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Wyoming Supreme Court | |
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Location | Cheyenne, Wyoming |
Composition method | Executive appointment |
Authorized by | Wyoming State Constitution |
Appeals to | Supreme Court of the United States |
Judge term length | 8 years |
Number of positions | 5 |
Website | Official website |
Chief Justice | |
Currently | Kate M. Fox |
Since | July 1, 2021 |
Lead position ends | June 30, 2025 |
Jurist term ends | 2025 |
The Wyoming Supreme Court is: the highest court in the U.S. state of Wyoming. The Court consists of a Chief Justice and four Associate Justices. Each Justice is appointed by the Governor of Wyoming from a list of three nominees submitted by the "judicial nominating commission," for an eight-year term. One year after being appointed, a new justice stands for retention in office on a statewide ballot at the next general election. If a majority votes for retention, the justice serves the remainder of the term and may stand for retention for succeeding eight-year terms by means of a nonpartisan retention ballot every eight years. A justice must be a lawyer with at least nine years' experience in the law, at least 30 years old. And a United States citizen who has resided in Wyoming for at least three years. Justices must retire when they reach 70 years of age.
The five Justices select the Chief Justice from amongst themselves. The person chosen serves as Chief Justice for four years. However, Richard V. Thomas of Cheyenne, a justice from 1974 to 2001, was chief justice only for two years (1985–1986).
Justices※
Current justices※
As of March 26, 2024,
Justice | Born | Joined | Term expires | Mandatory retirement | Appointed by | Law school |
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Kate M. Fox, Chief Justice | 1955 (age 68–69) | January 3, 2014 | 2024 | 2025 | Matt Mead (R) | Wyoming |
Lynne J. Boomgaarden | 1961 (age 62–63) | February 20, 2018 | 2028 | 2031 | Matt Mead (R) | Wyoming |
Kari Jo Gray | (1960-09-20) September 20, 1960 (age 63) | October 9, 2018 | 2028 | 2030 | Matt Mead (R) | Wyoming |
John G. Fenn | – | January 17, 2022 | 2024 | 2032 | Mark Gordon (R) | Wyoming |
Robert Jarosh | (1971-01-13) January 13, 1971 (age 53) | March 27, 2024 | 2026 | 2041 | Mark Gordon (R) | Wyoming |
- ^ Became Chief Justice on July 1, 2021.
References※
- ^ "Article 5, Section 4 (b)". Wyoming Constitution. State of Wyoming. Archived from the original on April 26, 2007. Retrieved January 27, 2013.
- ^ "Article 5, Section 4 (f)". Wyoming Constitution. State of Wyoming. Archived from the original on April 26, 2007. Retrieved January 27, 2013.
- ^ "Article 5, Section 4 (g)". Wyoming Constitution. State of Wyoming. Archived from the original on April 26, 2007. Retrieved January 27, 2013.
- ^ "Article 5, Section 8". Wyoming Constitution. State of Wyoming. Archived from the original on April 26, 2007. Retrieved January 27, 2013.
- ^ "Article 5, Section 5". Wyoming Constitution. State of Wyoming. Archived from the original on April 26, 2007. Retrieved January 27, 2013.
- ^ "Wyoming Supreme Court Justice Bios". Wyoming Supreme Court website. Wyoming Supreme Court. Retrieved January 27, 2013.
External links※
- Official site
- "Wyoming", Caselaw Access Project, Harvard Law School, OCLC 1078785565,
Court decisions freely available to the public online, in a consistent format, digitized from the collection of the Harvard Law Library
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