Wyoming Legal Overview: Riverton The Riverton micropolitan area in Wyoming is defined by the Census Bureau as covering Fremont County, which comes under the Ninth Judicial District of Wyoming. The Fremont County District Court, located in the county seat of Lander, is the main trial court with general jurisdiction. This court has criminal jurisdiction over all felony prosecutions in the county. It has exclusive jurisdiction over civil cases exceeding $50,000. This court also hears divorce petitions, probate matters and juvenile cases.
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1. The Fremont County Circuit Court is a limited jurisdiction court with three locations in the county, including one each in Lander, Riverton and Dubois. This court handles misdemeanors, civil cases not exceeding $50,000, and domestic violence civil disputes. If a municipality wishes to do so, it can consolidate its ordinance violations cases with the Fremont County Circuit Court. Appeals against the circuit court must be filed with the Fremont County District Court. Appeals against the district court are in turn heard by the Wyoming Supreme Court.
Fremont County Clerk of District Court
Trending Legal Topics: The Wyoming Supreme Court is the court of last resort. Wyoming has no intermediate appellate courts. Federal court cases in Fremont County will be heard by the Casper Division of the US District Court of Wyoming. Bankruptcy petitions in Fremont County will be decided by a federal judge in the US Bankruptcy Court in Casper. This is an unstaffed court, so mailings must be sent to the main court in Cheyenne. Federal appeals will go to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. |