Jay Sheffield
MT · Justice of the Peace, Lincoln County
Jay Sheffield is the Lincoln County Justice of the Peace, a post he has held since 2009, and his court also hears Libby city cases. He came to the bench with decades of law enforcement experience.
Track record
Track record — General
General · 3 records
The Montana Judicial Standards Commission dismissed three complaints filed against him in 2022 and 2023, finding no conduct-rule violations. The last dismissal came on January 22, 2024.
January 22, 2024
Source: courts.mt.gov
Proposed that his county Justice Court take over the Libby City Court caseload when the city judge retired. The Libby City Council accepted his proposal.
August 5, 2019
Source: thewesternnews.com
Won the 2014 election for Lincoln County Justice of the Peace, defeating sitting Justice of the Peace Stormy Langston with 53 percent of the vote.
November 4, 2014
Source: thewesternnews.com
Past race Jay Sheffield ran in:
- Justice of the Peace · November 3, 2026 · Lincoln County, Montana · incumbent