Walter Urbigkit
Walter Urbigkit | |
|---|---|
| Chief Justice of Wyoming | |
| In office 1992–1993 | |
| Appointed by | Edgar J. Herschler |
| Succeeded by | Richard J. Macy |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 9, 1927 Fremont County, Wyoming, U.S. |
| Died | October 31, 2011 (aged 83)[1] Cheyenne, Wyoming, U.S. |
| Relatives | Ralph Urbigkit (brother) Dale Urbigkit (nephew) |
| Education | University of Wyoming (BA) University of Wyoming College of Law (JD) |
Walter C. Urbigkit Jr. (November 9, 1927 – October 31, 2011) was a member of the Wyoming House of Representatives for Laramie, Wyoming, as a Democrat from 1973 to 1985, including two years as minority leader, and later a justice of the Wyoming Supreme Court from November 1, 1985, to January 1993, serving as chief justice from 1991 to 1993.[2] Urbigkit lost his bid for a second term in a retention election in November 1992.[3] In 1987, Urbigkit was credited by the New York Times for advancing the use of the word "conclusory" in jurisprudence.[4]
Born in Burris, Wyoming to Walter C. and Bertha (Miller) Urbigkit, he graduated from Fremont County Vocational High School in 1945,[5] and then received a B.A. from the University of Wyoming in 1949; he won the university's Distinguished Alumni of the Year Award in 1992.[6] He received a J.D. from the University of Wyoming College of Law in 1951, and served in the United States Army during the Korean War.[5] He then served as an attorney in the United States Veterans Administration from 1953 to 1955, when he left government to open a private law practice in Cheyenne.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ "Walter Urbigkit 1927-2011". Wyoming Tribune Eagle. 2 November 2011. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
- ^ Alumni Hall of Fame information
- ^ Duke Law & Contemporary Problems
- ^ New York Times.
- ^ a b c Wyoming State Archives page on Walter C. Urbigkit, Jr.
- ^ University of Wyoming Alumni Association.
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