3-2-104. Salaries — expenses
3-2-104. Salaries — expenses. (1) The salaries of justices of the supreme court are provided for in 2-16-403. (2) Actual and necessary travel expenses of the justices of the supreme court shall be the travel expenses, as defined and provided in 2-18-501 through 2-18-503, incurred in the performance of their official duties. History: (1)En. by Code Commissioner, 1979; […]
3-2-201. Types of jurisdiction
3-2-201. Types of jurisdiction. The jurisdiction of the supreme court is of two kinds: (1) original; and (2) appellate. History: En. Sec. 18, C. Civ. Proc. 1895; re-en. Sec. 6250, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 8802, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. C. Civ. Proc. Sec. 50; re-en. Sec. 8802, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 93-213.
3-2-202. Original jurisdiction — review of ballot statements
3-2-202. Original jurisdiction — review of ballot statements. (1) In the exercise of its original jurisdiction, the supreme court has power to issue writs of mandamus, certiorari, prohibition, injunction, and habeas corpus. (2) The supreme court has the power to issue all other writs necessary and proper to the complete exercise of its appellate jurisdiction. (3) (a) The supreme […]
3-2-203. Appellate jurisdiction
3-2-203. Appellate jurisdiction. The appellate jurisdiction of the supreme court extends to all cases at law and in equity. History: En. Sec. 20, C. Civ. Proc. 1895; re-en. Sec. 6252, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 8804, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. C. Civ. Proc. Sec. 52; re-en. Sec. 8804, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 93-215.
3-2-204. Powers and duties of court on appeals
3-2-204. Powers and duties of court on appeals. (1) The supreme court may affirm, reverse, or modify any judgment or order appealed from and may direct the proper judgment or order to be entered or direct a new trial or further proceedings to be had. (2) The decision of the court must be given in writing, and […]
3-2-205. Injunctions
3-2-205. Injunctions. (1) Upon such terms and under such rules as the supreme court may establish, the supreme court may continue in force an injunction order made by a district court or judge or grant an injunction order and writ pending an appeal to the supreme court from an order of a district court or judge […]
3-2-206. through 3-2-210 reserved
3-2-206 through 3-2-210 reserved.
3-2-101. Number, election, and term of office
3-2-101. Number, election, and term of office. The supreme court consists of a chief justice and six associate justices who are elected by the qualified electors of the state at large at the general state elections next preceding the expiration of the terms of office of their predecessors, respectively, and hold their offices for the term […]
3-2-102. Qualifications and residence
3-2-102. Qualifications and residence. (1) A person is not eligible for the office of justice of the supreme court unless the person is a citizen of the United States, has resided in the state 2 years immediately before taking office, and has been admitted to practice law in Montana for at least 5 years prior to […]
3-2-103. Computation of term of office
3-2-103. Computation of term of office. The years during which a justice of the supreme court is to hold office are to be computed respectively from and including the first Monday of January of any one year to and excluding the first Monday of January of the next succeeding year. History: En. Sec. 13, C. Civ. Proc. […]