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Wyoming Sixth District Court

The Wyoming Sixth District Court is one of nine district courts in Wyoming. It serves Campbell, Crook, and Weston counties.

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Wyoming is one of 43 states that hold elections for judicial positions. To learn more about judicial selection in Wyoming, click here.

Selection method

See also: Assisted appointment

The 22 judges of the Wyoming District Courts are appointed by the governor. When a vacancy occurs, the governor appoints a replacement from a list of three names provided by a nominating commission. Newly-appointed judges serve for at least one year, after which they must stand for retention in the next general election. Subsequent terms last six years.[2][3]

Qualifications
To serve on the district court a judge must be:[2]

  • a U.S. citizen;
  • a state resident for at least two years;
  • no younger than 28 years old; and
  • no older than 70.*

*Immediate retirement is mandatory for sitting judges who reach the age of 70 while in office.

Election rules

Retention election

In retention elections, judges do not compete against another candidate, but voters are given a "yes" or "no" choice whether to keep the justice in office for another term. Candidates must win a majority of the vote for retention. If a candidate fails to file a declaration of candidacy before the deadline, or does not receive a majority of "yes" votes, a vacancy is created at the expiration of that term.[4]

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