Board of County Commissioners v. Montana First Judicial District Court

¶1 On July 13,1999, we accepted original jurisdiction over this dispute between the Lewis and Clark County Commissioners and the Judges of Montana’s First Judicial District Court. The dispute concerns the county employee status, supervision, and control of the three court reporters for the First Judicial District Court.

¶2 We address the following issues:

¶3 1. Are the First Judicial District’s Court Reporters subj ect to the § 7-5-2108, MCA, requirement that full-time salaried county employees must work a minimum of 40 hours per week, and, if so, what record keeping is required to document…