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Previously served as Associate Justice, 1943–1946 and as Chief Justice, 1947–1956 Wesley Castles (1957–1977) Appointed Stanley M. Doyle (1961–1967) Appointed; resigned John C. Harrison (1961–1994) Longest serving justice in history of the court Frank I. Haswell (1967–1978) Appointed; subsequently served as Chief Justice, 1978–1985
While some judges with senior status are inactive, these judges are not yet retired and may return to actively hearing cases at any time. As of January 2025, there are 37 Article III district court vacancies with no nominations awaiting Senate action and no Article IV vacancies or nominees awaiting Senate action. [2]
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 ...
James Jeremiah Shea (born April 13, 1966) [1] is an American lawyer who serves as an associate justice of the Montana Supreme Court. He was appointed by Governor Steve Bullock in 2014. [ 2 ] He previously served as a judge on the Montana Workers' Compensation Court from 2005 to 2014.
Montana Supreme Court Justice Laurie McKinnon, though, said the plaintiffs who filed the case in 2020 wanted to ensure the agencies could at least consider the impact of emissions, a potential ...
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.
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 ...
Brian Matthew Morris (born September 5, 1963) is an American attorney who serves as the chief United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Montana. He is a former justice of the Montana Supreme Court, having been elected in 2004. [1] [2] Morris successfully retained his position in the 2012 election. [3]