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Jim Shea
Justice, Montana Supreme Court
Background: He began his legal career as a clerk for Chief Judge Paul Hatfield of the U.S. District Court for the District of Montana. He then practiced law in Oregon for four years.
At a glance
- Court
- Montana Supreme Court
- Position / seat
- Not listed
- Chief justice
- No
- How they joined the court
- Appointed by Gov. Steve Bullock (May 5, 2014); retained by voters in a retention election on November 3, 2020
- Appointed by
- Gov. Steve Bullock
- Appointment date
- May 5, 2014
- Took office
- June 2, 2014
- Current term ends
- December 31, 2028
- Next election or retention vote
- Not listed
- Last election
- November 3, 2020
- Party (as listed by Ballotpedia)
- Nonpartisan
- Ballotpedia partisanship estimate
- Mild Democrat (2020 study of justices' pre-court partisan activity)
- Education
- Bachelor's: University of Montana, 1988
- Law: University of Montana, 1991
- 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 Jim Shea’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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