Blodgett v. Missoula JP Court

OPINION AND ORDER

¶1 On March 20,2012, Emily Blodgett filed with this Court a Petition for a Writ of Supervisory Control wherein she alleged that the Missoula County Justice Court violated §§ 3-10-231 through -234, MCA; Article VII, Sections 1 and 5 of the Montana Constitution; and several of this Court’s prior decisions, when it allowed a retired District Court Judge to preside over her jury trial. Blodgett contended that the presiding Justice of the Peace Karen Orzech improperly called in retired District Court Judge Douglas Harkin to preside over Blodgett’s jury trial, even though Judge…