Wyoming District Courts

Wyoming District Courts are the state trial courts of general jurisdiction in Wyoming.^[1]

The District Courts hears all

Like justices of the

United States citizen, and a resident of Wyoming for at least two years. Like Supreme Court justices, district judges have a mandatory retirement

age of 70.

Each district judge hires a court reporter, who keep a verbatim record of court proceedings and prepares a written transcript of proceedings, which are often necessary for appeals or other further legal action. Court reporters also serve as assistants to district judge with administrative duties. Some district courts have full-time or part-time law clerks.

An elected

opinion) and a docket. Clerks receive and transmit fees and monies deposited with the court, and manages the calling and initial examination of the jurors

for the court.

Wyoming's 23 counties are divided in nine districts with a total of 22 judges. District court is held in the county seat of each county, and judges regularly travel to all counties within their district to hear cases that arise there.

First Judicial District – Laramie
Second Judicial District – Albany, Carbon
Third Judicial District – Lincoln, Sweetwater, Uinta
Fourth Judicial District – Johnson, Sheridan
Fifth Judicial District – Big Horn, Hot Springs, Park, Washakie
Sixth Judicial District – Campbell, Crook, Weston
Seventh Judicial District – Natrona
Eighth Judicial District – Converse, Goshen, Niobrara, Platte
Ninth Judicial District – Fremont, Sublette, Teton

Because Wyoming has no intermediate appellate court, appeals from the district courts go directly to the Supreme Court.

References

^ "About the District Courts". Wyoming Judicial Branch. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
^ See Wyo Stat s. 5-9-128 (available at https://law.justia.com/codes/wyoming/2011/title5/chapter9/section5-9-128/) (stating the jurisdictional limit of the circuit courts).

[1] "About the District Courts". Wyoming Judicial Branch. Retrieved December 30, 2020.

[2] See Wyo Stat s. 5-9-128 (available at https://law.justia.com/codes/wyoming/2011/title5/chapter9/section5-9-128/) (stating the jurisdictional limit of the circuit courts).

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