Ingrid Gustafson
Ingrid Gustafson | |
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| Justice of the Montana Supreme Court | |
| Assumed office January 2018 | |
| Appointed by | Steve Bullock |
| Preceded by | Mike Wheat |
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| Born | December 11, 1961 Laramie, Wyoming, U.S. |
| Education | Montana State University (BS) University of Montana (JD) |
Ingrid G. Gustafson (born December 11, 1961)[1] is an associate justice of the Montana Supreme Court. She was appointed in December 2017 by Governor Steve Bullock to fill the seat of retiring Justice Mike Wheat.[2] She grew up primarily in Billings, Montana, where she returned to work in private practice and then became a District Judge for Montana's 13th Judicial District, Yellowstone County prior to her appointment to the state Supreme Court.
Background[edit]
Gustafson was born in Wyoming and moved to Montana in 1972, where she graduated from Billings West High School in 1979.[1] Attending Montana State University on a skiing scholarship,[1] she graduated in 1983. She obtained her law degree from the University of Montana Law School in 1988.[2][3]
Gustafson worked for the Social Security Administration for two years, and entered private practice in 1991. In that period, she also was a public defender in Rosebud County, Montana. From 1996 until 2004 she was a managing partner at the law firm Graves, Toennis and Gustafson in Billings, Montana.[1]
Gustafson was appointed as District Judge of Montana's 13th Judicial District by former Governor Judy Martz, and took the bench in 2004.[2] She succeeded retiring District Judge and former Montana Supreme Court justice Diane Barz.[1] She was re-elected to the bench in 2004, 2006 and 2012.[2] Gustafson helped create Yellowstone County's drug court in 2010.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e Johnson, Charles S. (November 21, 2003). "Gustafson named to court seat by Martz". The Billings Gazette. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
- ^ a b c d Tollefson, Phoebe. "Billings judge Ingrid Gustafson named to Montana Supreme Court". The Billings Gazette. Retrieved 2017-12-19.
- ^ "Hon. Ingrid Gayle Gustafson Judge Profile on Martindale.com". www.martindale.com. Retrieved 2017-12-19.
- ^ Staff, ED KEMMICK Of The Gazette. "Judge Gustafson to launch adult drug court". The Billings Gazette. Retrieved 2017-12-19.
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