Wyoming
Wyoming Supreme Court By The Numbers:
Justice
- 5 Total seats
- 0 Current vacancies
- 0 Prosecutors
- 0 Public Defenders (or other indigent defense experience)
- 0 Civil Rights Lawyers
How Members of the Wyoming Supreme Court are Selected:
Appointment, Retention Election
The governor appoints justices from a list of three candidates submitted by the Judicial Nominating Commission to serve a one-year term. The Commission has three non-lawyer members selected by the Governor and three attorneys elected by the state bar association. The Chief Justice chairs the Commission and only votes in the event of a tie. After their initial term, justices face a retention election every eight years.
Selection method sources:
Ballotpedia, Judicial Election Methods By State; Brennan Center for Justice, Judicial Selection: An Interactive Map; Wyoming Judicial Branch, Judicial Nominating Commission