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Montana Supreme Court admits new attorneys to State Bar
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Summary
The Montana Supreme Court granted motions to admit a class of new attorneys and administered the oath of admission. The court and a State Bar representative offered brief remarks about the duties and public trust of the profession.
The Montana Supreme Court granted motions to admit multiple applicants to the State Bar and administered the oath of admission at a swearing-in ceremony presided over by the chief justice.
Chief Justice Swanson opened the ceremony, welcoming the new lawyers and stressing the importance of the attorney–client trust and ethical practice. A court member added congratulations and noted lawyers’ role in promoting justice in the community.
Nancy Brody moved for the admission of individual applicants and later certified a list of candidates who had met the requirements for admission. The court granted the motions. Applicants named during the ceremony included Skyler Reed Steele and Molly Vandevoort, among others; the mover read a longer list of names to be admitted as a group.
Bowen Greenwood, identified in the proceeding as the elected clerk of the Montana Supreme Court, administered the oath. Admitted applicants repeated a pledge to support the constitutions of the United States and of the state of Montana and to follow the rules of professional conduct promulgated by the Supreme Court of Montana.
Speakers from the State Bar and the court offered brief remarks placing admission in historical and civic context, including a reminder that Law Day coincided with the admissions. The presiding justice said an order signed by the court would follow and encouraged new members to take photos and celebrate before adjourning.
Corrected law certificates were noted as available at the back door for attendees.
Notes on names and spellings: the transcript includes several admitted names as read aloud by the mover; one name appears with inconsistent spellings in the record (Sarah Elizabeth Krambes / Krambus). The article uses the spellings as they appeared in the proceeding and flags the inconsistency as recorded.
