Wyoming Statutes

Wyo. Stat. § 5-3-112 (2026)

Assignment to circuit court judge or chancery

✓ current as of May 2026

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court judge.

     (a) A judge of the district court may assign to a circuit
court judge or a chancery court judge any case or proceeding
within the jurisdiction of the district court subject only to
the following restrictions:

          (i)   Rules promulgated by the supreme court;

          (ii) Acceptance of the judge to whom the assignment
of the case or proceeding is to be made;

          (iii) Consent of each plaintiff and each defendant in
a civil action; and

          (iv) Consent of both the prosecutor and the defendant
in a criminal case in which the defendant is charged with any
crime for which the aggregate sentences for all crimes charged
exceed five (5) years in prison.

     (b) The law and rules governing district court and appeals
therefrom shall apply to a case or proceeding assigned pursuant
to this section.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 5 cases, 2007–2015 · leading case: Blanton v. State, 178 P.3d 410 (Wyo. 2008).

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Blanton v. State, 178 P.3d 410 (Wyo. 2008). · cites it 8× “Arguably, the district court intended to assign the case pursuant to Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 5-3-112 , which allows a district court judge, with certain limitations, to “assign to a circuit court judge any case or proceeding within the jurisdiction of the district court.”

Bb v. Rsr, 2007 WY 4 (Wyo. 2007). · cites it 3× “§ 5-9-140 (LexisNexis 2005) (requiring the circuit court to appoint an official stenographer to furnish and certify a transcript of the electronic recording); Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 5-3-112 (b) (LexisNexis 2005) (requiring laws and rules of district court to apply to the case or…”

Fix v. South Wilderness Ranch HomeOwners Assn., 280 P.3d 527 (Wyo. 2012). · cites it 3× “Subsequently, with the consent of the parties and the circuit court, the district court assigned the case to the circuit court that originally had the case pursuant to Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 5-3-112 (LexisNexis 2011), which provides in pertinent part: § 5-3-112.”

Ic v. Dw, 2015 WY 135 (Wyo. 2015). · cites it 2× “The matter was assigned to a circuit court judge for the Ninth Judicial District, who sat as a district judg‘e as permitted by Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 5-3-112 (LexisNexis 2015).”

Royball v. State, 210 P.3d 1073 (Wyo. 2009). · cites it 2× “Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 5-3-112 (LexisNexis 2007) provides the authority for the district court's assignment.”

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