{"data":{"id":"us-mt/3-2-102","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"3-2-102","heading":"Qualifications and residence.","body":"(1) A person is not eligible for the office of justice of the supreme court unless the person is a citizen of the United States, has resided in the state 2 years immediately before taking office, and has been admitted to practice law in Montana for at least 5 years prior to the date of appointment or election.\n(2) Justices of the supreme court must reside within the state during their terms of office.","path":["TITLE 3. JUDICIARY, COURTS","CHAPTER 2. SUPREME COURT","Part 1. Supreme Court Justices"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0030/chapter_0020/part_0010/section_0020/0030-0020-0010-0020.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:43:32Z","sha256":"088773c49952c8f083f8444c2b0c34210b86d6e89f238cb363c25e242ae30756","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/3-2-101","next":"us-mt/3-2-103"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}