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Mont. Code Ann. § 3-1-101 (2026)

The Several Courts Of This State

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TITLE 3. JUDICIARY, COURTS

CHAPTER 1. COURTS AND JUDICIAL OFFICERS GENERALLY

Part 1. Courts -- Definitions and General Powers

The Several Courts Of This State

3-1-101. The several courts of this state. The following are courts of justice of this state:

(1) the court of impeachment, which is the senate;

(2) the supreme court;

(3) the district courts;

(4) the municipal courts;

(5) the justices' courts;

(6) the city courts and such other courts of limited jurisdiction as the legislature may establish in any incorporated city or town.

History: En. Secs. 2, 6, C. Civ. Proc. 1895; re-en. Secs. 6238, 6240, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Secs. 8784, 8786, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. C. Civ. Proc. Secs. 33, 36; re-en. Secs. 8784, 8786, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 93-101, 93-103(part); amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 21, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 466, L. 1979.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1994–2025 · leading case: Thompson v. State, 2007 MT 185, 167 P.3d 867.
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Thompson v. State, 2007 MT 185, 167 P.3d 867. · cites it 4× “According to the WCC, reasoning by analogy, the failure of the Legislature to include it in the list of the courts of justice of this state, set forth in § 3-1-101, MCA, would also mean that the WCC is not a court of justice.”
Donaldson v. State, 2012 MT 288, 292 P.3d 364. · cites it 3× “Section 3-1-101, MCA. “Courts of justice shall be open to every person, and speedy remedy afforded for every injury of person[.”
McDonald v. Jacobsen, 2022 MT 160, 515 P.3d 777. · cites it 2× “Here HB 325, if approved, would modify § 3-1-101, MCA, as follows: 3-2-101. Number, election, and term of office -- selection of chief justice.”
Shultz v. Hooks, 867 P.2d 1110 (Mont. 1994). · cites it 2× “DISQUALIFICATION OF JUDGES This section shall, in its application, apply to all courts listed in section 3-1-101 except a court of impeachment in the state senate.”
Donaldson v. State of Montana, 2012 MT 288. · cites it 2× “Section 3-1-101, MCA. “Courts of justice shall be open to every person, and speedy remedy afforded for every injury of person[.”
R. Skurdal v. J. Walker, 2025 MT 174, 573 P.3d 762. · cites it 2× “See § 3-1-101, MCA. Yellowstone County is therefore immune from suit for Judge Walker’s actions.”
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