Resolution to censure Bozeman Municipal Judges J. Colleen Herrington and Karolina Tierney

This resolution (LC 2691) formally censures Bozeman Municipal Judges J. Colleen Herrington and Karolina Tierney for alleged official misconduct related to their handling of a bondsman's case. It specifically cites their improper suspension of bondsman John Looney's bonding privileges in July 2024 - despite a state commissioner rejecting a complaint against him - and their demand that Looney withdraw his separate judicial complaint in exchange for restoring his privileges. The resolution calls for the judges' immediate resignation, citing violations of Montana law regarding judicial authority over bond forfeitures. This is a formal statement of disapproval by the Montana House, not a law changing policy or procedures.