| 词条 | James A. Rice |
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| name = James A. Rice | office = Justice of the Montana Supreme Court | term_start = March 15, 2001 | term_end = | predecessor = Karla M. Gray | successor = | governor = Judy Martz | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1957|11|15}} | birth_place = CFS Ramore, Ontario, Canada | death_date = | death_place = | party = | spouse = Norine | children = 3 | education = Montana State University, Bozeman {{small|(BA)}} University of Montana School of Law {{small|(JD)}} }} James A. Rice (born November 15, 1957[1]) is an American attorney, judge, and politician. He is one of the six Associate Justices currently on the Montana Supreme Court. Rice won an unopposed retention vote in 2014; his current term will expire in 2022. Rice was born to parents in the United States Military who were stationed at Ramore Air Force Base, near Kirkland Lake, Ontario, Canada.[1] Rice grew up in eastern Montana, and graduated in 1975.[1] He obtained his pilot's license at 17, and worked in aviation-related jobs while attending Montana State University.[1] He graduated with a B.A. in political science in 1979, and then earned a J.D. from the University of Montana School of Law in 1982.[1] Rice subsequently worked as a public defender in Lewis and Clark County for four years.[1] He was elected to three terms in the Montana House of Representatives, and served as House Majority Whip in the 1993 session.[1] He became a partner in the law firm of Jackson & Rice in Helena, Montana, in 1985.[1] On March 15, 2001, he was sworn in as an Associate Justice of the Montana Supreme Court[1] after appointment by Governor Judy Martz.[2] Rice filled the seat vacated by Karla M. Gray when she was elected Chief Justice of the Montana Supreme Court, November 2000.[2] In 2002, Rice won election to the remainder of the judicial term to which he was appointed.[1] In 2006, he won an unopposed retention vote.[1] In 2014, he defeated W. David Herbert to win a third term.[3] {{s-start}}{{s-legal}}{{s-bef|before=Karla M. Gray}}{{s-ttl|title=Justice of the Montana Supreme Court|years=2001–present}}{{s-inc}}{{s-end}}References1. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 {{Cite web|url=http://courts.mt.gov/supreme/bios/rice|title=courts.mt.gov > supreme > bios > rice|website=courts.mt.gov|language=en-US|access-date=2017-12-19}} 2. ^1 {{Cite news|url=|title=Rice gets high court seat|last=Billings|first=Erin P.|date=February 23, 2001|work=Independent Record|access-date=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=}} 3. ^https://www.bozemandailychronicle.com/news/politics/wheat-rice-win-re-election-to-montana-supreme-court/article_0b6449cc-64b2-11e4-80a4-6be7969980c7.html External links
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