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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
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 ...
This category is for Chief Justices and Associate Justices of the Montana Supreme Court (1889–present); see also Category:Montana Territory judges for those who served on its predecessor, the Montana Territorial Supreme Court (1864–1889).
Jim Regnier (born July 22, 1944) was a justice of the Montana Supreme Court from 1997 to 2004.. Born in Aurora, Illinois, Regnier received a B.S. from Marquette University in 1966 and a J.D. from the University of Illinois College of Law in 1973. [1]
James C. Nelson (born February 20, 1944) is a retired American attorney and jurist who served as an associate justice of the Montana Supreme Court from 1993 through 2012, having been appointed to the court by Republican Governor Marc Racicot in May 1993.
To further discern the justices' ideological leanings, researchers have carefully analyzed the judicial rulings of the Supreme Court—the votes and written opinions of the justices—as well as their upbringing, their political party affiliation, their speeches, their political contributions before appointment, editorials written about them at the time of their Senate confirmation, the ...
In 2000, Rice ran for Montana Attorney General, losing to Mike McGrath. [2] On March 15, 2001, he was sworn in as an associate justice of the Montana Supreme Court after appointment by Governor Judy Martz. [3] [6] Rice filled the seat vacated by Karla M. Gray when she was elected Chief Justice of the Montana Supreme Court. [6]
Dirk M. Sandefur (born October 22, 1961) is an associate justice of the Montana Supreme Court.His term began on January 2, 2017. He served for eight years as a criminal and civil Deputy Attorney for Cascade County, Montana, before being elected a judge on the 8th Judicial District of the Montana District Court in 2002.