Michael N. Deegan
Michael N. Deegan | |
|---|---|
| Wyoming State District Judge, Sixth Judicial District | |
| In office 2005 – Present | |
| Appointed by | Dave Freudenthal |
Michael N. Deegan (born in 1950) is a Wyoming State District Judge[1] who serves primarily in the Sixth Judicial District, which consists of Campbell, Crook, and Weston Counties, Wyoming.[2] [3] [4] [5] He was appointed to a newly created district court judgeship in 2005 by Governor Dave Freudenthal and successfully stood for retention in 2006, 2012, and 2018.[6][7][8]
Deegan received his undergraduate degree in history from Stanford University and his law degree from the University of Wyoming.[9] He was admitted to the Wyoming State Bar in 1980.[10] He began his legal career as a deputy prosecutor in Carbon County, Wyoming.[9] He then worked as a private practice lawyer and municipal judge in Rawlins, Wyoming from 1983 to 1988.[9] In 1988, he was appointed as a county judge (Campbell County, Wyoming)[11] and served in that position until 1994, when he unsuccessfully ran for Wyoming Secretary of State.[9][12][13] The following year, he entered into private practice in Gillette, Wyoming.[9] He was then elected to the Wyoming House of Representatives, where he served from 1997 to 2002.[9] [14] In 2002, he began clerking for Judge Terrence L. O'Brien of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit, where he served until his appointment to the district court bench in 2005.
| Legal offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by New Judgeship |
Wyoming State District Judge, Sixth Judicial District 2005–Present |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
| Preceded by Dick Erb |
Wyoming House of Representatives 1997–2002 |
Succeeded by Don Warfield |
| Preceded by Walter A. Murray, Jr. |
Wyoming County Judge (Campbell County) 1988–1994 |
Succeeded by Terrill R. Tharp |
References[edit]
- ↑ Wyoming state district courts are "trial courts of general jurisdiction," which preside over felony criminal cases and major civil cases, review agency decisions, and hear appeals from the state circuit courts. https://www.courts.state.wy.us/district-courts/about-the-district-courts/
- ↑ https://www.courts.state.wy.us/district-courts/district-court-locations/
- ↑ https://www.courts.state.wy.us/court/district-court-6th-judicial-district-campbell-county/
- ↑ https://www.courts.state.wy.us/court/district-court-6th-judicial-district-weston-county/
- ↑ https://www.courts.state.wy.us/court/district-court-6th-judicial-district-crook-county/
- ↑ https://soswy.state.wy.us/Elections/Docs/2018/2018GeneralResults.aspx
- ↑ https://soswy.state.wy.us/Elections/Docs/2012/2012GeneralResults.aspx
- ↑ https://soswy.state.wy.us/Elections/Docs/2006/2006GeneralResults.aspx
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 https://ballotpedia.org/Michael_N._Deegan
- ↑ https://www.wyomingbar.org/for-the-public/hire-a-lawyer/membership-directory/?attorney=kTu%2BgYbSqi6uM7KYlNDtK3OMcNLZcfjXv8AZTsQrPWo%3D
- ↑ Wyoming county courts are now called circuit courts. They are courts of limited jurisdiction, presiding over small claims cases, minor civil cases, and misdemeanor criminal cases. https://www.courts.state.wy.us/circuit-courts/about-the-circuit-courts/
- ↑ Wyoming Blue Book, 50th Legislature Centennial Edition, Vol. 4, 1991 at 148-49.
- ↑ Wyoming Blue Book, Vol. 5, 2008 at 29.
- ↑ https://soswy.state.wy.us/Elections/Docs/1996/1996GeneralResults.aspx
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