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Montana Attorney Seeks Post of Judge She’s Suing
After a Lewistown judge slapped his female law clerk's butt with a folder, the clerk first sued her boss. Now she wants his job.
Forty-three-year-old Britt Long characterizes her bid to unseat two-term incumbent Judge E. Wayne Phillips as a battle against the status quo.
Phillips acknowledges the file folder incident, but says it was a "tap" made out of frustration. He says Long's decision to run reveals the lawsuit was designed to undermine his reputation.
Phillips has not decided if he will seek another six-year term.
The dispute with the judge is Long's second recent legal clash with an employer.
She lost a state job in 2008 and complained of workplace discrimination. A judge recently dismissed her lawsuit in that case and sanctioned Long for repeatedly missing court-ordered depositions.
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