Matter of Austin Knudsen

j ORIGINAL 10/24/2024

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF MONTANA Case Number: PR 23-0496

PR 23-0496 FILED OCT 2 4 2024 IN THE MATTER OF Bovven Greenwood Clerk of Supreme Court State of Montana AUSTIN MILES KNUDSEN, RECUSAL NOTICE Attorney at Law, Respondent.

Comes Now the undersigned Justice of this Court and hereby gives notice of his prior and continuing recusal pursuant to M. Cod. Jud. Conduct 1.2 comment (5), 2.12(A)(2)(d), and (5)(c) from participation in deliberations and decision on matters previously and hereafter at issue in the above-captioned matter in the wake of being recently deposed as a non-party witness in advance of the underlying Judicial Standards Commission adjudicatory hearing.

The Clerk shall provide a copy of this Notice to all counsel of record and the other Justices of this Court.

Dated this 24th day of October, 2024.

M DIRK M. SANDEFUR, As ociate Justice