SUMMARY
Judge Sean Chambers
First Circuit Court
Counties Served: Laramie
Judge Chambers’ Bench Book – No files available
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Election Years: 2022
Circuit Court judges serve four year terms.
Circuit courts hear all misdemeanor criminal cases and civil cases where less than $50,000 is sought. Circuit courts also hear family violence, stalking, and forcible entry and detainer cases. The circuit courts may set bail for people accused of crimes, and conduct preliminary hearings in felony cases.
(Wyoming State Bar, Judicial Branch FAQ page)
JUDICIAL HISTORY
Gubernatorial Appointment: Appointed by Governor Mark Gordon in April 2020 to replace Judge Denise Nau.
Past General Election Retention Results: 2022 will be Judge Chambers first retention election.
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/
2022
2022 Wyoming State Bar Judicial Performance Assessment for Hon. Sean Charles Chambers:
Out of 39 respondents 30 Favored Retention; 4 Opposed Retention; and 5 gave No Opinion.
MISC BIO INFO
Education: Bachelor’s and Law degrees from the University of Wyoming
Admitted to Practice: October 2005
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Previous Work: Director of the Wyoming Office of Administrative Hearings (OAH), which was a Governor Mark Gordon appointment on Feb 15, 2019; OAH Hearing Examiner; WY Assistant Attorney General; WY Workers’ Compensation Lawyer (source);
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Chambers currently serves as the Director of the Office of Administrative Hearings (OAH), having previously served for seven years as an OAH Hearing Examiner. Prior to that, he was an Assistant Attorney General and worked in private practice with a firm in his hometown of Cheyenne. He received his Bachelor’s and Law degrees from the University of Wyoming, and resides in Cheyenne with his wife and two children.
Source: County 17
Noteworthy Articles:
2022, July: Accused Cheyenne Child Predator Bound Over for Trial
2022, Jan: Cousins Bound Over in Fatal Shooting of 14-Year-Old Cheyenne Boy
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