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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 ...
State courts of Montana. Montana Supreme Court [1] Montana District Courts (56 courts, 22 judicial districts) [2] [3] Montana Justice Courts [4] Montana City Courts [4] Montana Municipal Courts [4] Montana Youth Courts, Generally assigned to District Court Judges, cases appealed to the Montana Supreme Court. [5] Montana Worker's Compensation ...
Montana District Courts are the state trial courts of general jurisdiction in the U.S. state of Montana.Montana District Courts have original jurisdiction over most civil cases (at law and in equity), civil actions involving monetary claims against the state, criminal felony cases, naturalization proceedings, probate cases, and most writs.
Montana District Courts (56 courts, 22 judicial districts) [195] [196] Montana Justice Courts [197] Montana City Courts [197] Montana Municipal Courts [197] Montana Youth Courts, Generally assigned to District Court Judges, cases appealed to the Montana Supreme Court. [198] Montana Worker's Compensation Court [196] Montana Water Court [196]
The District of Montana was organized on February 22, 1889, by 25 Stat. 676, following Montana's admission to statehood. Congress organized Montana as a single judicial district, and authorized one judgeship for the district court, which was assigned to the Ninth Circuit.
Mark C. Dillon's Montana Vigilantes 1863–1870 Gold, Guns and Gallows (2013) concludes that given the lawless environment and criminal activity in Alder Gulch and Helena at the time, the lack of any functioning justice system and the understanding of due process at the time, the vigilantes acted in a way they thought was best for their ...
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 Montana Department of Justice is a state law enforcement agency of Montana. The Department is equivalent to the State Bureau of Investigation in other states. The Montana Attorney General , currently Republican Austin Knudsen , heads the agency.