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Wyoming Statutes

Wyo. Stat. § 9-2-2201 (2026)

Office created; appointment of director and

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hearing examiners.

     (a) The office of administrative hearings is created as a
separate operating agency pursuant to W.S. 9-2-1704(d).

     (b) The governor, with the advice and consent of the
senate, shall appoint a director of the office who shall serve
as the administrative head of the office and as chief hearing
examiner. Unless sooner removed, the director's term of
appointment expires at the end of the term of office of the
governor during which he was appointed. The director serves at
the pleasure of the governor and may be removed by him as
provided by W.S. 9-1-202. The director shall be a member in
good standing of the Wyoming state bar.

     (c) The director may appoint additional hearing examiners
who are members in good standing of the Wyoming state bar to
serve either full or part time as necessary throughout the
state. Hearing examiners serve at the pleasure of the director
and may be removed by him at any time without cause.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 1992–2008 · leading case: Worker's Comp. Claim of Decker v. State Ex Rel. Wyoming Med. Comm'n, 2008 WY 100 (Wyo. 2008).
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Worker's Comp. Claim of Decker v. State Ex Rel. Wyoming Med. Comm'n, 2008 WY 100 (Wyo. 2008). · cites it 10× “Wyo. Stat. Ann. §§ 9-2-2201 and 9-2-2202 (LexisNexis 2007).”
Painter v. State Ex Rel. Wyoming Worker's Comp. Div., 931 P.2d 953 (Wyo. 1997). · cites it 7× “Separate operating agencies are as follows: * * * (xi) Office of administrative hearings created by W.S. 9-2-2201; Similarly, the statutory process for placing a worker's compensation matter before the office of hearing examiners is straightforward.”
Worker's Comp. Claim of French v. Amax Coal West, 960 P.2d 1023 (Wyo. 1998). · cites it 2× “Wyo. Stat. § 9-2-2201(e) (1997). The law has long recognized the limitations of a legally trained fact finder in circumstances which require a special expertise accumulated through extensive professional training and experience.”
State Transp. Comm'n v. Ford, 844 P.2d 496 (Wyo. 1992). · cites it 4× “See Wyo.Stat. §§ 9-2-2201 to -2203 (Supp. 1992).”
— Wyo. Stat. § 9-2-2201(e) — 1 case
Worker's Comp. Claim of French v. Amax Coal West, 960 P.2d 1023 (Wyo. 1998). “Wyo. Stat. § 9-2-2201(e) (1997). The law has long recognized the limitations of a legally trained fact finder in circumstances which require a special expertise accumulated through extensive professional training and experience.”
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