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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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# Name Term of office Party Notes
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]
6 William J. Kennedy 1889–1892 Republican [2]
7 Benjamin Webster 1893–1899 Republican [2]
8 Henry C. Rickerts 1899–1905 Democratic [2]
9 John T. Athey 1905–1915 Republican [2]
10 John T. Carroll 1915–1922 Democratic [2]
11 Dana M. Easton 1923–1924 Republican [2]
12 J. Ward Crosby 1924–1935 Republican [2]
13 Arthur T. Porter 1935–1942 Democratic [2]
14 Peter T. Rigg 1942–1942 Republican [2]
15 Frank Murray 1942–1957 Democratic [2]
16 Edna Hinman 1957–1959 Republican [2]
17 Thomas J. Kearney 1959–1983 Democratic [2]
18 Ethel Harrison 1983–1989 Republican [2]
19 Ed Smith 1989–2019 Democratic [2]
20 Bowen Greenwood 2019— Republican [2]

Notes

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

References

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  1. ^ "About the Office". Montana Clerk of Court. Retrieved November 17, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t "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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