In re J.S.

¶1 J.S. challenges her involuntary commitment to the Montana State Hospital (MSH) ordered by the First Judicial District Court, Lewis and Clark County. The only issue J.S. raises on appeal is whether she was denied the effective assistance of counsel. We address J.S.’s claim of ineffective assistance of counsel and, in doing so, reconsider by what standard such a claim should be measured. We affirm J.S.’s commitment.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

¶2 J.S. suffers from bipolar disorder. On January 30, 2016, an ambulance transported J.S. to St. Peter’s Hospital after she was found in the…