§ 5-9-119 — Judges may hold court for each other; expenses of judge holding court in another circuit or district; disqualification of judge; change of venue prohibited; assignment of retired judges

Wyoming § 5-9-119

• Jurisdiction: Wyoming
• Title 05: Courts
• Ch. 9: CIRCUIT COURTS
• Art. 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS

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(a) The judges of the circuit courts may hold court for
each other and shall do so when required by law. The expenses of
any judge of a circuit court holding court in any circuit other
than his own or in any district court pursuant to assignment
under W.S. 5-3-112, including travel expenses and his expenses
while holding court, shall be charged to the contingent fund of
the circuit court in whose circuit he is holding court or to the
contingent fund of the district court in whose district he is
holding court pursuant to assignment under W.S. 5-3-112.
(b) A party to any action in circuit court may disqualify
a circuit judge as provided by rules adopted by the supreme
court for disqualification. Upon disqualification, or inability
for any reason to fulfill his duties, the circuit judge shall
appoint another circuit judge from his own or a different
circuit or a district judge from his own or a different
district, or a magistrate from the county in which the case is
to be tried if no other circuit judge is available, to try the
action.
(c) There shall be no change of venue for civil actions
triable in circuit court.
(d) Any retired circuit court judge of this state who is
not practicing law may, with his consent and the consent of the
chief justice, at the request of a circuit court judge be
assigned to hear a case in a circuit court as otherwise
authorized by law. During any period of assignment, a retired
circuit court judge shall receive as compensation an amount
equal to the current compensation of a judge of the court to
which he is assigned. The compensation received by a retired
circuit court judge during any period of assignment shall not
affect the receipt of any retirement allowance of the retired
circuit court judge during the period of assignment.
Assignments of retired circuit court judges under this section
shall only be made in a manner that does not jeopardize the
qualified status of state retirement plans established by the
Wyoming legislature. When called to serve, a retired circuit
court judge shall receive the same per diem and travel allowance
as allowed active circuit court judges. Per diem allowances and
compensation shall be paid from the contingent fund of the court
to which the retired judge is assigned.