Our state’s nickname, the “Cowboy State,” is very fitting during Cheyenne Frontier Days, however, our other nickname, the “Equality State,” is perhaps the more suitable alias for 2019.
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Current and former Wyoming Supreme Court Justices held a brief opening ceremony of the Historic Supreme Court Room in the Capitol on July 10. The 1888 Territorial House Chamber was occupied by the Wyoming Supreme Court from 1890 to 1937. No room in the Capitol has been more radically transformed by this project than the Historic Supreme Court Chamber.
Read MoreThe Wyoming Supreme Court is pleased to announce the United States District Court, District of Wyoming will hold a naturalization ceremony in the Wyoming Supreme Court courtroom on Monday, July 15, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. Nineteen petitioners are scheduled to take the oath of citizenship.
Read MoreDistrict Judge Norman E. Young is set to retire on July 3, 2019, after serving the citizens of the state for almost four decades, including the past 16 years as a district judge. He was appointed to the district court bench in 2003 by Governor Freudenthal.
Read MoreJudge Randal R. Arp will retire on July 2, 2019, marking the end of 19+ years of service on the circuit court bench. In December 1999 Judge Arp was appointed by Governor Jim Geringer to replace retiring Judge Gerald Connolly as the County Court Judge for Goshen County.
Read MoreWyoming Supreme Court Chief Justice Michael K. Davis, who acts as Chairman of the Judicial Nominating Commission, announced today that Third Judicial District Judge Nena James will be retiring effective October 18, 2019.
Read MoreCHEYENNE, Wyo.– Governor Mark Gordon has appointed Nathaniel Hibben to be a Circuit Court Judge for the Eighth Judicial District serving Goshen County, Wyoming. Hibben’s appointment fills the vacancy left by the retirement of Judge Randal Arp.
Read MorePeople from the audience donned judges’ robes and listened to evidence presented in mock cases at Sheridan College Thursday night during a program that’s intended to give Wyoming citizens a feel for what it’s like to be a judge. Called “You Be the Judge,” the program started with a discussion by Wyoming’s five Supreme Court justices on topics including an overview of Wyoming’s judiciary system, the qualities needed by a judge and how judges are selected.
Read MoreOn behalf of the Judicial Nominating Commission, Wyoming Supreme Court Chief Justice Michael K. Davis, who serves as Chairman, announced today that the Commission has completed its consideration of all who have expressed interest in the position of Circuit Judge of the Eighth Judicial District.
Read MoreCHEYENNE, Wyo. – Governor Mark Gordon has appointed Jason M. Conder to be a District Court Judge for the Ninth Judicial District serving Fremont County, Wyoming. Conder fills the vacancy occurring with the retirement of Judge Norman Young.
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