3-1-601. Certain officers not to practice law or administer estates. (1) Except as provided in 3-1-604 and except for a judge pro tempore, a justice or judge of a court of record or clerk of any court may not practice law in any court in this state or act as attorney, agent, or solicitor in the prosecution of any claim or application for lands, pensions, or patent rights or other proceedings before any department of the state or general government or any court of the United States during the justice’s or judge’s continuance in office.

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Terms Used In Montana Code 3-1-601

  • Continuance: Putting off of a hearing ot trial until a later time.
  • Executor: A male person named in a will to carry out the decedent
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Montana Code 1-1-201
  • United States: includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Montana Code 1-1-201

(2)The court administrator or an assistant may not practice law in any of the courts of this state while holding that position.

(3)A justice or judge of a court of record, except a judge pro tempore, may not act as administrator or executor of any estate for compensation.