{"data":{"id":"us-mt/3-7-202","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"3-7-202","heading":"Term of office.","body":"The term of office for water judges is from the date of initial appointment as provided in 3-7-201 to June 30, 1985. After June 30, 1985, the term of office of a water judge is 4 years, subject to continuation of the water divisions by the legislature.","path":["TITLE 3. JUDICIARY, COURTS","CHAPTER 7. WATER COURTS","Part 2. Water Judges"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0030/chapter_0070/part_0020/section_0020/0030-0070-0020-0020.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:43:38Z","sha256":"079ad21bae627073af671637ee486355a6071097a10d320248cac1bf07470131","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/3-7-201","next":"us-mt/3-7-203"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}