Mike Wheat
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Page Module:Infobox/styles.css has no content.Micheal Wheat Honorable | |
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| Justice of the Montana Supreme Court | |
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| Preceded by | John Warner (judge) |
| Succeeded by | Ingrid Gustafson |
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| Born | Script error: No such module "person date". Spokane, Washington, U.S. |
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| Party | Democratic |
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| Children | 4 |
| Education | University of Montana, Missoula (BA) University of Montana, Missoula (JD) |
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| Allegiance | United States of America |
| Branch/service | File:Flag of the United States Marine Corps.svg United States Marine Corps |
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Mike Wheat (born 1947) was a justice of the Montana Supreme Court from 2010 to 2017. He was appointed to the court in 2010 [1] by Governor Brian Schweitzer to fill the vacated seat of Justice John Warner.[2]
Background
Wheat was born in Spokane, Washington, in 1947.[2] He served with the United States Marine Corps and fought in the Vietnam War from 1968 to 1969 and was awarded the Purple Heart.[3] After the war Wheat attended the University of Montana and graduated with a BA in Political Science in 1975.[3] He received his JD from the Alexander Blewett III School of Law at the University of Montana in 1978.[3] After graduation he worked as a deputy county attorney in Butte, Montana until 1981, when he moved to Bozeman, Montana to start his own private law firm,[3] Cok, Wheat & Kinzler.[4]
Wheat was elected to the Montana State Senate and served two Legislative sessions from 2002 to 2005.[1] In 2008 Wheat ran an unsuccessful primary for Montana state attorney general.[4] Wheat was re-elected to the Montana Supreme Court in 2010 and 2014.[3] In 2017, Wheat announced that he would retire at the end of the year to spend more time with his family.[3] His successor on the Montana Supreme Court is Ingrid Gustafson.[5]
See also
References
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- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Supreme Court of Montana Biographies". Retrieved December 18, 2017.
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Bureau, Charles S. Johnson IR State. "Gov picks Wheat for seat on high court". Helena Independent Record. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
{{cite news}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ a b c d e f Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Menden, Joe (August 2017). "Wheat announces he will retire as Supreme Court justice at end of year". Montana Lawyer. 42 (9): 11.
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Bureau, Jennifer McKee IR State. "Wheat sworn in to high court". Helena Independent Record. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
{{cite news}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Billings judge to replace Wheat on Montana Supreme Court". Bozeman Daily Chronicle. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
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