Montana Title 3. Judiciary, Courts § 3-5-127. Appointment of standing masters--qualifications--disqualification

(1) A judicial district may appoint or reappoint one or more standing masters for its district with the concurrence of a majority of the judges in the district.

(2) A standing master must be:

(3) The judicial district shall provide public notice of all vacancies or proposed reappointments in standing master positions.

(4) A standing master shall take the oath required of judges and follow the Montana code of judicial conduct.

(5) An appointed standing master is an employee of the district court under 3-5-901.

(6) A standing master is subject to disqualification from proceeding on a matter on the same grounds as any other judicial officer. On disqualification of a standing master, the district court shall either refer the matter to another standing master in the judicial district or move the case back to its active docket for further proceedings.