Justice of the Peace resigns
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Editor,
Judges are — and should be — held to very high standards of conduct, both in their professional and personal affairs. One such standard is that they avoid any appearance of impropriety. In an effort to lighten the atmosphere and make both my office and my small-town Montana but very busy courtroom a more enjoyable and less stressful and intimidating place to work and appear, I have said some things that in hindsight were not becoming of a member of the judiciary. No harm was ever intended.
In order to save my family and the citizens and taxpayers of Lake County the expense of continued legal proceedings, and to allow my position to be placed on the November ballot for a fair election of my replacement, I have chosen to resign my post and return to private practice of law here in Lake County. My wife, family and I feel good about our decision, and look forward to living a more private and normal life.
I appreciate the trust and confidence you have placed in me, am grateful for the opportunity to have served as your Justice of the Peace for the past 10 years, and hope that I have made some positive contributions to at least a few peoples’ lives. I look forward to putting my years of experience to work as a private attorney for the citizens of Lake County.
Chuck Wall
Polson
