Rick Schoening
MT · Justice of the Peace, Lake County
Rick Schoening has been Lake County Justice of the Peace since 2023, after 35 years in law enforcement as a state game warden and Polson police officer. He has stressed holding offenders accountable through new sentencing approaches.
Track record
Track record — General
General · 3 records
The Montana Judicial Standards Commission dismissed a complaint filed against him as Lake County Justice of the Peace, finding no violation of the judicial conduct rules.
August 19, 2024
Source: courts.mt.gov
Proposed statewide ballot Initiative 193. It aimed to bar hunting rules that stop landowners inside Indian reservations from hunting deer, elk, or black bear on their own land. A legislative council split 8-8 on it.
December 6, 2023
Source: dailymontanan.com
Won election as Lake County Justice of the Peace on November 8, 2022, defeating Michael Larson 6,205 votes to 4,899.
November 8, 2022
Source: leaderadvertiser.com
Past race Rick Schoening ran in:
- Justice of the Peace · November 3, 2026 · Lake County, Montana · incumbent