Ernie L. Bear Dont Walk
MT · Justice of the Peace, Big Horn County
Ernie L. Bear Dont Walk has been Big Horn County Justice of the Peace since December 2018 and was the second Crow tribal member to hold the post in Montana. Bear Dont Walk is from Crow Agency and graduated from Concordia College in 1992.
Where Ernie L. Bear Dont Walk stands, based on their records
Supports
Public Safety and Crime Control (1 record), Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties (1 record)
Track record
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 1 support
Won county commissioners' approval for a new pretrial misdemeanor probation officer, so people awaiting trial could go home and keep working instead of staying in jail on high bail.
April 27, 2023Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: bighorncountynews.com
Track record — Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties · 1 support
Won county commissioners' approval for a new pretrial misdemeanor probation officer, so people awaiting trial could go home and keep working instead of staying in jail on high bail.
April 27, 2023Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: bighorncountynews.com
Track record — General
General · 3 records
A judicial conduct complaint filed against him in April 2024 over a landlord-tenant case was dismissed by the Montana Judicial Standards Commission.
May 20, 2024
Source: courts.mt.gov
Issued a special COVID-19 bail schedule as justice of the peace to reduce the number of people held in the Big Horn County jail.
August 4, 2020
Source: billingsgazette.com
Was sworn in as Big Horn County Justice of the Peace, becoming the second Crow tribal member to hold that post in Montana.
December 31, 2018
Source: concordiacollege.edu
Past race Ernie L. Bear Dont Walk ran in:
- Justice of the Peace · November 3, 2026 · Big Horn County, Montana · incumbent