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Governor Matt Mead has appointed William L. (Bill) Simpson to be District Court Judge for the Fifth Judicial District. Simpson fills the vacancy occurring in the District’s Park County, Cody office with the retirement of Judge Steven Cranfill effective July 31, 2017.
Read MoreMiss Piggy, resplendent in a cocktail dress, white gloves and a string of pearls, gave opening testimony at the trial of the State vs. Alexander T. Wolf (aka the Big Bad Wolf) for committing two counts of misdemeanor animal cruelty. Mr. Wolf allegedly caused the undue suffering of little pigs Pork and Babe, which compelled them to seek safety in Miss Piggy’s brick house (Kermit the Frog was visiting at the time). Supreme Court Justice Kate Fox and some of the Court’s staff attorneys provided a rendition of the classic fairy tale as a mock trial for the 2017 Girls State delegates on June 12th.
Read MoreGovernor Matt Mead has appointed F. Scott Peasley to be District Court Judge for the Eighth Judicial District. Peasley fills the vacancy occurring in Converse County with the retirement of Judge John Brooks effective August 4, 2017. The District serves Converse, Niobrara, Platte and Goshen Counties.
Read MoreNot only will District Judge Wade Waldrip be sorely missed as a jurist, he’ll also be missed as a “law school recruiter” when he retires his black robe. Barb Casados, the judge’s Judicial Assistant, commented, “He has been an inspiration to a lot of people—at least two newspaper reporters, one student intern, and one defendant have graduated from law school because of his influence.”
Read MoreApril 25, 2017 — The Office of Court Administration continues to work diligently on the information technology projects currently underway
Read More[Judge Waldrip-Rawlins] – A “dangerous criminal” faced serious charges in Carbon County District Court Judge Wade Waldrip’s courtroom Tuesday morning. Chained and shackled, Jim Time showed little remorse as his charges were read aloud, each one eliciting snickers from the audience. “The State alleges that you have inflicted miserable abuse on children,” Waldrip said. “Specifically […]
Read More[Judge Cranfill-Cody] – Livingston students who recently attended a mock arraignment at the [Park] county courthouse may have expected a run-of-the-mill court proceeding. They were in for a surprise, however, when the face of the day’s “criminal” was one they recognized.
Read MoreThe Wyoming Supreme Court has launched a new Judicial Learning Center website, which can be accessed at jlc.wyo.gov. The Judicial Learning Center opened on January 9, 2017 and is located in the Wyoming Supreme Court, State Law Library. Attorneys, teachers, students and others may now access Judicial Learning Center games and resources online.
Read MoreThe Judicial Nominating Commission will accept expressions of interest from qualified persons to fill the vacancy through April 17, 2017. Copies of the expression of interest form can be obtained from the Supreme Court’s website.
Read MoreWyoming Supreme Court Chief Justice E. James Burke was elected to the Conference of Chief Justices (CCJ) Board by a vote of the general membership at the midyear meeting in Scottsdale, Arizona on February 1, 2017. The Conference of Chief Justices was founded in 1949 to provide an opportunity for the highest judicial officers of […]
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