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Montana Title 3. Judiciary, Courts § 3-5-112. Authority of chief justice

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(1) The chief justice may by written order assign a district judge to hold court in a county of another district if:

(a) for any cause a district court in another district is not or cannot be held in any county by a judge of the other district or acting for the other district; or

(b) the business of the court in the other district is not or cannot be dispatched with reasonable promptness.

(2) A district judge assigned to another district pursuant to subsection (1) shall hold court in the other district for the time specified in the order.

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