Scope: State (Montana)
Branch: Legislative
Severity: Amber
Date occurred: May 19, 2025
Montana SB 45 creates a judicial performance evaluation commission and an accompanying evaluation system for judges. The bill completed legislative passage and was assigned a chapter number on May 19, 2025.
Constitutional basis: Legislature creates a standing body to evaluate judicial branch officers, a newly established inter-branch oversight mechanism rather than a settled Montana practice.