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James A. Rice
Justice, Montana Supreme Court
Background: Before becoming a judge, Rice worked as a public defender in Lewis and Clark County and was a partner in the firm of Jackson & Rice.
At a glance
- Court
- Montana Supreme Court
- Position / seat
- Not listed
- Chief justice
- No
- How they joined the court
- Appointed by Gov. Judy Martz (R) (2001); later won election on November 8, 2022
- Appointed by
- Gov. Judy Martz (R)
- Appointment date
- 2001
- Took office
- 2001
- Current term ends
- December 31, 2030
- Next election or retention vote
- Not listed
- Last election
- November 8, 2022
- Party (as listed by Ballotpedia)
- Nonpartisan
- Ballotpedia partisanship estimate
- Strong Republican (2020 study of justices' pre-court partisan activity)
- Education
- Bachelor's: Montana State University, 1979
- Law: University of Montana School of Law, 1982
- Prior offices
- Not listed
- Profession
- Not listed
- How this court's justices are chosen
- Nonpartisan electionVoters elect the justices; no party label appears on the ballot.
Summary of facts listed on James A. Rice’s Ballotpedia page (retrieved Oct 26, 2026) · Photo: Ballotpedia. “Not listed” means Ballotpedia didn’t list it in a form this site could read; check Ballotpedia for the latest.
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