1. MCA Contents
  2. TITLE 25
  3. CHAPTER 19
  4. Part 1
  5. Rule 14 Chief District Judge

Montana Code Annotated 2023

TITLE 25. CIVIL PROCEDURE

CHAPTER 19. UNIFORM DISTRICT COURT RULES

Part 1. Rules

Chief District Judge

Rule 14 - Chief District Judge. 

(a) In a multijudge district court of Montana, a chief district judge shall be selected at the beginning of each calendar year, and the position shall rotate among the judges of the district annually, unless they agree otherwise. The rotation shall commence with the most senior district judge.

(b) The duties of the chief district judge shall be to provide for the efficient management of the district court business, in cooperation with the other judges of the district.

History: En. Sup. Ct. Ord. Jan. 30, 1996, eff. Jan. 30, 1996; amd. Sup. Ct. Ord. No. AF 07-0110, March 15, 2011, eff. Oct. 1, 2011; amd. Sup. Ct. Ord. No. AF 07-0110, Oct. 29, 2019, eff. Jan. 1, 2020.