Mike McGrath

Mike McGrath

Chief Justice of the Montana Supreme Court
Incumbent
Assumed office January 5, 2009 (2009-Jan-05)
Preceded by	Karla M. Gray
Personal details
Born	Butte, Montana
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Joy
Children	Pat and Chris
Residence	Helena, Montana
Alma mater	University of Montana (B.A.) Gonzaga University (J.D.)
Profession	Attorney
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Service/branch	United States Air Force
Years of service	1970–1972

Michael ("Mike") McGrath currently serves as the Chief Justice of the Montana Supreme Court. He was elected in 2008. He also served as Montana Attorney General from 2000-2008. He was elected in November 2000, and was unopposed for his second term in 2004. He was a member of the Montana Democratic Party. He is a veteran of the United States Air Force.

A native of Butte, Montana, McGrath graduated from the University of Montana with a BA in business administration in 1970 and received his JD from Gonzaga University School of Law in 1975. He was a Reginald Heber Smith Community Lawyer Fellow in Reno, Nevada from 1975 to 1976, and Montana's Assistant Attorney General from 1976 to 1982.

He served as County Attorney for Lewis and Clark County for five terms spanning 1982 to 2000. In his 18 years as a prosecutor, McGrath focused on family violence issues, including domestic abuse and sexual assault of children. He ran for Governor of Montana in 1992, but lost in the Democratic primary to former State Representative Dorothy Bradley, who in turn lost the general election to Marc Racicot.

He is a former chair of the Conference of Western Attorneys General (CWAG) and served as president of the Montana County Attorneys' Association.

Michael McGrath's opposition to the release of an innocent man was a case study in the very common human behavior of denial. In a 249 page deposition he^[1] unsuccessfully argued against the exoneration of a convicted rapist despite DNA evidence proving his innocence.

He and his wife Joy have two sons, Pat and Chris, and one granddaughter, Alexis.

References

↑ Schulz, Kathryn (2010). Being Wrong. HarperCollins. pp. 234–238. ISBN 978-0-06-117604-3.

Chief Justice Mike McGrath Biography
Mike McGrath (MT)] at Project Vote Smart

Legal offices
Preceded by Joseph P. Mazurek	Attorney General of Montana 2001–2009	Succeeded by Steve Bullock
Preceded by Karla M. Gray	Chief Justice of the Montana Supreme Court 2009–present	Incumbent

Chief Justices of Supreme Courts of the United States

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Italics indicate appointed supreme courts. 1. Chief Justice Tittle is Rotated. 2. Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals, Presiding Judge David B. Lewis 3. Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, Presiding Judge Sharon Keller

Current statewide political officials of Montana

U.S. Senators	Steve Daines Jon Tester

U.S. Representative	Ryan Zinke, At-large representative

State government	Steve Bullock, Governor Mike Cooney, Lieutenant Governor Linda McCulloch, Secretary of State Tim Fox, Attorney General Monica Lindeen, Auditor

Senate	Jim Peterson, President Bruce Tutvedt, President pro tempore Jeff Essmann, Majority Leader Carol Williams, Minority Leader

House	Mike Milburn, Speaker Janna Taylor, Speaker pro tempore Tom McGillvray, Majority Leader Jon Sesso, Minority Leader

Supreme Court	Mike McGrath, Chief Justice Laurie McKinnon, Associate Justice Patricia Cotter, Associate Justice James Rice, Associate Justice Mike Wheat, Associate Justice Beth Baker, Associate Justice Jim Shea, Associate Justice

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Mike McGrath

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