Montana
Montana Supreme Court By The Numbers:
Justice
Former prosecutor
Former public defender
- 7 Total seats
- 0 Current vacancies
- 3 Prosecutors
- 3 Public Defenders (or other indigent defense experience)
- 0 Civil Rights Lawyers
How Members of the Montana Supreme Court are Selected:
Nonpartisan Election, Retention Election
Justices are selected and re-selected in nonpartisan elections to eight-year terms. Unopposed incumbents must stand for a retention election to win another term. Interim selections to fill vacancies that occur between elections are made by governor appointment and require a majority confirmation vote in the state senate.
Selection method sources:
Ballotpedia, Judicial Election Methods By State; Brennan Center for Justice, Judicial Selection: An Interactive Map