Montana Statutes
§ 3-5-112 — Authority Of Chief Justice
Montana·Title 3 JUDICIARY, COURTS·Ch. 5 DISTRICT COURTS·Part 1 Definition of Districts and Assignment of Judges
3-5-112 . Authority of chief justice.
(1)The chief justice may by written order assign a district judge to hold court in a county of another district if:
(a)for any cause a district court in another district is not or cannot be held in any county by a judge of the other district or acting for the other district; or
(b)the business of the court in the other district is not or cannot be dispatched with reasonable promptness.
(2)A district judge assigned to another district pursuant to subsection (1) shall hold court in the other district for the time specified in the order.
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Legislative History
En. Sec. 164, C. Civ. Proc. 1895; re-en. Sec. 6312, Rev. C. 1907; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 33, L. 1915; re-en. Sec. 8823, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 8823, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 93-312; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 110, L. 1995.
Nearby Sections
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§ 3-5-101
Judicial Districts Defined§ 3-5-102
Number Of Judges§ 3-5-103
Through 3-5-110 Reserved§ 3-5-112
Authority Of Chief Justice§ 3-5-114
Qualifications§ 3-5-116
Compensation -- Expenses§ 3-5-117
Rooms -- Records§ 3-5-118
Appeals§ 3-5-119
Through 3-5-121 Reserved§ 3-5-123
Repealed