{"data":{"id":"us-mt/3-5-101","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"3-5-101","heading":"Judicial districts defined.","body":"In this state, there are 22 judicial districts, distributed as follows:\n(1) 1st district: Lewis and Clark and Broadwater Counties;\n(2) 2nd district: Silver Bow County;\n(3) 3rd district: Deer Lodge, Granite, and Powell Counties;\n(4) 4th district: Missoula and Mineral Counties;\n(5) 5th district: Beaverhead, Jefferson, and Madison Counties;\n(6) 6th district: Park and Sweet Grass Counties;\n(7) 7th district: Dawson, McCone, Richland, Prairie, and Wibaux Counties;\n(8) 8th district: Cascade County;\n(9) 9th district: Teton, Pondera, Toole, and Glacier Counties;\n(10) 10th district: Fergus, Judith Basin, and Petroleum Counties;\n(11) 11th district: Flathead County;\n(12) 12th district: Liberty, Hill, and Chouteau Counties;\n(13) 13th district: Yellowstone County;\n(14) 14th district: Meagher, Wheatland, Golden Valley, and Musselshell Counties;\n(15) 15th district: Roosevelt, Daniels, and Sheridan Counties;\n(16) 16th district: Custer, Carter, Fallon, Powder River, Garfield, Treasure, and Rosebud Counties;\n(17) 17th district: Phillips, Blaine, and Valley Counties;\n(18) 18th district: Gallatin County;\n(19) 19th district: Lincoln County;\n(20) 20th district: Lake and Sanders Counties;\n(21) 21st district: Ravalli County;\n(22) 22nd district: Stillwater, Carbon, and Big Horn Counties.","path":["TITLE 3. JUDICIARY, COURTS","CHAPTER 5. DISTRICT COURTS","Part 1. Definition of Districts and Assignment of Judges"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0030/chapter_0050/part_0010/section_0010/0030-0050-0010-0010.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:43:34Z","sha256":"1ae70fe12378b1b33a2891e705d142715ce97d56c5dd2da6a487285805e3982e","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/3-2-714","next":"us-mt/3-5-102"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}