Herring To Be Seventh Judicial District Court Judge

Gov. Greg Gianforte has announced his appointment of Scott Herring to serve on the Seventh Judicial District Court, which includes Dawson, Prairie, McCone, Richland and Wibaux counties.

“With a career serving Dawson and Richland counties, Scott is well qualified to use his experience on the Seventh Judicial District Court,” Gianforte said.

Herring graduated from the University of Montana in 1986 and the University of Montana School of Law in 1990. He previously served in the Dawson County Attorney’s Office and as the Glendive city attorney. He currently serves as Fairview city attorney and has a private practice.

On Feb. 3, Gianforte announced an advisory council of attorneys and community leaders in Dawson, Prairie, McCone, Richland, and Wibaux Counties to assist in identifying and reviewing qualified candidates to fill the district court judge vacancy in the Seventh Judicial District.

The advisory council held a public meeting to consider applicants and review Montanans’ public comments. The advisory council forwarded two nominees to the governor.

The governor concluded, “I thank the members of advisory council for serving their community and giving their time to review and recommend highly qualified nominees to serve as the new district court judge.”