Micheal Wheat Honorable | |
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Justice of the Montana Supreme Court | |
In office 2010–2017 | |
Preceded by | John Warner (judge) |
Succeeded by | Ingrid Gustafson |
Personal details | |
Born | 1947 (age 77–78) Spokane,Washington,U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Debby |
Children | 4 |
Education | University of Montana,Missoula (BA) University of Montana,Missoula (JD) |
Military service | |
Allegiance | United States of America |
Branch/service | ![]() |
Mike Wheat (born 1947) was a justice of the Montana Supreme Court from 2010 to 2017. He was appointed to the court in 2010 [1] by Governor Brian Schweitzer to fill the vacated seat of Justice John Warner. [2]
Wheat was born in Spokane,Washington,in 1947. [2] He served with the United States Marine Corps and fought in the Vietnam War from 1968 to 1969 and was awarded the Purple Heart. [3] After the war Wheat attended the University of Montana and graduated with a BA in Political Science in 1975. [3] He received his JD from the Alexander Blewett III School of Law at the University of Montana in 1978. [3] After graduation he worked as a deputy county attorney in Butte,Montana until 1981,when he moved to Bozeman,Montana to start his own private law firm, [3] Cok,Wheat &Kinzler. [4]
Wheat was elected to the Montana State Senate and served two Legislative sessions from 2002 to 2005. [1] In 2008 Wheat ran an unsuccessful primary for Montana state attorney general. [4] Wheat was re-elected to the Montana Supreme Court in 2010 and 2014. [3] In 2017,Wheat announced that he would retire at the end of the year to spend more time with his family. [3] His successor on the Montana Supreme Court is Ingrid Gustafson. [5]
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