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Proposed amendment would change how Montana Supreme Court justices are selected

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Republican representative Brad Barker of Luther proposed House Bill 506, a constitutional amendment that would revise how Supreme Court justices are selected.

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Proposed Constitutional Amendment would make SupCo selections by gubernatorial appointment

The door to the old Supreme Court Chamber at the Montana Capitol. (Micah Drew/Daily Montanan)One way to get millions of dollars out of Montana’s Supreme Court elections is to do away with elections altogether. That’s the premise of House Bill 506, sponsored by Rep. Brad Barker, R-Red Lodge. The bill proposes a constitutional amendment to change the selection process for justices of the state’s highest court. “There’s a tremendous amount of mone…

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Proposed amendment would change how Montana Supreme Court justices are selected

Republican representative Brad Barker of Luther proposed House Bill 506, a constitutional amendment that would revise how Supreme Court justices are selected.

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