11th District Court judges Amy Eddy and Dan Wilson are competing for the state Supreme Court in an unusual race between two judges from the same court. But more interesting than the commonality of the candidates’ current jobs is the politicized flavor of the nominally nonpartisan race. Adding to the race’s ideological dynamic, the campaigns’ partisan overtones are playing out as Montanans will consider on the same November ballot a constitutional initiative — CI-132 — that would require judicial races in Montana to remain nonpartisan, as they have been for decades.
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Justin Franz is a freelance writer, photographer and editor based in Whitefish. Originally from Maine, he is a graduate of the University of Montana's School of Journalism and worked for the Flathead Beacon for nine years. His work has appeared in the Washington Post, Seattle Times and New York Times. Find him at justinfranz.com or follow him on Twitter.
