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Judge directoryEd Zink

Active Trial judge

Ed Zink

Montana 13th Judicial District Court

Montana

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Overview

Identity and service

Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge.

Judicial role
District Judge
Service status
Active
Court level
Trial
Jurisdiction
State
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Before you appear

Preparation checklist

  1. 01

    Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed.

  2. 02

    Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance.

  3. 03

    Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding.

Scope note

Statewide and courtwide guidance is labeled by scope and is not evidence of a personal preference. Division, judge-specific, or case-specific orders may control.

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Presentation rules

What the public sources say

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Court Proceeding

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The Montana 13th Judicial District Court's published local rules regulate electronic-device, recording, photography, or media use in proceedings; the presiding judge and case-specific orders control permission.

Page
Official local rules PDF
Section
Rule 32 and Rule 33, Use of Electronic Devices and Free Press and Fair Trial
Last checked
July 27, 2026
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No video or audio recording, still photography or broadcasting of court proceedings shall occur without prior consent of the presiding district court judge.

The requirement is stated in current official court rules and is attached at court scope, not as a personal preference.

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Courtroom technology

Published equipment guidance

No technology specification indexed

Technology availability is separate from procedural permission and evidentiary admissibility.

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Published opinion footprint

Decisions and citations

Opinion data is not yet indexed for this profile

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Sources

Public documents behind this profile

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Change history

How this profile entered KYJ

Current profile indexed

Identity imported from Montana Judicial Branch. 1 presentation-related claim migrated with source provenance.