Rule 14 - Chief District Judge.
(a) In a multijudge district court of Montana, a chief district judge shall be selected at the beginning of each calendar year, and the position shall rotate among the judges of the district annually, unless they agree otherwise. The rotation shall commence with the most senior district judge.
(b) The duties of the chief district judge shall be to provide for the efficient management of the district court business, in cooperation with the other judges of the district.
History: En. Sup. Ct. Ord. Jan. 30, 1996, eff. Jan. 30, 1996; amd. Sup. Ct. Ord. No. AF 07-0110, March 15, 2011, eff. Oct. 1, 2011; amd. Sup. Ct. Ord. No. AF 07-0110, Oct. 29, 2019, eff. Jan. 1, 2020.
Structure Montana Code Annotated
Chapter 19. Uniform District Court Rules
Rule 1. Form of Papers Presented for Filing
Rule 5. Pre-Trial Order and Pre-Trial Conference
Rule 6. Simplified Procedure for Civil Actions
Rule 7. Jury Instructions and Verdict Forms
Rule 8. Findings and Conclusions
Rule 10. Death or Removal of Attorney
Rule 11. Judgments and Decrees
Rule 13. Regulation of Attorneys not Admitted to Practice in Montana
Rule 16. Attorney's Copied or Electronically-Generated Signature