United States District Court for the District of Wyoming

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United States District Court for the District of Wyoming
(D. Wyo.)
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LocationCheyenne
More locations
Appeals toTenth Circuit
EstablishedJuly 10, 1890
Judges3
Chief JudgeScott W. Skavdahl
Officers of the court
U.S. AttorneyL. Robert Murray (acting)
U.S. Marshal
www.wyd.uscourts.gov

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] it is the only federal court district that includes portions of more than one state.[a] 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 to the United States Constitution 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).[3] 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. As of January 20, 2021 the Acting United States Attorney is L. Robert Murray.

Current judges[]

As of June 1, 2018:

# Title Judge Duty station Born Term of service Appointed by
Active Chief Senior
8 Chief Judge Scott W. Skavdahl Casper 1966 2011–present 2018–present — Obama
5 District Judge Alan Bond Johnson Cheyenne 1939 1985–present 1992–1999 — Reagan
7 District Judge Nancy D. Freudenthal Cheyenne 1954 2010–present 2011–2018 — Obama

Vacancies and pending nominations[]

Seat Prior Judge's Duty Station Seat last held by Vacancy reason Date of vacancy Nominee Date of nomination
1 Cheyenne Nancy D. Freudenthal Senior status June 1, 2022[4] – –

Former judges[]

# Judge State Born–died Active service Chief Judge Senior status Appointed by Reason for
termination
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 1955–1975[Note 1] �� 1975–1992 Eisenhower death
4 Clarence Addison Brimmer Jr. WY 1922–2014 1975–2006 1986–1992 2006–2014 Ford death
6 William F. Downes WY 1946–present 1994–2011 1999–2011 — Clinton retirement
  1. ^ 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

Chief judges[]

Chief judges have administrative responsibilities with respect to their district court. Unlike the Supreme Court, where one justice is specifically nominated to be chief, the office of chief judge rotates among the district court judges. To be chief, a judge must have been in active service on the court for at least one year, be under the age of 65, and have not previously served as chief judge. A vacancy is filled by the judge highest in seniority among the group of qualified judges. The chief judge serves for a term of seven years or until age 70, whichever occurs first. The age restrictions are waived if no members of the court would otherwise be qualified for the position.

When the office was created in 1948, the chief judge was the longest-serving judge who had not elected to retire on what has since 1958 been known as senior status or declined to serve as chief judge. After August 6, 1959, judges could not become or remain chief after turning 70 years old. The current rules have been in operation since October 1, 1982.

Succession of seats[]

United States Attorneys for the District of Wyoming[]

U.S. Attorneys for Wyoming including the Wyoming Territory:[5]

Name Term started Term ended Presidents served under
Joseph M. Carey 1869 1871 Ulysses S. Grant
John James Jenkins 1876 1880 Ulysses S. Grant and Rutherford B. Hayes
Anthony C. Campbell 1885 1890 Grover Cleveland and Benjamin Harrison
Gibson Clark 1894 1898 Grover Cleveland and William McKinney
1898 1907 William McKinney and Theodore Roosevelt
1907 1911 Theodore Roosevelt and William Howard Taft
1911 1914 William Howard Taft and Woodrow Wilson
1914 1921 Woodrow Wilson
Albert D. Walton 1921 1933 Warren G. Harding, Calvin Coolidge and Herbert Hoover
Carl L. Sackett 1933 1949 Franklin D. Roosevelt and Harry Truman
John Coleman Pickett 1949 1949 Harry Truman
John J. Hickey 1949 1953 Harry Truman
John F. Raper 1953 1961 Dwight D. Eisenhower
1961 1969 John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson
Richard V. Thomas 1969 1974 Richard Nixon
Clarence Addison Brimmer Jr. 1974 1975 Gerald Ford
1975 1977 Gerald Ford
1977 1977 Gerald Ford
1977 1981 Jimmy Carter
1981 1981 Jimmy Carter
1981 1994 Ronald Reagan, George H. W. Bush and Bill Clinton
Dave Freudenthal 1994 2001 Bill Clinton and George W. Bush
Matt Mead 2001 2007 George W. Bush
2007 2008 George W. Bush
2008 2009 George W. Bush and Barack Obama
Christopher A. Crofts 2010 2017 Barack Obama
Mark Klaassen 2017 2021 Donald Trump and Joe Biden

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ 28 U.S.C. § 131.
  2. ^ https://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-08-1124T GAO (U.S. Government Accountability Office. AMERICAN SAMOA: Issues Associated with Some Federal Court Options. September 18, 2008. Retrieved September 7, 2019.
  3. ^ Brian C. Kalt, The Perfect Crime, 93 Geo. L.J. 675 (2005).
  4. ^ Future Judicial Vacancies
  5. ^ "About The District". www.justice.gov. 2015-07-14. Retrieved 2020-10-22.

Footnotes[]

  1. ^ Two other federal district courts do hold jurisdiction over territory outside of their state but within a US territory instead of another state: the District Court of Hawaii holds jurisdiction within the state of Hawaii and the United States Minor Outlying Islands in the Pacific Ocean. Additionally, the US territory of American Samoa has no federal district court or territorial court, and federal cases are heard by either American Samoa's local High Court, the District Court of Hawaii, or District Court for DC.[2]

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