Appointed by Edgar J. Herschler Education University of Wyoming | Name Walter Urbigkit | |
Born November 9, 1927
Fremont County, Wyoming ( 1927-11-09 ) Died October 31, 2011, Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States | ||
Walter Urbigkit (November 9, 1927 – October 31, 2011) was a member of the Wyoming House of Representatives for Laramie, Wyoming, as a Democrat from 1973–1985, including two years as minority leader, and later a justice on the Wyoming Supreme Court from 1985–1993, and chief justice from 1992-1993. Urbigkit lost his bid for a second term in a retention election. In 1987, Urbigkit was credited by the New York Times for advancing the use of the word "conclusory" in jurisprudence.
Urbigkit attended the University of Wyoming and won its Distinguished Alumni of the Year Award in 1992.
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