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Dan Forgey
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Dan Forgey is a judge for the Seventh District Court of Natrona County, Wyoming. He was appointed in May 2013 by Governor Matt Mead to replace retired judge David B. Park, and he was most recently retained by voters in 2014.[1] His current six-year term expires on January 3, 2021.[2]
Elections
2014
Forgey was retained to the Seventh District Court with 80.4 percent of the vote on November 4, 2014. [3]
2012
- See also: Wyoming judicial elections, 2012
Forgey was retained to the Third Circuit Court on November 6, 2012.[4][5]
Education
Forgey received his undergraduate degree and J.D. from the University of Wyoming.[6]
Career
Prior to his judicial appointment to the Seventh District Court, Forgey was a judge on the Wyoming Third Circuit Court. He was appointed to that court by former Governor Dave Freudenthal in October of 2006, effective the following January. He replaced Sam Soule. Forgey was retained in 2008 and 2012. Before that, Forgey served as a staff attorney for the Wyoming Supreme Court.[6][7]
See also
- Wyoming District Courts
- News: Three finalists chosen for Wyoming District Court seat, April 28, 2012
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Star Tribune, "Mead appoints new Natrona County District Court judge," May 10, 2013
- ↑ Judicial selection in Wyoming
- ↑ Wyoming Secretary of State, "2014 Judges Standing For Retention," May 16, 2014
- ↑ Wyoming Secretary of State, "Statewide Judicial Candidates Unofficial Summary Wyoming General Election," November 6, 2012
- ↑ Wyoming Secretary of State, "2012 Judges Standing for Retention"
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 HighBeam Research, "Gov. Freudenthal Appoints Forgey to Bench," October 18, 2006
- ↑ Wyoming Secretary of State, "Judicial directory and terms," accessed December 4, 2014 Scroll to p.202
Federal courts:
Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: District of Wyoming • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: District of Wyoming
State courts:
Wyoming Supreme Court • Wyoming District Courts • Wyoming Circuit Courts • Wyoming Municipal Courts
State resources:
Courts in Wyoming • Wyoming judicial elections • Judicial selection in Wyoming
