Samuel A. Hoagland is a judge for the 4th Judicial District Court of Idaho. He was elected to the bench in 2014, filling the vacancy created by the retirement of the Hon. Mike Wetherell.
The 4th Judicial District includes Ada, Boise, Elmore, and Valley Counties. Hoagland presides in Ada County.
Prior to his election, he worked in private practice since 1982, including at his own solo practice. Hoagland also taught clinical pharmacy and pharmacy law as an adjunct professor at Idaho State University.
He received a B.S. in pharmacy from Idaho State University in 1976. Hoagland then worked in the pharmaceutical industry for several years before completing a J.D. at the University of Idaho College of Law in 1982.
His memberships include the Idaho State Bar, the Idaho Trial Lawyers Association, the Idaho Society of Health-System Pharmacists (past president), the Idaho State Pharmacists Association, the American Pharmacists Association, the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, and the American Society for Pharmacy Law.