SUMMARY
Judge Catherine Rogers
First District Court
Counties Served: Laramie
Judge Rogers’ Bench Book – No files available
Current Judicial Committee or Boards:
Board of Judicial Policy & Administration; Permanent Rules Advisory Committee, Civil Division.
Election Years: 2010, 2016, 2022
District Court judges serve six year terms.
The district courts hear felony criminal cases, civil cases where more than $50,000 is sought, juvenile matters and probate matters. They also hear appeals from lower court decisions. The work of the district courts includes trials in the most serious cases. There are 23 district judges, organized into nine judicial districts.
(Wyoming State Bar, Judicial Branch FAQ page)
JUDICIAL HISTORY
Gubernatorial Appointment: Appointed by Governor Dave Freudenthal to Circuit Court Bench November 2009; Appointed by Governor Matt Mead to District Court Bench to replace Judge Peter Arnold in April 2014.
Past General Election Retention Results:
In 2010 General Election Judge Rogers received 19,589 Yes votes against 6,477 No votes and 4,062 Under Votes.
In 2016 General Election Judge Rogers received 26,976 Yes votes against 9,154 No votes and 5,217 Under Votes.
Rating of Judge from Wyoming State Bar Judicial Advisory Polls:
“Judicial advisory polls are used by Bar associations to provide feedback to judicial officials about their performance on the bench and to help the public make more informed judgments in judicial elections. Guidelines established by the American Bar Association (ABA) state that the primary goal of judicial evaluation is “… to improve the performance of individual judges and the judiciary as a whole.” The Wyoming State Bar undertook its first judicial advisory poll in 1976 and has completed one each election year since.”
https://www.wyomingbar.org/about-us/resource-page/
2010
On page 8 of the 2010 Wyoming State Bar Judicial Advisory Poll the following results were reported for Judge Rogers:
Out of 39 respondents: 89.7% Favored Retention; 10.3% Opposed Retention
2016
On page 8 of the 2016 Wyoming State Bar Judicial Advisory Poll the following results were reported for Judge Rogers:
Out of 154 respondents: 73.4% Favored Retention; 26.6% Opposed Retention
2022
From the Judicial Performance Assessment, 2022 for Hon. Catherine R. Rogers:
Out of 82 respondents 49 Favored Retention; 20 Opposed Retention; and 13 gave No Opinion.
MISC BIO INFO
Education:Law degree, University of Wyoming.
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Previous Work: Attorney in private practice.
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BIO Snippets from Misc Sources:
She graduated from Cheyenne Central High School and received a law degree at the University of Wyoming. Before being appointed to the Circuit Court, Rogers was in private practice with her father in Cheyenne.
“Judge Rogers has a proven track record presiding over hundreds of trials and she has shown a respect for the Constitution and the legal process,” Governor Mead said. “I am pleased to appoint her to the District Court bench. As a longtime Cheyenne resident, attorney and Circuit Court Judge she has shown her commitment to the community and to the judicial system.”
Governor Appoints New First Judicial District Court Judge
Rogers received her undergraduate degree from Wesleyan University and her J.D. from the University of Wyoming.[3] Prior to her appointment to the First District Court, Rogers was a judge for the First Circuit Court. She has also previously worked as an attorney in private practice.
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Noteworthy Articles:
2021, Nov: Judge denies DA’s request to reconsider closed hearing
2021, Oct: Medicaid fraud, sexual assault results in prison term
2019, Oct: Judge sides with coal company over Wyoming permit rejection
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