{"data":{"id":"us-mt/3-5-201","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"3-5-201","heading":"Election and oath of office.","body":"(1) The judges of the district court, except judges pro tempore, must be elected by the qualified voters of the district.\n(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.","path":["TITLE 3. JUDICIARY, COURTS","CHAPTER 5. DISTRICT COURTS","Part 2. District Court Judges"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0030/chapter_0050/part_0020/section_0010/0030-0050-0020-0010.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:43:35Z","sha256":"b023a065edf9c79922538535c642fdddda4b2815f4a73e4067ab45ed713b8f97","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/3-5-127","next":"us-mt/3-5-202"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}