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Missoula County, MT ballot

Amy Eddy

Supreme Court Justice #4 · Missoula County, Montana · November 3, 2026

Also on the ballot: Dan Wilson

Flathead County district judge (Department A) since a 2015 appointment, running for the open Seat 4. Stresses judicial restraint and nonpartisan courts and says she refuses political party money and party events. Led the June 2 primary with 51.4%.

What this office decides

The Montana Supreme Court is the state's highest court: seven justices elected statewide in nonpartisan races to eight-year terms. It has the final word on the Montana Constitution, including its right of privacy, which the court has read to protect abortion access, its right to a clean and healthful environment, and the powers of the Legislature, governor, and courts. It also hears criminal appeals and supervises every court in the state.

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Dossier

Researched 2026-09-23 · Claude Code research agent with web search

Donald Trump: nothing found. No endorsement or criticism of this candidate by Donald Trump found in searches for this race.

  • Montana Conservation Voters (for) source
  • Justice Katherine Bidegaray, Montana Supreme Court (for) source
  • Justice Ingrid Gustafson, Montana Supreme Court (for) source
  • Retired Justices Patricia Cotter, William Leaphart, Jim Nelson, Dirk Sandefur, Jim Regnier and Mike Wheat (for) source

Who they are

Amy Eddy is a Flathead County District Court judge (Department A) (Flathead County), appointed in 2015 (KTVH) and since elected three times (campaign). She also presides over a special asbestos court (MTPR). She does not hold Seat 4; Justice Beth Baker is retiring from it (KTVH).

Positions

  • Party politics in courts: Says "Montanans are entitled to fair, impartial, nonpartisan justice" (MTPR) and "I'm not accepting any political party money and I'm not attending any political party events" (Flathead Beacon). MTPR reported she delayed her launch so she could run as an independent if a partisan-election bill passed (MTPR).
  • Judicial philosophy: "I believe very strongly in judicial restraint"; calls "activist court" "primarily a pejorative term used by someone who doesn't like the result" (MTPR); says the Montana Constitution "was not meant to be frozen in time" (Flathead Beacon).
  • Crime & policing: Campaign pledges to "hold criminals accountable" (campaign).
  • Personal freedom, voting rules, energy & environment: No public position found; a 2026-02-24 guest column opposing her on energy costs quoted no statement of hers (Flathead Beacon).

Record

  • 2023-11-09: In Lake County v. State, ruled the state need not fund set Public Law 280 law-enforcement costs on the Flathead Reservation, though she called its $1 offer "patently absurd" (MTFP).

Money

Q1 2026: raised $55,004, over $240,000 on hand, no party money (Daily Montanan, 2026-04-08). An advocacy newsletter claimed she paid $155,475 to Democratic-linked firms (Montana Chronicles, 2026-06-29). Later filings could not be read (MTFP).

Recent news

  • 2026-09-16: Kalispell Chamber forum with Wilson (Flathead Beacon).
  • 2026-06-02: Led the primary with 51.4% (MTFP).
  • 2026-05-12: Accepted the Montana Conservation Voters endorsement (MTPR).

What we couldn't find

  • Views on abortion, voting rules or environment; Q2-Q3 2026 finance; any Trump endorsement.
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