Montana State Bar

Montana lawmakers heard more than a dozen bills last week aimed at regulating the state’s courts and judges. They included one of the top priorities for Republicans: to make judicial elections partisan.

On day two of the legislative session, Republican lawmakers called for an apology from the State Bar president for comments made by an attorney who spoke at a legal training put on by the organization. Republicans are prioritizing bills to regulate the judiciary amid ongoing tension between the branches of government.

Montana lawmakers are considering a bill that would give the governor more power over judicial appointments.Senate Bill 140 would give the governor the…

This morning at the Montana Legislature, a bill came forward that would allow judges to be removed from cases if an attorney involved has contributed to…