Incumbent Justice Landy Holloway highlights Road Court outcomes, seeks another term

Landy Holloway, the incumbent Missoula County Justice of the Peace for Department 2, used her opening remarks at the City Club forum to frame justice court as the "people's court," explaining its limited jurisdiction over misdemeanors, civil claims up to $15,000, and orders of protection. She said Missoula Justice Court handles roughly 10,000 cases a year and emphasized that judges must balance public safety with constitutional protections.

Holloway described Road Court, a misdemeanor DUI treatment and accountability court she helped establish. "It is a holistic wrap around evidence based treatment and accountability program," she said, and noted the program uses monitoring, phased sanctions, and treatment providers to address root causes. She reported bringing in "about $1,000,000 worth of grant funds to reallocate resources and connect people with treatment," and stated the program is achieving strong completion outcomes: "we're coming in about 87 percent success rate," and she alternately cited roughly 100 program graduates across its history.

Holloway also discussed courtroom practices such as setting bail and release conditions and working with probation and community partners to prioritize victim safety and accountability. She said that when the legislature requires particular penalties (for example certain DUI sentences), judges must follow statutory mandates even as they seek rehabilitative options when the law allows.

Holloway closed by urging listeners to observe Road Court in session and by summarizing her judicial philosophy as focused on public safety, accountability, and rehabilitation.