Montana Water Court
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The Montana Water Court resides in Montana. Click on the links below to learn more about the court's...
Jurisdiction
This court holds the following jurisdiction:[1]
| “ | The 1979 Legislature created the Montana Water Court to expedite and facilitate the statewide adjudication of over 219,000 state law-based water rights and Indian and Federal reserved water rights claims. The Water Court has exclusive jurisdiction over the adjudication of water rights claims.[2] | ” |
Selection method
Judges of the Montana Water Court are each appointed to a four-year term by a majority vote of a committee composed of district court judges.[3] To serve on this court, a judge must be a U.S. citizen, a state resident for two years and admitted to practice law in Montana for five years.[4]
See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ Montana Courts, "Water Court," accessed May 18, 2023
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Billings Gazette, "Applications sought for new Montana water judge position," February 9, 2012
- ↑ American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Montana; Limited Jurisdiction Courts," archived October 2, 2014
Federal courts:
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: District of Montana • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: District of Montana
State courts:
Montana Supreme Court • Montana District Courts • Montana Courts of Limited Jurisdiction • Montana Water Court • Montana Workers' Compensation Court
State resources:
Courts in Montana • Montana judicial elections • Judicial selection in Montana
