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Carolyn Berkram

MT · Justice of the Peace, Glacier County

Carolyn Berkram is the Glacier County Justice of the Peace, based in Cut Bank. A lawyer, Berkram earlier served as acting Glacier County Attorney, the county's chief prosecutor.

Track record

Track record — General

General · 5 records
  • Resigned as Glacier County Attorney on February 10, 2017, before her term ended. Commissioners later appointed Terryl Matt to serve the rest of the term.

    February 10, 2017

    Source: web.archive.org

  • Asked a state district judge to order the Glacier County commissioners to drop a demand that she cut $80,000 from her office's $418,000 budget. She said the cut was payback for her campaign complaint against a commissioner.

    October 28, 2016

    Source: flatheadbeacon.com

  • Filed a formal complaint with the state political practices commissioner against Glacier County Commission candidate Michael DesRosier. It said his signs and mailers lacked the required 'paid for by' line. The commissioner found sufficient evidence of a violation on July 12, 2016.

    June 15, 2016

    Source: politicalpractices.mt.gov

  • Her Glacier County Attorney's office defended a felony DUI conviction on appeal (State v. Sommers). The Montana Supreme Court reversed it, finding the trial judge had used the wrong legal standard in jury instructions.

    December 2, 2014

    Source: courtlistener.com

  • As Glacier County Attorney, said publicly that county officers have no power to arrest enrolled tribal members inside the Blackfeet Reservation. She cited a 2001 Montana Supreme Court ruling. This followed a state senator driving away from a county traffic stop on the reservation.

    May 31, 2013

    Source: flatheadbeacon.com

Track record — Legal Competence

Legal Competence · 1 favorable
  • As Glacier County Attorney, defended a felony burglary conviction on appeal (State v. Kasparek). The Montana Supreme Court upheld the conviction and the search-warrant evidence.

    July 12, 2016Favorable on Legal Competence

    Source: courtlistener.com

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