Montana § 3-5-101 Judicial Districts Defined

Montana Statutes

§ 3-5-101 — Judicial Districts Defined

Montana § 3-5-101

Title 3JUDICIARY, COURTS

Ch. 5DISTRICT COURTS

Part 1Definition of Districts and Assignment of Judges

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Mont. Code Ann. § 3-5-101 (2026).

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3-5-101 . Judicial districts defined. In this state, there are 22 judicial districts, distributed as follows:

(1)1st district: Lewis and Clark and Broadwater Counties;

(2)2nd district: Silver Bow County;

(3)3rd district: Deer Lodge, Granite, and Powell Counties;

(4)4th district: Missoula and Mineral Counties;

(5)5th district: Beaverhead, Jefferson, and Madison Counties;

(6)6th district: Park and Sweet Grass Counties;

(7)7th district: Dawson, McCone, Richland, Prairie, and Wibaux Counties;

(8)8th district: Cascade County;

(9)9th district: Teton, Pondera, Toole, and Glacier Counties;

(10)10th district: Fergus, Judith Basin, and Petroleum Counties;

(11)11th district: Flathead County;

(12)12th district: Liberty, Hill, and Chouteau Counties;

(13)13th district: Yellowstone County; (

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3-5-101 . Judicial districts defined. In this state, there are 22 judicial districts, distributed as follows:
(1) 1st district: Lewis and Clark and Broadwater Counties;
(2) 2nd district: Silver Bow County;
(3) 3rd district: Deer Lodge, Granite, and Powell Counties;
(4) 4th district: Missoula and Mineral Counties;
(5) 5th district: Beaverhead, Jefferson, and Madison Counties;
(6) 6th district: Park and Sweet Grass Counties;
(7) 7th district: Dawson, McCone, Richland, Prairie, and Wibaux Counties;
(8) 8th district: Cascade County;
(9) 9th district: Teton, Pondera, Toole, and Glacier Counties;
(10) 10th district: Fergus, Judith Basin, and Petroleum Counties;
(11) 11th district: Flathead County;
(12) 12th district: Liberty, Hill, and Chouteau Counties;
(13) 13th district: Yellowstone County;
(14) 14th district: Meagher, Wheatland, Golden Valley, and Musselshell Counties;
(15) 15th district: Roosevelt, Daniels, and Sheridan Counties;
(16) 16th district: Custer, Carter, Fallon, Powder River, Garfield, Treasure, and Rosebud Counties;
(17) 17th district: Phillips, Blaine, and Valley Counties;
(18) 18th district: Gallatin County;
(19) 19th district: Lincoln County;
(20) 20th district: Lake and Sanders Counties;
(21) 21st district: Ravalli County;
(22) 22nd district: Stillwater, Carbon, and Big Horn Counties.

Legislative History

En. Sec. 6256, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 8812, R.C.M. 1921; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 91, L. 1929; re-en. Sec. 8812, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 23, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 517, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 93-301; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 293, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 642, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 454, L. 1999.