United States District Court for the District of Wyoming
12 judges profiled from their own signed orders: how each rules on motions, with the orders quoted. Court-wide standing orders ↓
Ewing Thomas KerrDeceased
District judge, appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican)
Clarence Addison Brimmer Jr.Deceased
District judge, appointed by Gerald Ford (Republican)
William F. DownesRetired 2011
District judge, appointed by Bill Clinton (Democratic)
Thomas Blake KennedyDeceased
District judge, appointed by Warren G. Harding (Republican)
Scott W. Skavdahl
District judge, appointed by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Stephanie A. Hambrick
Magistrate judge
Scott P. Klosterman
Magistrate judge
John Alden RinerDeceased
District judge, appointed by Benjamin Harrison (Republican)
Nancy D. FreudenthalSenior status
District judge, appointed by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Alan Bond Johnson
District judge, appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican)
Mark L. CarmanLeft this court 2022
Magistrate judge
Kelly H. Rankin
District judge, appointed by Joe Biden (Democratic)
Standing orders for every case in this court
Orders the United States District Court for the District of Wyoming applies to all of its cases, whichever judge has them, as published on the court's website (checked October 9, 2026). Courts revise these, so confirm the current version before you file. The court's local rules ↗
- General Order 25-02: Access and Management of Sealed Documents ↗
- General Order 25-01: AI in the Preparation of Filings ↗
- General Order 23-02: Sentencing Materials in Non-Petty Criminal Cases ↗
Filing
Filings may not contain AI-generated citations to nonexistent cases.
“generate citations to non-existent cases (also known as ‘hallucinated’ legal authority). This practice is strictly prohibited and subject to sanction.”
Filing
File sentencing materials in non-petty criminal cases at least three business days before the hearing unless the court approves otherwise.
“sentencing memorandum or document(s) analyzing any of the sentencing factors, PSR findings, statement or other filing, including letters, evaluations, treatises, reports, certificates, awards, photographs, or other documents pertaining to or supporting the defendant’s or government’s position on sentencing shall be filed with the court no later than three (3) business days prior to sentencing.”
Sealing
Serve sealed and most restricted documents by a method outside CM/ECF.
“service of those documents cannot be accomplished through CM/ECF. Therefore, parties must serve all restricted and sealed documents by other appropriate means”
Sealing
Request a paper copy from the clerk if entitled to access a sealed document.
“who requires a copy of a sealed document will have to contact the clerk’s office to request a paper copy.”