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Michael N. Deegan
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Michael N. "Nick" Deegan was a judge for the Sixth District Court of Campbell, Crook, and Weston County, Wyoming. He was appointed by Governor Dave Freudenthal on July 15, 2005.[1][2] Deegan retired on December 25, 2020.[3]
Education
Deegan received his undergraduate degree in history from Stanford University in 1972 and his J.D. degree from the University of Wyoming College of Law in 1980.[1]
Career
Deegan began his career as a deputy prosecutor in Carbon County. He then worked as a private practice lawyer and municipal judge in Rawlins, WY from 1983 to 1988. In 1989, he was appointed a county judge of Campbell County. He served in that position until 1994. The following year, he started working as a private practice attorney in Gillette. He was then elected to the Wyoming House of Representatives, where he served from 1997 to 2002. After that, he clerked for Judge Terrence O'Brien of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit until his appointment to the district court in 2005.[1][4]
Elections
2012
- See also: Wyoming judicial elections, 2012
Deegan was retained on Nov. 6, 2012.[5][6]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Billings Gazette, "Gillette lawyer picked to take new judgeship," July 15, 2005
- ↑ Wyoming Secretary of State: Judicial directory and terms Scroll to p.198
- ↑ Gillette News Record, "District judge to retire on Christmas Day," August 5, 2020
- ↑ Wyoming State Bar, "Deegan Returns to the Bench," October, 2005
- ↑ Statewide Judicial Candidates Unofficial Summary Wyoming General Election - November 6, 2012
- ↑ Wyoming Secretary of State: 2012 Judges Standing for Retention
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
