Montana Statutes
§ 3-5-201 — Election And Oath Of Office
3-5-201 . Election and oath of office.
(1)The judges of the district court, except judges pro tempore, must be elected by the qualified voters of the district.
(2)Except as provided in subsection (1), each judge of a district court shall, as soon as the judge has taken and subscribed the official oath, file the official oath in the office of the secretary of state.
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Legislative History
(1)En. Sec. 1, p. 156, L. 1901; re-en. Sec. 6264, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 8813, R.C.M. 1921; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 91, L. 1929; re-en. Sec. 8813, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 18, L. 1955; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 91, L. 1957; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 161, L. 1959; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 229, L. 1963; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 14, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 22, Ch. 344, L. 1977; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 517, L. 1977; Sec. 93-302, R.C.M. 1947; (2)En. Sec. 1014, Pol. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 366, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 434, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Pol. C. Sec. 909; re-en. Sec. 434, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 77, L. 1949; Sec. 59-417, R.C.M. 1947; R.C.M. 1947, 59-417(3), 93-302(part); amd. Sec. 9, Ch. 663, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 167, Ch. 61, L. 2007.
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Repealed