Molly Owen
Nonpartisan Incumbent
Biography
Molly Owen serves as the Department 1 District Judge of Montana's 20th Judicial District, covering Lake and Sanders counties, per Lake County. No campaign website was found as of September 21, 2026.
Lake County, Montana
District Court Judge, 20th Judicial District, Department 1
Lake County, Montana
District Court Judge, 20th Judicial District, Department 1
One candidate is tracked for District Court Judge, 20th Judicial District, Department 1 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Molly Owen. Candidate information follows official Lake County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
About this race
Molly Owen is the sitting judge and no one filed against the seat, so the November 3, 2026 ballot asks voters in the 20th Judicial District (Lake, Sanders) to approve or reject keeping the judge, under Article VII, Section 8 of the Montana Constitution. Montana judicial races are nonpartisan. Listed from the Montana Secretary of State's 2026 candidate list.
What this office does
Trial court judge. A trial judge presides over criminal and civil cases at the first level: bail and pleas, motions, trials, sentencing and civil judgments. Judges are bound by state law and appellate precedent and are barred by judicial conduct rules from campaigning on how they would rule. Most states elect trial judges on a nonpartisan ballot; the term and the courts a judge may sit on vary by state.
This race. Nonpartisan: candidates appear without party labels. The sitting officeholder, Molly Owen, is on the ballot. One name is on the ballot for this seat.