Title 5 — Title 5 — Courts
13 chapters · 382 sections in this title.
W.S. § 5-13-101 Chancery court established
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Chancery court established. Pursuant to the provisions of article 5, section 1 of the Wyoming Constitution, the chancery court of the state of Wyoming is hereby established for the state of Wyoming.
W.S. § 5-13-102 Chancery court fund account created; purposes
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Chancery court fund account created; purposes. (a) There is created an account entitled "the chancery court account." The chancery court account shall receive all filing fees received by the chancery court. Any interest accruing to the account shall be retained in the account and…
W.S. § 5-13-103 Number of judges; location of chambers; concurrent jurisdiction
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Number of judges; location of chambers; concurrent jurisdiction. (a) The chancery court of the state of Wyoming shall consist of no more than three (3) judges. The location of chambers and assignment of cases shall be prescribed by rules promulgated by the supreme court. (b) All …
W.S. § 5-13-104 Supreme court to adopt rules; fees and court costs; rules of procedure to govern courts; place for holding court; inherent powers; appeals
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Supreme court to adopt rules; fees and court costs; rules of procedure to govern courts; place for holding court; inherent powers; appeals. (a) The Wyoming supreme court is hereby vested with management and supervisory powers, including financial auditing authority, over the chan…
W.S. § 5-13-105 Name of court; presider
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Name of court; presider. The chancery court shall be called the "Chancery Court of the State of Wyoming" which shall be a court of record with a seal and the judge and clerk thereof have power to administer oaths and affirmations. The chancery court shall be presided over by a ch…
W.S. § 5-13-106 Term of chancery court judges
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Term of chancery court judges. The terms of chancery court judges shall be six (6) years. Each chancery court judge selected under the provisions of article 5, section 4 of the Wyoming Constitution shall serve for one (1) year after his appointment and until the first Monday in J…
W.S. § 5-13-107 appointment
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appointment. Judges to be nonpartisan; nomination and Judges of the chancery court shall be nonpartisan, shall be nominated and appointed and retained as provided by article 5, section 4 of the Wyoming Constitution.
W.S. § 5-13-108 Qualifications for appointment
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Qualifications for appointment. (a) To be eligible for appointment to the office of judge of the chancery court, a person shall be: (i) A qualified elector of the state; (ii) Authorized to practice law in Wyoming; and (iii) Experienced or knowledgeable in the subject matter juris…
W.S. § 5-13-109 Temporary assignment to fill vacancies; appointments to fill vacancies in office
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Temporary assignment to fill vacancies; appointments to fill vacancies in office. (a) Prior to the appointment of a chancery court judge under subsection (b) of this section or in the event a chancery court judge appointed under W.S. 5-13-107 dies, becomes unable or unwilling to …
W.S. § 5-13-110 Delivery of official records and papers to successor in office
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Delivery of official records and papers to successor in office. If the office of judge of the chancery court becomes vacant by reason of death, removal from office or otherwise, the senior chancery court judge, or if there is none, the clerk of the chancery court, shall take char…
W.S. § 5-13-111 Jurisdiction of successor is same as that of predecessor in office
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Jurisdiction of successor is same as that of predecessor in office. A judge of the chancery court with whom the records of his predecessor have been deposited has the same jurisdiction over all actions and proceedings entered in the records as if they were originally commenced be…
W.S. § 5-13-112 Salaries of judges; traveling expenses
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Salaries of judges; traveling expenses. Chancery court judges shall receive the annual salary provided by W.S. 5-1-110(a)(iv). When a new salary is effective for any judge of the chancery court upon new appointment or the commencement of a new term, it shall be effective for all …
W.S. § 5-13-113 Oath
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Oath. Before assuming the duties of his office, a judge of the chancery court shall take and subscribe before a supreme court justice the oath of office prescribed by the constitution of Wyoming.
W.S. § 5-13-114 Process extends throughout state
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Process extends throughout state. The process of the chancery court shall extend throughout the state.
W.S. § 5-13-115 Purpose and jurisdiction
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Purpose and jurisdiction. (a) The chancery court shall be a court of limited jurisdiction established for the expeditious resolution of disputes involving commercial, business, trust and similar issues. The chancery court shall employ nonjury trials, alternative dispute resolutio…
W.S. § 5-13-116 Powers generally; expenses of judges when acting in a circuit court or in a district court
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Powers generally; expenses of judges when acting in a circuit court or in a district court. (a) In exercising the jurisdiction granted under W.S. 513-115, the chancery court may: (i) Preserve and enforce order in its immediate presence and in the proceedings before it according t…
W.S. § 5-13-201 Office created; salary; deputies
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Office created; salary; deputies. (a) There shall be a clerk of the chancery court for the state of Wyoming. The clerk shall be selected by a majority of justices of the supreme court and shall be an employee of the supreme court. The clerk shall receive an annual salary to be de…
W.S. § 5-13-202 Collection of fees
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Collection of fees. The clerk of the chancery court shall collect all fees and charges as required and set by the supreme court under W.S. 513-104(b). At the time of the original filing, the clerk also shall collect a court automation fee in the amount of one hundred dollars ($10…
W.S. § 5-13-203 Duties generally
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Duties generally. The clerk shall receive all cases filed with the court and maintain the records of the court. The clerk shall receive, account for and pay over all money that may come into the possession of the court according to law or by rule or order of court. The clerk shal…