Wyoming Statutes

Wyo. Stat. § 5-3-301 (2026)

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District courts of the several judicial districts of this state
are empowered to appoint such number of district court
commissioners in the several counties of their respective
judicial districts as the public interest may require.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 5 cases, 1989–2002 · leading case: Foster v. Foster, 768 P.2d 1038 (Wyo. 1989).

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Foster v. Foster, 768 P.2d 1038 (Wyo. 1989). · cites it 4× “See Wyo. Stat. §§ 5-3-301 to -312 (1977). The powers of court commissioners are enumerated in § 5-3-307, which provides: (a) Each district court commissioner shall have the powers in respect to every suit or proceeding pending in the district court of the county for which he was…”

Sandstrom v. Sandstrom, 880 P.2d 103 (Wyo. 1994). · cites it 2× “The constitutional provision states that the commissioners “shall have authority to perform such chamber business in the absence of the district judge from the county.”

In Re Adoption of KJD, 2002 WY 26 (Wyo. 2002). · cites it 2× “District court commissioners, on the other hand, are provided for in Wyo. Stat. Ann. §§ 5-3-301 through 5-38-312 (LexisNexis 2001).”

Gaines v. Doby, 773 P.2d 442 (Wyo. 1989). · cites it 2× “See Wyo. Stat. §§ 5-3-301 to -312 (1977) and particularly §§ 5-3-307 and 5-3-310.”

May v. May, 945 P.2d 1189 (Wyo. 1997). “DISCUSSION Father presents several issues relating to the authority of district court commissioners. The basis of Father’s argument is that the commissioner’s acts in this case exceeded statutory authority and, therefore, are void.”

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