{"data":{"id":"us-mt/3-11-201","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"3-11-201","heading":"Number of judges -- term of office.","body":"(1) The governing body of a city may determine by ordinance the number of judges required to operate the city court.\n(2) An elected or appointed city judge shall hold office for a term of 4 years and until the qualification of a successor.\n(3) A justice of the peace designated to act as city judge for a city or town under 3-11-205 shall serve as city judge for the duration of the justice of the peace's term as justice of the peace or until the agreement provided for in 3-11-205 terminates.","path":["TITLE 3. JUDICIARY, COURTS","CHAPTER 11. CITY COURTS","Part 2. City Judges"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0030/chapter_0110/part_0020/section_0010/0030-0110-0020-0010.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:43:43Z","sha256":"7e95e644de257779a9ec4ceeedc65dad63dbf54438994a0240a8bacd7e98632b","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/3-11-110","next":"us-mt/3-11-202"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}