{"data":{"id":"us-mt/3-7-203","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"3-7-203","heading":"Vacancies.","body":"If a vacancy in the office of water judge occurs, it must be filled in the manner provided in 3-7-201 for the initial designation of a water judge. A vacancy is created when a water judge dies, resigns, retires, is not elected to a subsequent term, forfeits the judicial position, is removed, or is otherwise unable to complete the term as a water judge.","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_0030/0030-0070-0020-0030.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:43:38Z","sha256":"54120437490732601a93f7be62cc467aee1f9d7949eb61f5b27fb5a808959524","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/3-7-202","next":"us-mt/3-7-204"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}