Gordon announces new Supreme Court appointee

Posted 12/7/21

JACKSON (WNE) — Gov. Mark Gordon announced on Thursday that John G. Fenn will take a seat on the Wyoming Supreme Court, replacing the recently retired Justice Michael Davis.

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Gordon announces new Supreme Court appointee

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JACKSON (WNE) — Gov. Mark Gordon announced on Thursday that John G. Fenn will take a seat on the Wyoming Supreme Court, replacing the recently retired Justice Michael Davis.

Fenn’s first day on the Supreme Court will be Jan. 17.

Fenn, a graduate of Big Piney High School and the University of Wyoming, has served as a District Court judge in the Fourth Judicial District since 2007, covering Johnson and Sheridan counties. Just a day before Gordon’s announcement, Fenn had been named as one of three judges who would hear cases in the state’s new business-focused chancery court.

“The breadth of Judge Fenn’s experience as a District Court judge has earned him the respect of the Wyoming legal community,” Gordon stated in a press release issued by the governor’s office.

Prior to serving as a judge, Fenn was a partner at Yonkee & Toner, headquartered in Sheridan, where he worked from 1993 until 2006.

In response to his new position, Fenn stated in the press release, “I am very honored and humbled by this appointment. I look forward to serving Wyoming in this new capacity and appreciate the Governor’s and Judicial Nominating Commission’s hard work and support of our judiciary.”

Fenn’s appointment comes two or fewer weeks before Gordon is set to announce the appointee to replace Teton County District Court Judge Timothy Day, who is retiring as he reaches the statutory maximum age of 70.

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