Wyoming Supreme Court
From Ballotpedia
The Wyoming Supreme Court is the highest court in the state of Wyoming. The Court consists of a Chief Justice and four Associate Justices. Each Justice is appointed by the Governor of Wyoming for an eight-year term. The five Justices select the Chief Justice from amongst themselves. The person chosen serves as Chief Justice for four years.
The current Wyoming Supreme Court includes:
- Chief Justice Barton R. Voigt
- Justice E. James Burke
- Justice Michael Golden
- Justice William U. Hill
- Justice Marilyn S. Kite
In 1974, Chief Justice Leonard McEwan (1925-2008) stepped down from the high court in Cheyenne to assume the Fourth District judgeship in Sheridan, where he had earlier practiced law. McEwan is thus far the only Supreme Court justice in Wyoming history to moved to a lower court judgeship. McEwan was narrowly elected to the high court in 1968 on a nonpartisan ballot.
Wyoming Supreme Court rulings on ballot measures
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