Judge Is on the Hook for $744,371

A <strong><a href="http://courthousenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Berdahl.pdf">ruling</a> </strong>by the Montana Supreme Court on Valentine’s Day says the state need not cover the $744,371 settlement that First Judicial District Judge George Huss agreed to pay a court reporter suing him for sexual harassment, because Huss reached the settlement without the state’s consent.

HELENA, Mont. (CN) — A **ruling ** by the Montana Supreme Court on Valentine’s Day says the state need not cover the $744,371 settlement that First Judicial District Judge George Huss agreed to pay a court reporter suing him for sexual harassment, because Huss reached the settlement without the state’s consent.

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