Judicial Nominating Commission announces nominees for vacancy in District Court, First Judicial District (Laramie County)

CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Chief Justice Lynne Boomgaarden of the Wyoming Supreme Court, who serves as the chairman of the Judicial Nominating Commission (JNC), today announced that the JNC has submitted three nominees to Governor Mark Gordon to fill the upcoming judicial vacancy in the District Court of the First Judicial District, chambered in Cheyenne.

The JNC submitted its list of nominees following an extensive review of submitted materials and candidate interviews. The Wyoming Constitution allows the governor thirty days to appoint one of the three nominees.

The nominees submitted to the governor, listed in alphabetical order, are:

• Greg B. Asay
• Mark A. Klaassen
• Judge Susan K. Stipe

Information about the JNC, its members and Wyoming’s merit-based judicial selection process is available on the Branch’s website.