Politics raises the stakes in Gustafson-Brown high court race

Montana voters will decide two Supreme Court races this fall, and one is attracting an unusual share of partisan attention.

In that race, incumbent Justice Ingrid Gustafson, with 18 years of experience as a judge, faces challenger James Brown, current president of the Public Service Commission and former legal counsel to the Montana Republican Party.

Although Brown has never been a judge, GOP endo...