COURTS
Judges are elected in non-partisan elections. All offices are in the Missoula Court House. 200 W. Broadway, except for Municipal Judge, which is in City Hall, 435 Ryman St., Missoula, and the Supreme Court, which is in Helena.
Municipal Judge
| Name |
Term
Length |
Term
Expires |
Phone (406)
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Don
Louden |
4
years |
1/10 |
258-4639 |
Missoula County Justice of the Peace
| Name |
Term
Length |
Term
Expires |
Phone
(406) |
|---|---|---|---|
| John
Odlin |
4
years |
1/11 |
258-4871 |
| Karen
Orzech |
4
years |
1/11 |
258-4872 |
Clerk of District Court
| Name |
Term
Length |
Term
Expires |
Phone
(406) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shirley Faust (D) |
4
years |
1/09 |
258-4780 |
District 4 Judges
| Name |
Term
Length |
Term
Expires |
Phone
(406) |
|---|---|---|---|
| John
Larson |
6
years |
1/13 |
258-4773 |
| Douglas
Harkin |
6
years |
1/11 |
258-4774 |
| Dusty Deschamps |
6
years |
1/13 |
258-4772 |
| Ed
McLean |
6
years |
1/13 |
258-4771 |
Montana Supreme Court Justices --Montana Supreme Court Website
| Name |
Term
Length |
Term
Expires |
|---|---|---|
| William
Leaphart |
8
years |
1/11 |
| Karla
Gray Chief Justice |
8
years |
1/09 |
| Patricia O’Brien Cotter | 8
years |
1/09 |
| John
Warner |
8
years |
1/15 |
| Brian Morris |
8
years |
1/11 |
| James
C. Nelson |
8
years |
1/13 |
| Jim Rice | 8 years | 1/15 |
Clerk of the Court
| Name |
Term
Length |
Term
Expires |
|---|---|---|
| Ed
Smith (D) |
6
years |
1/13 |
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