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Montana district court Judge Deborah Christopher tenders resignation

by By KEILA SZPALLER Daily Montanan
| March 26, 2024 7:00 AM

A district court judge who has been under scrutiny for the way she handled a child custody case and for repeatedly missing work is resigning from the job, according to a letter to the chief justice of the Montana Supreme Court.

In the letter, Judge Deborah Kim Christopher said it had been a privilege to serve Lake and Sanders counties for nearly 24 years, and she will resign effective April 5, 2024.

Christopher said as a judge, she learned much about people’s lives and professions.

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