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Mont. Jud. Standards Comm'n R. 16
Interim Disqualification of Judicial Officers
(a) Upon or after the filing of a formal complaint, the Commission may, in its discretion and
for good cause shown, disqualify the judge from serving as a judicial officer, without loss
of salary, pending the Commission’s disposition of the formal complaint.
(b) Upon the Commission’s filing with the Supreme Court a recommendation that a judicial
officer be removed or retired, the judge shall forthwith be disqualified to serve as a judicial
officer, without loss of salary, pending the Supreme Court’s review of the record and
proceedings, and its order thereon. § 3-1-1109(2), MCA. If a judge is reinstated to office,
the terms of the reinstatement shall be as ordered by the Montana Supreme Court.
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- 2026-09-15
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- 2026-09-15
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