Justice of the Peace Paul Sullivan files for Flathead County District Court judge seat

Justice of the Peace Paul Sullivan launched his campaign for the position of Flathead County District Court judge earlier this month.

Sullivan, who has presided over cases in Flathead County Justice Court since his election in 2018, said he decided to run after Judge Robert Allison indicated he would not seek another term. If elected, Sullivan would take command of Department B of Flathead County District Court. 

“[Allison] has been an outstanding judge here for a long time and I am not running because I think there needs to be a change of course from what he did… I’m running because I think I’ve proven in justice court that I have the temperment and the approach to the law that that position requires,” Sullivan told the Daily Inter Lake.