Barton Voigt

Supreme Court Justice March 29, 2001-January 6, 2014

Barton R. Voigt was reared and educated in Thermopolis, Wyoming. He earned a B.A. and M.A. in American History, as well as a J.D., at the University of Wyoming. He practiced law in his home town for ten years, serving as Hot Springs County and Prosecuting Attorney for two terms. After two years as a county judge in Gillette, he was appointed to the district court bench in Douglas. He served for eight years in that capacity before he accepted appointment to the Supreme Court on March 29, 2001. He became Chief Justice on July 1, 2006.