Clerk of the Montana Supreme Court
The Clerk of the Montana Supreme Court is a statewide elected office of the U.S. state of Montana. The clerk is elected every six years, and is responsible for receiving and validating appellate paperwork for the Montana Supreme Court, as well as being the custodian of records for Montana Supreme Court cases. The current clerk is Bowen Greenwood.[1]
List
# | Name | Term of office | Party | Notes |
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1 | A. W. Tarbet | 1865–1866 | [2][a] | |
2 | J. Allen Hosmer | 1866–1867 | [2] | |
3 | Lucius S. Peck | 1867–1870 | [2] | |
4 | Isaac R. Alden | 1870–1887 | [2] | |
5 | Robert L. Word | 1887–1889 | [2] | |
6 | William J. Kennedy | 1889–1892 | Republican | [2] |
7 | Benjamin Webster | 1893–1899 | Republican | [2] |
8 | Henry C. Rickerts | 1899–1905 | Democratic | [2] |
9 | John T. Athey | 1905–1915 | Republican | [2] |
10 | John T. Carroll | 1915–1922 | Democratic | [2] |
11 | Dana M. Easton | 1923–1924 | Republican | [2] |
12 | J. Ward Crosby | 1924–1935 | Republican | [2] |
13 | Arthur T. Porter | 1935–1942 | Democratic | [2] |
14 | Peter T. Rigg | 1942–1942 | Republican | [2] |
15 | Frank Murray | 1942–1957 | Democratic | [2] |
16 | Edna Hinman | 1957–1959 | Republican | [2] |
17 | Thomas J. Kearney | 1959–1983 | Democratic | [2] |
18 | Ethel Harrison | 1983–1989 | Republican | [2] |
19 | Ed Smith | 1989–2019 | Democratic | [2] |
20 | Bowen Greenwood | 2019— | Republican | [2] |
Notes
- ^ Alternatively referred to as A. W. Torbet in some sources.[3]
References
- ^ "About the Office". Montana Clerk of Court. Retrieved November 17, 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t "Biographies and Histories of Montana's Justices, Judges, and Courts" (PDF). Montana Judicial Branch. State Law Library of Montana. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 16, 2023. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
- ^ "1988 Judicial Report" (PDF). Montana Judicial Branch. State Law Library of Montana. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 16, 2023. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
External links
- Official website
- Clerk of the Montana Supreme Court at Ballotpedia
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Statewide political officials of Montana
- Jon Tester
- Steve Daines
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- Greg Gianforte, Governor
- Kristen Juras, Lieutenant Governor
- Christi Jacobsen, Secretary of State
- Austin Knudsen, Attorney General
- Troy Downing, Auditor
- Elsie Arntzen, Superintendent
- Jason Ellsworth, President
- Kenneth Bogner, President pro tempore
- Steve Fitzpatrick, Majority Leader
- Pat Flowers, Minority Leader
- Matt Regier, Speaker
- Rhonda Knudsen, Speaker pro tempore
- Sue Vinton, Majority Leader
- Kim Abbott, Minority Leader
- Mike McGrath, Chief Justice
- Laurie McKinnon
- James Rice
- Beth Baker
- Jim Shea
- Dirk Sandefur
- Ingrid Gustafson, Associate Justices
- Bowen Greenwood, Clerk
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