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On May 26, 1864, the United States Congress passed the Organic Act, [2] which formed the Montana Territory and established the Territorial Supreme Court. The court consisted of one chief justice and two associate justices, all of whom were appointed by the president of the United States and confirmed by the United States Senate; the court's first members were chosen by President Abraham ...
First Chief Justice of Montana Supreme Court; previously Associate Justice of Territorial Supreme Court (1875–1885); Chief Justice of Territorial Supreme Court (1889) William Y. Pemberton (1893–1899) Theodore M. Brantley (1899–1922) Died in office; longest serving Chief Justice to date (23 years) Llewellyn L. Callaway (1922–1935) Appointed
The Clerk of the Montana Supreme Court is a statewide elected office of the U.S. state of Montana.The clerk is elected every six years, and is responsible for receiving and validating appellate paperwork for the Montana Supreme Court, as well as being the custodian of records for Montana Supreme Court cases.
In December 2023, Swanson announced his candidacy to run for position of chief justice of the Montana Supreme Court. [5] His candidacy was supported by local sheriffs [7] and the Montana Chamber of Commerce. [8] Swanson won the general election held on November 5, 2024, defeating challenger Jeremiah Lynch. [9] He was sworn into office on ...
Montana's Supreme Court on Tuesday said it would allow the signatures of inactive voters to count on petitions seeking to qualify constitutional initiatives for the November ballot, including one ...
Patricia O'Brien Cotter (born 1950) [1] was a Montana Supreme Court Associate Justice. She was first elected on November 7, 2000, filling the seat of the retired Justice William E. Hunt . [ 2 ] She was reelected to a second term in 2008, [ 2 ] and retired in 2016.
Montana's Supreme Court has recognized a right to abortion under the state constitution since 1999. Abortion has remained legal in the Republican-controlled Western state until fetal viability ...
Katherine M. Bidegaray (born April 27, 1960) [1] is an American lawyer who has served as an associate justice of the Montana Supreme Court since 2025. She served as a judge of Montana's 7th judicial district court from 2003 to 2025.