Chancery court vacancies-extension amendment.

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details on who can make temporary assignments or what happens after January 1, 2025.

Extending Time for Temporary Chancery Court Judges

This law extends the period during which other judges can temporarily serve as chancery court judges until January 1, 2025.

What This Bill Does

• Changes the date by which temporary assignments of chancery court duties must end from January 1, 2024 to January 1, 2025.

Who It Names or Affects

• Chancery court judges
• Retired supreme court justices and retired district court judges
• Current district court judges
• Special masters and magistrates

Terms To Know

Chancery Court Judge

A judge who handles specific types of cases, such as those involving property disputes or family law.

Temporary Assignment

When someone is given a job for a short time instead of having it permanently.

Limits and Unknowns

• The act does not specify how the temporary assignments will be made.
• It only extends the period until January 1, 2025 and does not provide details on what happens after that date.

Official Summary Text

Bill Summary - 23LSO-0384
Bill No.:

SF0055

Effective:

7/1/2023

LSO No.:

23LSO-0384

Enrolled Act No.:

SEA No. 0034

Chapter No.:

58

Prime Sponsor:

Nethercott

Catch Title:

Chancery court vacancies-extension amendment.

Subject:

Extending the time in which other judges can temporarily serve as chancery court judges.

Summary/Major Elements:

Current law provides that, before the appointment of a full-time chancery court judge, the position and duties of a chancery court judge may be temporarily assigned to a retired supreme court justice, a retired district court judge, a current district court judge, a special master, or a magistrate. The chancery court duties may be temporarily assigned until January 1, 2024.

This act extends the time that the position and duties of a chancery court judge may be temporarily assigned to until January 1, 2025.

The above summary is not an official publication of the Wyoming Legislature and is not an official statement of legislative intent.

While the Legislative Service Office endeavored to provide accurate information in this summary, it should not be relied upon as a comprehensive abstract of the bill.

Current Bill Text

23LSO-0384

ORIGINAL Senate

File No
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SF0055

ENROLLED ACT NO. 34,

SENATE

SIXTY-SEVENTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2023 General Session

AN ACT relating to courts; amending requirements for filling chancery court vacancies; and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

Section 1
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W.S. 5
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13
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109(b) is amended to read:

5
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13
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109.

Temporary assignment to fill vacancies; appointments to fill vacancies in office.

(b)

Beginning January 1,
2024
2025
, the office of judge of the chancery court and any vacancies therein shall be filled as provided by W.S. 5
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13
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107.

Section 2
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This act is effective July 1, 2023
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(END)

Speaker of the House

President of the Senate

Governor

TIME APPROVED: _________

DATE APPROVED: _________

I hereby certify that this act originated in the Senate.

Chief Clerk

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