John C. Sheehy

John C. Sheehy (January 27, 1918 – April 7, 2017) was a justice of the Montana Supreme Court from 1978 to 1991.

Early life, education, and career Born in Butte, Montana,

Judicial service On April 12, 1978, Governor Tom Judge appointed Sheehy to a seat on the Montana Supreme Court vacated by the elevation of Frank I. Haswell to the position of chief justice, following the resignation of Paul G. Hatfield. In an incident in June 1984, a disgruntled litigant "burst into Sheehy's Supreme Court chambers in Helena, holding him hostage at gunpoint for most of the afternoon", until Sheehy was able to talk the gunman into surrendering his weapon. Sheehy served until 1991.

Personal life and death In 1945, Sheehy married Rita Ann Schilta, with whom he had 11 children.

He died in April 2017 at the age of 99.