Wyoming Supreme Court
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| Jurisdiction | Wyoming |
| Location | Cheyenne |
| Composition method | Executive appointment |
| Authorised 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 | Lynne J. Boomgaarden |
| Since | May 28, 2025 |
| Lead position ends | May 28, 2029 |
| Jurist term ends | 2028 |
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,[1] for an eight-year term.[2] One year after being appointed, a new justice stands for retention in office on a statewide ballot at the next general election.[3] 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.[3] 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.[4] Justices must retire when they reach 70 years of age.[5]
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
[edit]Current justices
[edit]As of September 14, 2026[update].
| Name[6] | Born | Start | Term ends | Mandatory retirement | Appointer | Law school |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lynne J. Boomgaarden, Chief Justice | 1961 (age 64–65) | February 20, 2018[a] | 2029 | 2031 | Matt Mead (R) | Wyoming |
| Kari Jo Gray | September 20, 1960 | October 9, 2018 | 2029 | 2030 | Matt Mead (R) | Wyoming |
| John G. Fenn | 1974 (age 51–52) [citation needed] |
January 17, 2022 | 2033 | 2044 | Mark Gordon (R) | Wyoming |
| Robert Jarosh | January 13, 1971 | March 27, 2024 | 2027 | 2041 | Mark Gordon (R) | Wyoming |
| Bridget Hill | 1974 (age 51–52) | May 28, 2025 | 2028 | 2044 | Mark Gordon (R) | Wyoming |
- ↑ Became Chief Justice on May 28, 2025.
Notable cases
[edit]- In re Neely, 390 P.3d 728 (holding that a judge had violated Wyoming's code of judicial ethics by announcing that she would not perform same-sex marriages)
References
[edit]- ↑ "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.
- 1 2 "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 September 14, 2026.
External links
[edit]- 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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