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Rice grew up in eastern Montana, and graduated from Glasgow in 1975. [1] [2] He obtained his pilot's license at 17, and worked in aviation-related jobs while attending Montana State University. [1] He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in political science in 1979, and then earned a Juris Doctor from the University of Montana School of Law in ...
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 ...
Charles Henry Cooper (September 15, 1865 – September 17, 1946) was a British-American justice of the Montana Supreme Court from 1919 to 1924. [ 1 ] Early life
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.
Unlike the Supreme Court, where one justice is specifically nominated to be chief, the office of chief judge rotates among the district court judges. To be chief, a judge must have been in active service on the court for at least one year, be under the age of 65, and have not previously served as chief judge.
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 ...
Longest serving justice in history of the court Frank I. Haswell (1967–1978) Appointed; subsequently served as Chief Justice, 1978–1985 John W. Bonner (1969–1970) Previously Governor of Montana, 1949 to 1953; Died in office, 1970 Gene B. Daly (1970–1983) Appointed, reelected Daniel J. Shea (1977–1985) John C. Sheehy (1978–1991 ...
Hundreds of third-party, independent, and write-in candidates have run for state office in the state of Montana. Only candidates who achieved more than 5% of the vote are included. General election returns before 1960 and in 1968 are currently unavailable.