Letter to the editor: Judge Lynch is most qualified candidate

In my 35 years as an attorney, I litigated cases in courts from Libby to Billings and in Municipal courts to the U.S. Supreme Court. I have had many complaints about many judges, but one judge of whom I never had any complaint is Jerry Lynch.

I appeared many times before Judge Lynch when he was the U.S. District Court Magistrate Judge in Missoula. Although he often didn't agree with me, I always believed he ruled according to the law and not because of personal bias or political beliefs.

I have never before written a letter supporting a judicial candidate. However, the position of Chief Justice of the Montana Supreme Court is too important to be decided by partisan politics. Judge Lynch is, by far, the most qualified candidate and the only independent candidate. For the sake of all Montanans, please vote Jerry Lynch for Chief Justice of the Montana Supreme Court.

Richard Buley,