[3] From 1988 to 1989, she served as a law clerk to Diane Barz on the Thirteenth Judicial District Court of Montana.

[3] From 1996 to 1998, she practiced both civil and criminal litigation at the law firm of Hendrickson, Everson, Noennig & Woodward, P.C.

This was to fill the seat in Billings vacated by Judge Richard F. Cebull, who took senior status on March 18, 2013.

[5] At the time of Watters's appointment, Montana had two of the three active judge seats vacant.

[8] On January 31, 2024, Watters denied a motion to dismiss a charge under the federal Gun-Free School Zones Act as unconstitutional under the Second Amendment.