District Courts

1st Judicial District

A - Laramie

John F. Raper, appointed December 1, 1966, service ended December 18, 1974.

Alan B. Johnson, appointed December 23, 1974, service ended January 16, 1986.

Edward L. Grant, appointed February 14, 1986, Retained November 1988, 1994, 2000, 2006. Retired October 2009.

Thomas Campbell, appointed July 2009, retained 2010.


B - Laramie

Joseph F. Maier, appointed July 1, 1973, service ended July 1, 1987.

Nicholas G. Kalokathis, appointed July 6, 1987, retained November 1988, 1994, 2000, 2006.

Michael K. Davis, appointed April 2008, retained November 2010. Appointed to Supreme Court October 15, 2012.

Steven K. Sharpe, appointed April 2013, retained November 2014.


C - Laramie

E. James Burke, appointed August 2001. Appointed to Supreme Court, November 15, 2004.

Peter G. Arnold, appointed February 2005, retained November 2012.

Catherine R. Rogers, appointed February 2014.


2nd Judicial District

A - Carbon

J. Reuel Armstrong, appointed November 12, 1968, service ended January 6, 1975.

John O. Callahan, appointed 1975, service ended 1977.

Robert H. Hill, appointed February 23, 1977, service ended November 29, 1987.

Larry L. Lehman, appointed March 4, 1988, retained November 1990. Appointed to State Supreme Court, July 8, 1994.

Kenneth E. Stebner, appointed September 1994, retained November 2002. Retired, 2004.

Wade E. Waldrip, appointed April 2004, retained November 2006, 2012.


B - Albany

Vernon G. Bentley, appointed May 20, 1957, service ended March 1, 1982.

Arthur T. Hanscum, appointed March 1982, retained November 1984, 1990. Retired, 1996.

Jeffrey A. Donnell, appointed Nov. 1996, retained November 1998, 2004, 2010.


Sweetwater

Kenneth G. Hamm, appointed July 1, 1973, service ended August 1, 1988.

County moved to 3rd Judicial District May 27, 1977


3rd Judicial District

A - Unita

C. Stuart Brown, appointed January 4, 1965, service ended March 26, 1981.

John D. Troughton, appointed March 26, 1981, retained November 1982, 1988, 1994.

Dennis L. Sanderson, appointed March 2001, retained November 2002, 2008.


B - Sweetwater

(added from 2nd Judicial District May 27, 1977)

Kenneth G. Hamm, appointed July 1, 1973, service ended August 1, 1988.

Jere Ryckman, appointed September 26, 1988, retained November 1990, 1996, 2002, 2008. Retired 2012.

Richard L. Lavery, appointed May 2012, Retained November 2014.


C - Sweetwater

(New position in 2001)

Nena James, appointed October 2001, retained November 2002, 2008, 2014.


4th Judicial District

A - Sheridan

James N. Wolfe, appointed January 1985, retained November 1986.

John C. Brackley, appointed January 1993, retained November 1994, 2000.

John G. Fenn, appointed January 2007, retained November 2008, 2014.


B - Johnson

(New position in 2012)

William J. Edelman, appointed May 2012, retained November 2014.


Campbell

County moved to 6th Judicial District May 27, 1977


5th Judicial District

A - Washakie, Big Horn, Hot Springs

Gary P. Hartman, appointed July 1983, retained November 1984, 1990, 1996, 2002.

Robert E. Skar, appointed August 2008, retained November 2010.


B - Park

Hunter Patrick, appointed July 1988, retained November 1990, 1996, 2002.

Steven Cranfill, appointed September 2006, retained November 2008, 2014.


6th Judicial District

A - Campbell, Crook, Weston

Paul T. Liamos, Jr., appointed February 1, 1972, service ended January 7, 1985.

Timothy J. Judson, appointed February 7, 1985, service ended 1990.

Dan R. Price II, appointed Nov. 1990, retained November 1992, 1998, 2004, 2010. Retired May 2013.

Thomas W. Rumpke, appointed February 2013, retained November 2014.


B - Campbell, Crook, Weston

Terrence L. O’Brien, appointed August 1980, retained 1982, 1988, 1994. Appointed by President George W. Bush to 10th Circuit Court of Appeals, September 4, 2001

John R. Perry, appointed October 2000, retained November 2002, 2008, 2014.


C - Campbell, Crook, Weston

Michael N. “Nick” Deegan, appointed July 2005, retained November 2006, 2012.


7th Judicial District

A - Natrona

T.C. Daniels, appointed March 1, 1957, service ended 1975.

J.F. Mahoney, appointed June 17, 1975, service ended 1978.

Daniel R. Spangler, Appointed August 29, 1978, retained 1980, 1986, 1992. Retired 1998.

David B. Park, appointed January 1999, retained November 2000, 2006, 2012. Retired 2013.

Daniel L. Forgey, appointed May 2013, retained November 2014.


B - Natrona

R.M. Forrister, appointed January 2, 1967, service ended January 7, 1985.

Harry E. Leimback, appointed Nov. 9, 1984 (January 9, 1985?), retained 1986, 1992. Retired 1995.

W. Thomas Sullins, appointed October 1995, retained November 1996, 2002, 2008, 2014


C - Natrona

Scott W. Skavdahl, appointed August 2003, retained November 2004. Appointed by President Barack Obama to US District Court for the District of Wyoming, February 16, 2011.

Catherine E. Wilking, appointed December 2010, retained November 2012


Fremont

W.J. Nicholas, appointed January 4, 1971, service ended December 31, 1982.

(Moved to newly created 9th Judicial District May 27, 1977)


8th Judicial District

(Created May 27, 1977 from parts of 1st, 6th & 7th Districts)

A - Goshen, Niobrara, Platte

George P. Sawyer, appointed June 1, 1977, service ended May 6, 1984.

John T. Langdon, appointed June 15, 1984, retained November 1986. Retired, 1992.

Keith G. Kautz, appointed January 1993, retained 1994, 2000, 2006, 2012. Appointed to the State Supreme Court, June 5, 2015.

Patrick Korell, appointed September 4, 2015.


B - Niobrara, Platte

William A. Taylor, appointed July 1, 1980, retained November 1982, 1988. Appointed to State Supreme Court, Jan. 22, 1993.

Barton R. Voigt, appointed April 1993, retained November 1994. Appointed to State Supreme Court, March 29, 2001.

John C. Brooks, appointed July 2001, retained November 2002, 2008, 2014.


9th Judicial District

(created May 27, 1977 from parts of 3rd & 7th Districts)

A - Fremont

W.J. Nicholas, appointed January 4, 1971, service ended December 31, 1982.

Elizabeth A. Kail, appointed October 4, 1982, retained November 1984, 1990. Retired 1994.

Nancy J. Guthrie, appointed November 1994, retained November 1996, 2002.

Norman E. Young, appointed January 2003, retained November 2004, 2010.


B - Teton

Robert B. Ranck, appointed May 30, 1977, service ended June 3, 1989.

D. Terry Rogers, appointed June 12, 1989, retained November 1990, 1996.

Nancy J. Guthrie, appointed November 1994, retained November 1996, 2002.[1] Retired May 2010.

Timothy C. Day, appointed May 2010, retained November 2012.


C - Sublette

New position 2008

Marvin L. Tyler, appointed September 2008, retained November 2010.


Additional Resources

  • Directory, Wyoming Supreme Court website
  • Judicial Districts Map, Wyoming Supreme Court website


1. Guthrie moved to Position B in 2002, having previously served in Position A




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