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# Benjamin M. Burningham

Wyoming Chancery Court · Chancery Court Judge

## Profile

- Court: Wyoming Chancery Court
- State: Wyoming
- Role: Chancery Court Judge
- Service status: active
- Last verified: 2026-07-29

## Summary

Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge.

## Biography

### Professional career

- Governor Gordon announced appointment November 25, 2024, effective January 1, 2025, as first full-time Chancery Court judge
- Wyoming’s first full-time Chancery Court judge, appointed in November 2024 and sworn in on January 2, 2025, to preside over the state’s specialized business and trust dispute court
- Became judicial branch chief legal officer and Chancery Court director during initial court operations launched December 2021
- From 2015–2021, he was Chief of the Consumer Protection & Antitrust Unit for the Wyoming Attorney General’s Office
- Earlier attorney at Kellogg, Hansen, Todd, Figel & Frederick; chief of Wyoming attorney general Consumer Protection and Antitrust Unit 2015–2021
- Director, Wyoming Chancery Court

### Education

- Bachelor’s from Southern Virginia University, class of 2009; university article identifies political science studies.
- George Washington University Law School — J.D.
- JD with honors from George Washington University, no year given.

### Additional information

- Governor Mark Gordon appointed Burningham to the Chancery Court, a specialized statewide court created by 2019 legislation to handle commercial, business, and trust cases in a fast, fair, and cost‐effective manner.
- Before his appointment, these cases were handled by rotating district court judges
- Burningham’s role is to provide dedicated judicial leadership.
- Decisions are published online to guide businesses and provide precedent.
- Before becoming judge, Burningham held the role of Chief Legal Officer and Director of the Wyoming Judicial Branch.
- He also practiced law at Kellogg, Hansen, Todd, Figel & Frederick, P.L.L.C. in Washington, D.C..
- The Chancery Court is designed with bench trials, active case management, tailored discovery, electronic filings, limited motions, and regular settlement efforts, aiming to resolve most cases within 150 days.
- University article confirms all-four-year inaugural football team participation/captain, senior class president, research assistant to Jeremiah John and student filmmaking.
- Governor release mentions two district judges being replaced; university historical launch description mentions three, so preserve respective context and do not impose a single count.
- No law-school graduation year needed.

## Before you appear

- Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed.
- Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance.
- Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding.

## Courtroom Rules

### courtroom technology

Scope: courtwide

The Wyoming Judicial Branch court page publishes courtroom-technology availability and directs users to bring needed cables or adapters and contact the court to test available equipment.

Evidence excerpt: You are responsible for bringing any necessary cables / adapters. If you have questions about the technology provided in the courtroom or would like to schedule a test using the available equipment, please contact the court directly.

[Wyoming Chancery Court courtroom technology](https://www.wyocourts.gov/court/chancery-court)
Source checked: 2026-07-29

### cameras and communication devices

Scope: statewide

The Wyoming Supreme Court publishes a statewide presentation-related Rule 5 source for cameras and communication devices from the official Supreme Court resources page.

Evidence excerpt: Use of Cameras: Communication Devices (Rule 5. of Rules of Sup. Court).

[Use of Cameras: Communication Devices, Rule 5 of the Rules of the Supreme Court](https://www.wyocourts.gov/supreme-court)
Source checked: 2026-07-29


## Sources

- [Official profile](https://www.wyocourts.gov/court/chancery-court)
- [Official roster](https://www.wyocourts.gov/court/chancery-court)
- [Wyoming Judicial Branch official judicial roster](https://www.wyocourts.gov/court/chancery-court)
- [Use of Cameras: Communication Devices, Rule 5 of the Rules of the Supreme Court](https://www.wyocourts.gov/supreme-court)
- [Wyoming Chancery Court courtroom technology](https://www.wyocourts.gov/court/chancery-court)
- [ABA Business Law Today: Recent Developments in Business Courts 2025](https://www.americanbar.org/groups/business_law/resources/business-law-today/2025-september/business-courts-2025/)
- [Wyoming court directory: WY::wyoming-chancery-court](https://www.wyocourts.gov/court/chancery-court/)
- [Rules of the Supreme Court of Wyoming, Rule 5](https://www.wyocourts.gov/app/uploads/2025/03/Use-of-CamerasCommunication-Devices-Rule-5.-of-Rules-of-Sup.-Court.pdf)
- [content.govdelivery.com](https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/WYGOV/bulletins/3c3ed45)
- [news.svu.edu](https://news.svu.edu/2025/alumnus-ben-burningham-appointed-wyomings-first-chancery-court-judge/)
- [oilcity.news](https://oilcity.news/community/2025/01/02/wyomings-first-chancery-court-judge-sworn-in-during-casper-ceremony/)
- [ABA Business Law Today: Recent Developments in Business Courts 2025](https://www.americanbar.org/groups/business_law/resources/business-law-today/2025-september/business-courts-2025/)

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