Clerk of the Montana Supreme Court

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The Clerk of the Montana Supreme Court is a statewide elected office of the U.S. state of Montana. The clerk is elected every six years, and is responsible for receiving and validating appellate paperwork for the Montana Supreme Court, as well as being the custodian of records for Montana Supreme Court cases. The current clerk is Bowen Greenwood. [1]

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List

#NameTerm of officePartyNotes
1 A. W. Tarbet 1865–1866 [2] [a]
2 J. Allen Hosmer 1866–1867 [2]
3 Lucius S. Peck 1867–1870 [2]
4 Isaac R. Alden 1870–1887 [2]
5 Robert L. Word 1887–1889 [2]
6William J. Kennedy1889–1892Republican [2]
7 Benjamin Webster 1893–1899Republican [2]
8 Henry C. Rickerts 1899–1905Democratic [2]
9 John T. Athey 1905–1915Republican [2]
10 John T. Carroll 1915–1922Democratic [2]
11 Dana M. Easton 1923–1924Republican [2]
12 J. Ward Crosby 1924–1935Republican [2]
13 Arthur T. Porter 1935–1942Democratic [2]
14 Peter T. Rigg 1942–1942Republican [2]
15 Frank Murray 1942–1957Democratic [2]
16 Edna Hinman 1957–1959Republican [2]
17 Thomas J. Kearney 1959–1983Democratic [2]
18 Ethel Harrison 1983–1989Republican [2]
19 Ed Smith 1989–2019Democratic [2]
20 Bowen Greenwood 2019—Republican [2]

Notes

  1. ↑ Alternatively referred to as A. W. Torbet in some sources. [3]

References

  1. ↑ "About the Office". Montana Clerk of Court. Retrieved November 17, 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 "Biographies and Histories of Montana's Justices, Judges, and Courts" (PDF). Montana Judicial Branch. State Law Library of Montana. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 16, 2023. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
  3. ↑ "1988 Judicial Report" (PDF). Montana Judicial Branch. State Law Library of Montana. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 16, 2023. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
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