United States District Court for the District of Wyoming
| United States District Court for the District of Wyoming (D. Wyo.) |
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| Appeals to | Tenth Circuit |
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| Established | July 10, 1890 |
| Judges assigned | 3 |
| Chief judge | Nancy D. Freudenthal |
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The United States District Court for the District of Wyoming (in case citations, D. Wyo.) is the Federal district court whose jurisdiction comprises the state of Wyoming and those portions of Yellowstone National Park situated in Montana and Idaho.[1] The court has locations in Cheyenne and Casper.
Appeals from this court are heard by the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit (except for patent claims and claims against the U.S. government under the Tucker Act, which are appealed to the Federal Circuit).
The United States Attorney's Office for the District of Wyoming represents the United States in civil and criminal litigation in the court.
The district of Wyoming is the only federal court district that includes portions of more than one state. Law professor Brian C. Kalt has argued that it may be impossible to impanel a jury in compliance with the Vicinage Clause of the Sixth Amendment for a crime committed solely in the Idaho portion of the park (and that it would be difficult to do so for a crime committed solely in the Montana portion).[2]
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Current judges
| # | Title | Judge | Duty station | Born | Term of service | Appointed by | ||
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| 7 | Chief Judge | Nancy D. Freudenthal | Cheyenne | 1954 | 2010–present | 2011–present | — | Obama |
| 5 | District Judge | Alan Bond Johnson | Cheyenne | 1939 | 1985–present | 1992–1999 | — | Reagan |
| 8 | District Judge | Scott W. Skavdahl | Casper | 1966 | 2011–present | — | — | Obama |
Former judges
| # | Judge | State | Born/Died | Active service | Chief Judge | Senior status | Appointed by | Reason for termination |
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| 1 | John Alden Riner | WY | 1850–1923 | 1890–1921 | — | 1921–1923 | B. Harrison | death |
| 2 | Thomas Blake Kennedy | WY | 1874–1957 | 1921–1955 | — | 1955–1957 | Harding | death |
| 3 | Ewing Thomas Kerr | WY | 1900–1992 | 1955[3]–1975 | — | 1975–1992 | Eisenhower | death |
| 4 | Clarence Addison Brimmer, Jr. | WY | 1922–2014 | 1975–2006 | 1986–1992 | 2006–2013 | Ford | retirement |
| 6 | William F. Downes | WY | 1946–present | 1994–2011 | 1999–2011 | — | Clinton | retirement |
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Present and former United States Attorneys for the District of Wyoming
- Dave Freudenthal (1994–2001)
- Matt Mead (2001–2007)
- Kelly Rankin (2008–2009)
- Christopher Crofts (2009–present)
See also
- United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
- Courts of Wyoming
- List of United States federal courthouses in Wyoming
Notes
- ↑ 28 U.S.C. § 131.
- ↑ Brian C. Kalt, The Perfect Crime, 93 Geo. L.J. 675 (2005).
- ↑ Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 12, 1956, confirmed by the United States Senate on March 1, 1956, and received commission on March 2, 1956.
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