3-1-1124. Disclosure for judicial selection -- appointment or assignment -- judicial performance evaluation, MCA

Montana Code Annotated 2025

TITLE 3. JUDICIARY, COURTS

CHAPTER 1. COURTS AND JUDICIAL OFFICERS GENERALLY

Part 11. Judicial Standards Commission

Disclosure For Judicial Selection -- Appointment Or Assignment -- Judicial Performance Evaluation

3-1-1124. (Temporary) Disclosure for judicial selection -- appointment or assignment -- judicial performance evaluation. (1) If in connection with the selection or appointment of a judge, any state or federal agency seeks information or written materials from the commission concerning that judge, information must be divulged in accordance with procedures prescribed by the commission, including reasonable notice to the judge affected.

(2) If in connection with the assignment of a retired judge to judicial duties, any appropriate authority seeks information or written materials from the commission about that judge, information must be divulged in accordance with procedures prescribed by the commission, including reasonable notice to the judge affected.

(3) If in connection to the conduct of a judicial performance evaluation required by 3-1-1702, the judicial performance evaluation commission established in 2-15-2051 seeks information or written materials from the judicial standards commission about that judge, information must be divulged in accordance with the procedures described by the judicial standards commission, including reasonable notice to the judge affected. (Terminates June 30, 2035--sec. 14, Ch. 765, L. 2025.)

3-1-1124. (Effective July 1, 2035) Disclosure for judicial selection -- appointment or assignment. If in connection with the selection or appointment of a judge, any state or federal agency seeks information or written materials from the commission concerning that judge, information must be divulged in accordance with procedures prescribed by the commission, including reasonable notice to the judge affected. If in connection with the assignment of a retired judge to judicial duties, any appropriate authority seeks information or written materials from the commission about that judge, information must be divulged in accordance with procedures prescribed by the commission, including reasonable notice to the judge affected.

History: En. Sec. 6, Ch. 441, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 460, L. 2023; amd. Sec. 9, Ch. 765, L. 2025.