3-1-1101. Creation and composition of commission, MCA

Montana Code Annotated 2023

TITLE 3. JUDICIARY, COURTS

CHAPTER 1. COURTS AND JUDICIAL OFFICERS GENERALLY

Part 11. Judicial Standards Commission

Creation And Composition Of Commission

3-1-1101. Creation and composition of commission. (1) There is created a judicial standards commission consisting of five members as follows:

(a) two district court judges appointed by the speaker of the house as provided in 3-1-1115 and confirmed by the senate;

(b) one attorney who has practiced law in this state for at least 10 years, appointed by the attorney general and confirmed by the senate; and

(c) two citizens who are not attorneys or judges of any court, active or retired, appointed by the governor and confirmed by the senate.

(2) Members shall serve staggered 4-year terms.

History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 95, L. 1973; R.C.M. 1947, 93-718; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 52, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 433, L. 2021; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 188, L. 2023.