{"data":{"id":"us-mt/3-1-610","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"3-1-610","heading":"Restrictions on judicial officers presiding over matters in which they have previously asserted position.","body":"(1) This section applies to all judicial officers, as defined in 1-1-202.\n(2) Judicial officers may not participate in any action or proceeding involving the constitutionality of a provision of a bill if:\n(a) the judicial officer has appeared before the Montana legislature or otherwise contacted a legislator or another governmental entity in support or opposition of a bill involving the same legislation if it is at issue in a case in which the judicial officer presides;\n(b) the judicial officer has served on a committee or group designed to evaluate legislation when the committee or group expressed support or opposition on a bill during the judicial officer's service on the committee or other group and a case involving the same legislation is pending before the judicial officer; or\n(c) the judicial officer has publicly supported or opposed an issue or bill at the request of the Montana judges association or another entity and a case involving the legislation is pending before the judicial officer.","path":["TITLE 3. JUDICIARY, COURTS","CHAPTER 1. COURTS AND JUDICIAL OFFICERS GENERALLY","Part 6. Restrictions on Judicial Officers"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0030/chapter_0010/part_0060/section_0100/0030-0010-0060-0100.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:43:28Z","sha256":"241f9c054c3f87aae34b01a6b08ab761c7cdfada3999ac987ad2c9f68980e8a9","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/3-1-609","next":"us-mt/3-1-611"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}