Wyoming § 5-3-107 - Assignment of acting or retired judge to another district in case of death or other emergency.
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§ 5-3-107. Assignment of acting or retired judge to another district in case of death or other emergency.
If any judge of any district court in this state shall die, or for any reason become unwilling or unable to perform the duties of his office, the chief justice of the supreme court of the state of Wyoming, by order to be duly entered in the records of the district court of each county in such district, may assign any district judge or any retired judge of this state, to perform any and all judicial functions therein, until a successor for such district shall have been appointed or elected and qualified according to law, and such assigned judge shall have the same jurisdiction and authority in such district as a duly elected and qualified judge of such district.
Source: official Wyoming text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 5-3-107 ("Assignment of acting or retired judge to another district in case of death or other emergency.") is part of the Wyoming Statutes Annotated, the codified statutory law of Wyoming. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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