Montana Title 3. Judiciary, Courts § 3-10-116. Disqualification of justice of peace for justice's court of record--judge pro tempore

(1) When a justice of the peace for a justice's court of record has been disqualified or is sick or unable to act, the justice shall call in another justice of the peace for a justice's court of record, another justice of the peace for a justice's court not of record, a municipal court judge, a judge for a city court of record, a judge for a city court not of record, a retired justice of the peace for a justice's court of record, a retired municipal court judge, a retired judge for a city court of record, a licensed Montana attorney on active, inactive, or senior status, or the clerk of the justice's court of record to act as a judge pro tempore.