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Robert Jarosh
Robert Jarosh is a judge of the Wyoming Supreme Court. He assumed office on March 27, 2024. His current term ends on December 31, 2026.
Governor Mark Gordon (R) appointed Jarosh to the Wyoming Supreme Court on January 19, 2024 to succeed retired Justice Keith G. Kautz.[1] Jarosh stands for retention in 2026 to remain on the bench. To learn more about this appointment, click here.
Biography
Jarosh earned his Bachelor of Science, Masters, and J.D. degrees from the University of Wyoming. [2]
Jarosh served as a law clerk for former United States District Court for the District of Wyoming judge William Beaman before going into private law practice in 2003. Jarosh is a partner at Hirst Applegate, LLP, a law firm in Cheyenne, Wyoming. [3]
Appointments
2024
Governor Mark Gordon appointed Jarosh to the Wyoming Supreme Court in 2024 to succeed retired Justice Keith G. Kautz. [4]
Wyoming governor Mark Gordon (R) appointed Robert Jarosh to the Wyoming Supreme Court on January 19, 2024. He took office on March 27, 2024.[5] Jarosh replaces outgoing Wyoming Supreme Court Justice Keith G. Kautz, who retired on March 26, 2024. Jarosh is Gov. Gordon's second nominee to the five-member supreme court.
In Wyoming, state supreme court justices are selected through assisted appointment with a hybrid judicial nominating commission. Justices are appointed by the governor with the assistance of a commission who has no majority of members selected either by the governor or the state Bar Association. There are 10 states that use this selection method. To read more about the assisted appointment of judges, click here.
State supreme court judicial selection in Wyoming
- See also: Judicial selection in Wyoming
The five justices of the Wyoming Supreme Court are selected through the assisted appointment method. When a vacancy occurs, the governor appoints a replacement from a list of three names provided by a nominating commission. There are seven members on the commission. Three members must be lawyers appointed by the state bar and three must be non-lawyers appointed by the governor. The chief justice of the supreme court serves as chairman and only votes in the event of a tie. The governor must appoint a person from the commission's list.[6][7]
Newly appointed judges serve for at least one year, after which they must stand for retention in the next general election. If retained, a judge will finish the remainder of his or her predecessor's unexpired term. Subsequent terms last eight years.[8][9]
Qualifications
To serve on the supreme court, a judge must be:
- a U.S. citizen;
- a state resident for at least three years;
- at least nine years legal experience;
- no younger than 30 years old; and
- no older than 70.*[8]
Chief justice
The chief justice of the supreme court is selected by peer vote, serving in that capacity for four years.[6]
Vacancies
When a vacancy occurs, the governor appoints a replacement from a list of three names provided by a nominating commission. After the appointed justice has served at least one year, they must stand for retention in the next general election. If retained, a judge will finish the remainder of his or her predecessor's unexpired term. Subsequent terms last eight years.[6]
The map below highlights how vacancies are filled in state supreme courts across the country.
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ WyoFile, "Robert Jarosh appointed to Wyoming Supreme Court," January 19, 2024
- ↑ ‘’Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon, "Governor Gordon Appoints Robert Jarosh to the Wyoming Supreme Court," January 19, 2024
- ↑ ‘’Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon, "Governor Gordon Appoints Robert Jarosh to the Wyoming Supreme Court," January 19, 2024
- ↑ WyoFile, "Robert Jarosh appointed to Wyoming Supreme Court," January 19, 2024
- ↑ Governor of Wyoming, "Governor Gordon Appoints Robert Jarosh to the Wyoming Supreme Court," January 19, 2024
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Wyoming Judicial Branch, About the Supreme Court, accessed April 17, 2025
- ↑ Wyoming Judicial Branch, "Judicial Nominating Commission," accessed April 17, 2025
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Wyoming," accessed August 11, 2021
- ↑ American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Wyoming," archived January 13, 2012
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
