Lincoln appointed and sworn in as Hill County attorney

Lacey Lincoln, formerly a deputy county attorney for Missoula County, was appointed as Hill County attorney in a unanimous vote this morning and then sworn in.

Lincoln has been a lawyer for more than 10 years, starting in 2009 after a year of being a judicial clerk in Washington state and later a deputy prosecuting attorney.

She moved to Missoula four-and-a-half years ago to become a deputy attorney spending most of her time in the special victims unit, a division that mostly handles cases of domestic violence and sexual assault.

She said she's thrilled to begin working as Hill County attorney...