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Bozeman municipal court chief judge outlines rising jury caseload and treatment-court programs
Summary
Chief Judge Caroline Tierney gave a State of the Court presentation describing court operations, increased jury trials, recent treatment-court expansions including the Bridgers DUI treatment court and the veterans court, and plans for a Food-for-Fines pilot and improved online access.
Chief Judge Caroline Tierney delivered a State of the Court address to the Bozeman City Commission on March 11, summarizing municipal court caseloads, expanded treatment options and operational needs.
Tierney described the municipal court as a court of limited jurisdiction that handles misdemeanor criminal and traffic offenses that occur within Bozeman. She said the court’s common charges include DUIs, partner/family member assaults, theft, trespass and disorderly conduct; she clarified the court does not handle divorces or abuse-and-neglect matters, which are district court matters.
By the numbers and operations: Tierney said the court has two judges (herself and Judge Colleen Harrington), seven clerks, a chief clerk, and a…
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