Judge Amy Eddy Announces Bid for Supreme Court Seat
Two Flathead County District Court judges will vie for Justice Beth Baker’s seat on the state’s highest court
By Micah Drew, Daily Montanan
Flathead County District Court Judge Amy Eddy announced Tuesday she is running for the open seat on the Montana Supreme Court that will be vacated by Justice Beth Baker in 2027.
One other candidate has announced for the seat on the state’s highest court — District Court Judge Dan Wilson, also from the Flathead.
“Montanans deserve a Supreme Court Justice who is fair, impartial, and independent,” Eddy said in a prepared statement. “On the Supreme Court, I will protect our freedoms, guard our Constitution, hold criminals accountable, and apply the law fairly. I believe deeply that we must keep politics out of the courtroom.”
Eddy worked as an attorney in Kalispell after graduating from the University of Montana School of Law.
She was appointed to serve as a district court judge in Flathead County by Democratic Governor Steve Bullock in 2015. Eddy retained her seat in 2016 with 81% of the vote, and most recently won a retention election in 2024 with 73%.
According to a press release, Eddy was chosen to serve as Montana’s first Asbestos Claims Court Judge in 2017, “facilitating the resolution of thousands of asbestos claims that had languished for decades.”
Her campaign will focus on “protecting Montanans’ freedoms and rights, upholding the Constitution, and following the law to ensure justice for all.”
The 2026 election cycle will be the first following the Legislature’s passage of House Bill 39, which allows political parties to donate to judicial candidates, though candidates themselves may not run under a partisan label, despite efforts to change that this legislative session.
Judge Wilson previously ran for the state Supreme Court in 2024, losing to current Justice Katherine Bidegaray by about eight points.