Jim Rice
Non-Partisan | Montana
Candidate Profile*
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BIOGRAPHY
Name
Jim Rice
Party
Non-Partisan
Election Year
2022
Election
General
Race
Supreme Court, Seat 1
Incumbent
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EDUCATION
Montana State University, Bozeman, B.A., Pol. Science, 1979
University of Montana School of Law, Missoula, Juris Doctor, 1982
WORK & MILITARY
Private law practice, Partner, 1982-2001
Montana Supreme Court, Justice, 2001-2022
AFFILIATIONS
Montana Hope Project, Legal counsel, First Assembly of God Church, Helena
Board member, Northwest University, Kirkland, WA, Board member
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
State Representative, Montana Legislature, 1989-1995
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
Montana Attorney General, 2000
ENDORSEMENTS*
CONSERVATIVE (3)
*Montana Shooting Sports Association
*Montanans for Limited Government
*Judge Voter Guide
LIBERAL (3)
*Montana Conservation Voters
*Montana AFL-CIO
*Billings Education Association (BEA)
OTHER (1)
*Montana Federation of Public Employees - MFPE
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (1)
Montana Conservation Voters, Montana Federation of Public Employees
SELECTED FINANCIAL SOURCE DOCUMENTS
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OTHER INFORMATION
Has a Ballotpedia Partisan Confidence Score of "Strong Republican"
Article about MT Republican Attorney General saying Rice should go
Rice said, “The courts aren’t the sudden-death-overtime for the political battle... I mean, we do have the final word, but it’s on the basis of law. We don’t engage in policy debates and we don’t root for one side or the other… Our purpose is limited to that call when the debate crosses the line.”
Judge Voter Guide gave 5 Stars and voted to "endorsed."
QUESTIONNAIRE
JUDICIAL PHILOSOPHY
Justices should not interpret the federal and state constitutions as living documents, but should use a textualist and originalist approach to interpretation.
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What is the proper use of legislative history in interpreting statutory law?
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Which current or past U.S. Supreme Court justice best reflects your judicial philosophy?
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How should a court address the balance between public health and individual freedoms in the time of a pandemic?
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In light of the case Bostock v. Clayton County, in which the U.S. Supreme Court interpreted the 1964 Civil Rights Act to include a prohibition on sexual-orientation discrimination, which justice’s opinion most closely aligns with your own opinion?
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What role (if any) does a judge have in maintaining the separation of church and state?
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Religious liberty is at risk in the United States and deserves the highest level of protection in the law.
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When should a judge overturn past court decisions?
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How should a judge determine which rights are protected by the Constitution even though they are not specifically mentioned?
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What legal principles should a court consider when evaluating parents’ objection to their child obtaining medical procedures or drugs designed to affirm the child’s desired gender?
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What principles should guide a court’s analysis of whether your state’s constitution gives terminally ill patients a right to assisted suicide?
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Would you describe your judicial philosophy as originalist, living constitutionalist, or something else?
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ABOUT YOU
Have you ever been convicted of a felony or been penalized in either civil or criminal court for sexual misconduct? If so, please explain.
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What education or experience qualifies you to hold the office for which you seek election?
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Why should the voters choose you?
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I voted in these primaries and general elections:
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VALUES
I agree with Critical Race Theory (CRT) which asserts that the institutions in the United States are fundamentally racist.
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Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality that is necessary for our system of limited government.
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Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
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What types of pro bono work have you done?
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