Section 5-13-113 – Oath.
5-13-113. Oath. Before assuming the duties of his office, a judge of the chancery court shall take and subscribe before a supreme court justice the oath of office prescribed by the constitution of Wyoming.
Section 5-13-104 – Supreme Court to Adopt Rules; Fees and Court Costs; Rules of Procedure to Govern Courts; Place for Holding Court; Inherent Powers; Appeals.
5-13-104. Supreme court to adopt rules; fees and court costs; rules of procedure to govern courts; place for holding court; inherent powers; appeals. (a) The Wyoming supreme court is hereby vested with management and supervisory powers, including financial auditing authority, over the chancery court of the state of Wyoming. The Wyoming supreme court shall establish […]
Section 5-13-105 – Name of Court; Presider.
5-13-105. Name of court; presider. The chancery court shall be called the “Chancery Court of the State of Wyoming” which shall be a court of record with a seal and the judge and clerk thereof have power to administer oaths and affirmations. The chancery court shall be presided over by a chancery court judge.
Section 5-13-106 – Term of Chancery Court Judges.
5-13-106. Term of chancery court judges. The terms of chancery court judges shall be six (6) years. Each chancery court judge selected under the provisions of article 5, section 4 of the Wyoming Constitution shall serve for one (1) year after his appointment and until the first Monday in January following the next general election […]
Section 5-13-107 – Judges to Be Nonpartisan; Nomination and Appointment.
5-13-107. Judges to be nonpartisan; nomination and appointment. Judges of the chancery court shall be nonpartisan, shall be nominated and appointed and retained as provided by article 5, section 4 of the Wyoming Constitution.
Section 5-13-108 – Qualifications for Appointment.
5-13-108. Qualifications for appointment. (a) To be eligible for appointment to the office of judge of the chancery court, a person shall be: (i) A qualified elector of the state; (ii) Authorized to practice law in Wyoming; and (iii) Experienced or knowledgeable in the subject matter jurisdiction of the chancery court.
Section 5-12-102 – Rules.
5-12-102. Rules. The Wyoming supreme court may promulgate rules of practice for the participation of judges in court supervised treatment programs.
Section 5-12-103 – Judicial Immunity.
5-12-103. Judicial immunity. A judge participating in a court supervised treatment program shall be entitled to immunity for actions taken in a court supervised treatment program to the same extent the judge would be entitled to immunity for other actions performed in accordance with law.
Section 5-13-101 – Chancery Court Established.
5-13-101. Chancery court established. Pursuant to the provisions of article 5, section 1 of the Wyoming Constitution, the chancery court of the state of Wyoming is hereby established for the state of Wyoming.
Section 5-13-102 – Chancery Court Fund Account Created; Purposes.
5-13-102. Chancery court fund account created; purposes. (a) There is created an account entitled “the chancery court account.” The chancery court account shall receive all filing fees received by the chancery court. Any interest accruing to the account shall be retained in the account and may be expended for the purposes provided in this section. […]