District Court
There are 56 District Courts in Montana. These courts are administratively structured into 22 judicial districts and were served by 43 District Court Judges in 2006.
The District Courts are courts of general jurisdiction. General jurisdiction courts process all felony cases, all probate cases, most civil cases at law and in equity, certain special actions and proceedings, all civil actions that may result in a finding against the state for the payment of money, naturalization proceedings, various writs, and some narrowly-defined ballot issues. The District Courts also have limited appellate jurisdiction over cases arising in the Courts of Limited Jurisdiction in their respective districts as may be prescribed by law and consistent with the Constitution.
| Judicial District |
District Judges |
District Court Clerks |
Counties In District |
| 1 |
Thomas C. Honzel
Dorothy McCarter
Jeffrey M. Sherlock |
Valerie Middlemas
Nancy Sweeney |
Broadwater
Lewis & Clark |
| 2 |
Kurt Krueger
Brad Newman |
Lori Maloney |
Silver Bow |
| 3 |
Ray Dayton |
Susan Kruegerl
Beverly L. Kulaski
Sharon Applegate |
Deer Lodge
Granite
Powell |
| 4 |
Douglas G. Harkin
Dusty Deschamps
John W. Larson
Edward P. McLean |
Kathleen M. Brown
Shirley Faust |
Mineral
Missoula |
| 5 |
Loren Tucker |
Sheila Brunkhorst
Marilyn Craft
Bundy K. Bailey |
Beaverhead
Jefferson
Madison |
| 6 |
William Nels Swandal |
June Little
Deanna Novotny |
Park
Sweet Grass |
| 7 |
Katherine Irigoin
Richard A. Simonton |
Judy Galle
Trudy Kirkegard
Lisa Kimmet
Arlene Riggs
Michael W. Schneider |
Dawson
McCone
Prairie
Richland
Wibaux |
| 8 |
Julie Macek
Thomas M. McKittrick
Kenneth R. Neill
Dirk M. Sandefur |
Nancy J. Morton |
Cascade |
| 9 |
Laurie McKinnon |
Diane D. Anderson
Kara Thompson
Lisa Sintont
Sandra Peers |
Glacier
Pondera
Teton
Toole |
| 10 |
E. Wayne Phillips |
Phyllis D. Smith
Julie Anderson
Mary Brindley |
Fergus
Judith Basin
Petroleum |
| 11 |
Katherine R. Curtis
Ted O. Lympus
Stewart Stadler |
Peg L. Allison |
Flathead |
| 12 |
David Rice |
Larry R. Stollfuss
Dena Tippets
Anne Seidlitz-Melton |
Chouteau
Hill
Liberty |
| 13 |
Ingrid Gustafson
G. Todd Baugh
Russell C. Fagg
Gregory R. Todd
Susan P. Watters |
Laura A. Brent |
Yellowstone |
| 14 |
Randal I. Spaulding |
Kathleen Ott
Donna Morris
Connie Mattfield
Janet Hill |
Golden Valley
Meagher
Musselshell
Wheatland |
| 15 |
David Cybulski |
Patricia McDonnell
Patricia A. Stennes
Cheryl A. Olson |
Daniels
Roosevelt
Sheridan |
| 16 |
Joe L. Hegel
Gary L. Day |
Carole Carey
Bernice Matthews
Jerrie Newell
Jennifer Crawford
Aletta Shannon
Marilyn Hollister
Ruth Baker |
Carter
Custer
Fallon
Garfield
Powder River
Rosebud
Treasure |
| 17 |
John C. McKeon |
Kay O'Brien Johnson
Iris Robinson
Melissa G. Greenhagen |
Blaine
Phillips
Valley |
| 18 |
Michael Salvagni
Holly Brown
John Brown |
Jennifer Brandon |
Gallatin |
| 19 |
Michael C. Prezeau |
Nadine Pival |
Lincoln |
| 20 |
C.B. McNeil
Deborah Kim Christopher |
Julie Knutson
Dianne Rummel |
Lake
Sanders |
| 21 |
Jeffrey H. Langton
James A. Haynes |
Debbie Harmon |
Ravalli |
| 22 |
Blair Jones |
Karen J. Yarlott-Molina
Susan L. Godbey
Jean Bare |
Big Horn
Carbon
Stillwater |
