District Court Vacancy – Eighth Judicial District

Wyoming Supreme Court Chief Justice E. James Burke, who acts as Chairman of the Judicial Nominating Commission, announced that Eighth Judicial District Court Judge Keith G. Kautz has been appointed to the Wyoming Supreme Court leaving a vacancy in the Eighth Judicial District Court.

The Judicial Nominating Commission will accept expressions of interest from qualified persons to fill the vacancy through July 8, 2015. Copies of the expression of interest form can be obtained from the Supreme Court’s website, http://www.courts.state.wy.us/Administration/Careers. The completed form must be received in the office of the Chief Justice no later than 5:00 p.m., on July 8, 2015.

Governor Matthew H. Mead will appoint the Eighth Judicial District Court Judge from a list of three names submitted to him by the Judicial Nominating Commission. Serving on the Judicial Nominating Commission are Chief Justice Burke, three lawyers elected by the Wyoming State Bar:  Bruce A. Salzburg of Cheyenne, P. Craig Silva of Casper, and Richard H. Honaker of Rock Springs; and three non-lawyers appointed by the Governor:  Gina Monk of Gillette, Janine Thompson of Cheyenne, and Lori A. Emmert of Douglas.

TO SERVE AS A DISTRICT COURT JUDGE, ONE MUST BE LEARNED IN THE LAW, AT LEAST TWENTY-EIGHT YEARS OF AGE, A CITIZEN OF THE UNITED STATES, AND A RESIDENT OF WYOMING FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS.

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