History / Courts

U.S. District Court for the District of Wyoming

9 judges have served since Sep 22, 1890. Now: Kelly Harrison Rankin DScott Wesley Skavdahl DAlan Bond Johnson R.

Judges
9
5 R · 4 D
Longest tenure
41 years
Alan Bond Johnson
Current
2.6 years
Kelly Harrison Rankin, since Mar 12, 2024
history/court/district-court-for-the-district-of-wyomingEvery holder, newest first
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1900192019401960198020002020John Alden Riner · 1890-09-22 – 1921-10-31 · RepublicanEwing Thomas Kerr · 1956-03-02 – 1975-09-26 · RepublicanAlan Bond Johnson · 1985-12-17 – present · RepublicanThomas Blake Kennedy · 1921-10-25 – 1955-11-06 · RepublicanClarence Addison Brimmer, Jr. · 1975-09-16 – 2006-09-27 · RepublicanNancy Dell Freudenthal · 2010-05-06 – 2022-06-01 · DemocratKelly Harrison Rankin · 2024-03-12 – present · DemocratWilliam F. Downes · 1994-06-16 – 2011-07-24 · DemocratScott Wesley Skavdahl · 2011-11-07 – present · Democrat
Kelly Harrison Rankin D
Mar 12, 2024 – present · 2.6 years · appointed by Joseph R. Biden
Scott Wesley Skavdahl D
Nov 7, 2011 – present · 15 years · appointed by Barack Obama · confirmed 96–0
Nancy Dell Freudenthal D
May 6, 2010 – Jun 1, 2022 · 12 years · appointed by Barack Obama · senior status Jun 1, 2022 · confirmed 96–1
William F. Downes D
Jun 16, 1994 – Jul 24, 2011 · 17 years · appointed by William J. Clinton
Alan Bond Johnson R
Dec 17, 1985 – present · 41 years · appointed by Ronald Reagan
Clarence Addison Brimmer, Jr. R
Sep 16, 1975 – Sep 27, 2006 · 31 years · appointed by Gerald Ford · senior status Sep 27, 2006
Ewing Thomas Kerr R
Mar 2, 1956 – Sep 26, 1975 · 20 years · appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower · senior status Sep 26, 1975
Thomas Blake Kennedy R
Oct 25, 1921 – Nov 6, 1955 · 34 years · appointed by Warren G. Harding · senior status Nov 6, 1955
John Alden Riner R
Sep 22, 1890 – Oct 31, 1921 · 31 years · appointed by Benjamin Harrison · senior status Oct 31, 1921

Dates are from the Federal Judicial Center (commission to senior status or departure). Consecutive terms of one person are merged.