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Katherine M. Bidegaray
Justice, Montana Supreme Court
Background: Her career experience includes working as a judge. Prior to her election to the bench, Bidegaray was an attorney in private practice.
At a glance
- Court
- Montana Supreme Court
- Position / seat
- Not listed
- Chief justice
- No
- How they joined the court
- Elected
- Appointed by
- Not applicable (elected)
- Appointment date
- Not applicable (elected)
- Took office
- January 1, 2025
- Current term ends
- December 31, 2032
- Next election or retention vote
- Not listed
- Last election
- November 5, 2024
- Party (as listed by Ballotpedia)
- Nonpartisan
- Ballotpedia partisanship estimate
- Not listed
- Education
- High school: Culbertson High School
- Bachelor's: University of Montana, 1982
- Law: University of Montana, 1985
- Law: University of Montana School of Law, 1985
- Prior offices
- Montana 7th Judicial District Court (Year left office: 2025)
- Profession
- Judge
- How this court's justices are chosen
- Nonpartisan electionVoters elect the justices; no party label appears on the ballot.
Summary of facts listed on Katherine M. Bidegaray’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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