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Four Missoulians put their names forward to be on the November ballot for justice of the peace by the end of the filing deadline Wednesday.

In November, voters will decide which of them will serve the remainder of now-retired Justice of the Peace Karen Orzech’s term, which ends in 2018.

Interim Justice of the Peace Landee Holloway, who took office in early July after being appointed by the Missoula County Commission late last month, had indicated since applying for the interim role that she intended to run in the fall.

Now that she is on the bench, Holloway, who worked as a state probation and parole officer with the Department of Corrections for more than two decades, said she is enjoying the responsibility, learning more about the court system and adjusting to the pace of the court. A member of the steering committee for the Missoula City-County Jail Diversion Master Plan, Holloway has supported many of its recommendations.

“It’s becoming more imperative that, although community safety is always at the forefront, finding the balance of having compassion and accountability and getting to the root of the problem is paramount to stop the revolving door for some people as they go through the justice system,” she said.