All jurisdiction in the United States have multiple types and levels of courts. Each of these courts may have their own procedural rules. You should start your research by locating the rules for the court in which your case is being heard. Additionally, individual District Courts have their own local rules. You can find a link to the local rules below. If you have questions about court rules, please contact our reference librarians at MTLawLibrary@mt.gov.

 

Montana Rules of Appellate Procedure

Montana Rules of Evidence

Rules of Civil Procedure

Montana Code of Judicial Conduct

Rules of Arbitration of Fee Disputes

Rules for the Disqualification and Substitution of Judges

Rules of Professional Conduct

Montana Board of Bar Examiners' Rules

Rules for Admission to the Bar of the State of Montana

Montana Supreme Court Bond Schedule

Rules of Procedure for the Montana Medical Legal Panel

Montana Chiropractic Legal Panel Rules of Procedure

Rules of the Judicial Standards Commission

Rules of the Sentence Review Division of the Supreme Court of Montana

Student Practice Rule

Rules for the Regulation of the Practice of Law in the Courts of Montana by Attorneys at Law

Rules Governing the Automatic Review of Death Sentences in the Montana Supreme Court

Standards for Competency of Counsel for Indigent Persons in Death Penalty Cases

Rules of Procedure of the Committee on Character and Fitness of the State Bar of Montana

Montana Justice and City Court Rules of Civil Procedure

Montana Uniform Rules of the Justice and City Courts

Montana Uniform Municipal Court of Appeal to District Court

Rules for Court of Limited Jurisdiction Training and Certification of Judges

Water Court - Legal Resources

Water Right Adjudication Rules

Water Right Claim Examination Rules

Workers Compensation Court Rules 

District Court  - Local Rules