(1) Except as provided in subsection (2), a judicial officer of a court of record may not have a partner acting as attorney or counsel in any court of this state. (2) A partner of either a municipal court judge or a judge pro tempore may act as attorney or counsel in any court of this state except the court of the partner who is a judicial officer.
Judicial Officer Of Court Of Record Not To Have Partner Practicing Law
Mont. Code Ann. § 3-1-603, under Restrictions on Judicial Officers.
Mont. Code Ann. § 3-1-603