Ingrid Gustafson

American judge (born 1961)

Ingrid Gustafson

Justice of the Montana Supreme Court

Incumbent

Assumed office
January 2018
Appointed by| Steve Bullock
Preceded by| Mike Wheat
Personal details
Born|  (1961-12-11) December 11, 1961 (age 62)
Laramie, Wyoming, U.S.
Education| Montana State University (BS)
University of Montana (JD)

Ingrid G. Gustafson (born December 11, 1961)[1] is an associate justice of the Montana Supreme Court. She was appointed in December 2017 by Governor Steve Bullock to fill the seat of retiring Justice Mike Wheat.[2] She grew up primarily in Billings, Montana, where she returned to work in private practice and then became a District Judge for Montana's 13th Judicial District, Yellowstone County prior to her appointment to the state Supreme Court.

## Background[edit]

Gustafson was born in Wyoming and moved to Montana in 1972, where she graduated from Billings West High School in 1979.[1] Attending Montana State University on a skiing scholarship,[1] she graduated in 1983. She obtained her law degree from the University of Montana Law School in 1988.[2][3]

Gustafson worked for the Social Security Administration for two years, and entered private practice in 1991. In that period, she also was a public defender in Rosebud County, Montana. From 1996 until 2004 she was a managing partner at the law firm Graves, Toennis and Gustafson in Billings, Montana.[1]

Gustafson was appointed as District Judge of Montana's 13th Judicial District by former Governor Judy Martz, and took the bench in 2004.[2] She succeeded retiring District Judge and former Montana Supreme Court justice Diane Barz.[1] She was re-elected to the bench in 2004, 2006 and 2012.[2] Gustafson helped create Yellowstone County's drug court in 2010.[4]

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b c d e Johnson, Charles S. (November 21, 2003). "Gustafson named to court seat by Martz". The Billings Gazette. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
2. ^ a b c d Tollefson, Phoebe. "Billings judge Ingrid Gustafson named to Montana Supreme Court". The Billings Gazette. Retrieved 2017-12-19.
3. ^ "Hon. Ingrid Gayle Gustafson Judge Profile on Martindale.com". www.martindale.com. Retrieved 2017-12-19.
4. ^ Staff, ED KEMMICK Of The Gazette. "Judge Gustafson to launch adult drug court". The Billings Gazette. Retrieved 2017-12-19.

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Preceded by

Mike Wheat

|  Justice of the Montana Supreme Court
2018–present  | Incumbent

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Statewide political officials of Montana

U.S. senators|

* Jon Tester
* Steve Daines

State government|

* Greg Gianforte, Governor
* Kristen Juras, Lieutenant Governor
* Christi Jacobsen, Secretary of State
* Austin Knudsen, Attorney General
* Troy Downing, Auditor
* Elsie Arntzen, Superintendent

Senate|

* Jason Ellsworth, President
* Kenneth Bogner, President pro tempore
* Steve Fitzpatrick, Majority Leader
* Pat Flowers, Minority Leader

House|

* Matt Regier, Speaker
* Rhonda Knudsen, Speaker pro tempore
* Sue Vinton, Majority Leader
* Kim Abbott, Minority Leader

Supreme Court|

* Mike McGrath, Chief Justice
* Laurie McKinnon
* James Rice
* Beth Baker
* Jim Shea
* Dirk Sandefur
* Ingrid Gustafson, Associate Justices

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