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Jeffrey H. Langton

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Jeffrey H. Langton
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Prior offices
Montana 21st Judicial District Court

Education

Bachelor's

University of Montana

Law

University of Montana


Jeffrey H. Langton was a district court judge for the 21st District Court in Montana.[1] Langton retired in April 2019.[2]

Biography

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Langton received both his undergraduate degree and J.D. from the University of Montana.[3] He worked as an attorney in private practice for 14 years.[4]

Elections

2016

See also: Montana local trial court judicial elections, 2016

Montana held general elections for local judicial offices on November 8, 2016. A primary election took place on June 7, 2016. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was March 14, 2016.[5] Both candidates advanced from the primary election. Incumbent Jeffrey H. Langton defeated Robert Myers in the Montana District 21 (Department 1) general election.[6]

Montana District 21 (Department 1), General Election, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Jeffrey H. Langton Incumbent 60.75% 12,697
Robert Myers 39.25% 8,203
Total Votes 20,900
Source: Montana Secretary of State, "2016 General Election Results," accessed November 10, 2016

2010

See also: Montana judicial elections, 2010

Langton was re-elected to the 21st District Court after running unopposed. By Montana law, when an incumbent judge is unopposed in an election, the election becomes a retention election.[7][8]

Noteworthy events

Man seeks to make misconduct complaint against Langton public (2014)

Dean Cox, a former candidate for the U.S. Senate, filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Montana arguing he should be able to make public a misconduct complaint he filed against Judge Langton in 2013 without fear of prosecution. A misconduct complaint filed with the Montana Judicial Standards Commission is, as a rule, kept confidential unless it is sent to the Montana Supreme Court for review.[9]

Federal U.S. District Court Judge Dana Christensen held in favor of Cox, who had argued the rule restricted his right to free speech under the 1st Amendment. Cox stated in the complaint that Judge Langton had violated the Montana Code of Judicial Conduct when Langton was presiding over a family law dispute between Cox and the mother of his child. Cox hoped to use the contents of the complaint to campaign for a recall of Langton or against Langton in his possible 2016 re-election bid. He also hoped to argue that the Montana Judicial Standards Commission failed to perform a thorough investigation into the claims listed in the complaint.[9]

Judge Christensen issued an injunction allowing Cox to make his complaint public in October 2014.[9][10] Langton had been publicly reprimanded in 2005 for an alcohol-related conviction.

Alcohol-related arrests

Langston was arrested in February 2005 for drunken driving, with a blood alcohol content more than double the legal limit. He pleaded guilty and was ordered not to enter bars and casinos, or to drink alcohol for one year. Three months later, he was reportedly found passed out near his hotel room. In September 2005, Judge Patricia Sanders gave Langton a 10-day suspended sentence. She placed him on probation. He was again prohibited from drinking alcohol or from entering bars or casinos. Sanders also required Langton to install an alcohol interlock device on his car for one year.[11]

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