## [Prosecutor Misconduct No. 1729890492 - 1144518478](/prosecutor-misconduct-no-1729890492-1144518478) [![](/sites/default/files/styles/square_500_x_500_/public/2024-10/austin-knudsen-250x250.jpg?itok=81qcj6VY)](/individual/austin-%20knudsen)Austin Knudsen **[Montana Department of Justice](/montana/montana-department-justice)** 215 North Sanders Street Helena, Montana 59601 [(310) 394-9225](tel:%28310%29394-9225) [![Montana Department of Justice](/sites/default/files/styles/max_325x325/public/2024-10/Montana%20Seal.png?itok=uG2LWGX7 "Montana Department of Justice")](/montana/montana-department-justice) ## Date of Offense Date Not Provided ## Offense(s) [Attorney Misconduct](/prosecutor-complaint-categories/duty/attorney-misconduct) [Cooperative Misconduct](/prosecutor-complaint-categories/duty-adjacent/cooperative-misconduct) ## Reporting Authority This complaint has been forwarded to the [State Bar of Montana](/montana/state-bar-montana) ## Supporting Document(s) [Judicial panel recommends suspending Montana's AG from practicing law for 90 days.pdf](/sites/default/files/2024-10/Judicial%20panel%20recommends%20suspending%20Montana%27s%20AG%20from%20practicing%20law%20for%2090%20days.pdf) ## Statement A state judicial panel is recommending that Montana’s Republican attorney general be suspended from practicing law for 90 days for openly defying court orders and repeatedly attacking the integrity of justices in his defense of a law permitting the state’s Republican governor to directly fill judicial vacancies.