--- title: "Jefferson Coombs | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/jefferson-coombs-circuit-court-judge-wyoming-circuit-court-9th-judicial-district-fremont-county-wy" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Jefferson Coombs Wyoming Circuit Court, 9th Judicial District, Fremont County · Circuit Court Judge ## Profile - Court: Wyoming Circuit Court, 9th Judicial District, Fremont County - State: Wyoming - Role: Circuit 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 - He had supervised the Campbell County Public Defender field office since 2015, earlier held a position as an assistant public defender there, and clerked for Sixth District Court Judge Dan Price - Jefferson Coombs received an appointment from Governor Mark Gordon to the Ninth Judicial District Circuit Court serving Fremont County in September 2021, effective October 4, 2021, replacing retiring Judge Robert B. Denhardt - Field Office Supervisor, Wyoming Public Defender's Office, Campbell County; from 2015 - Assistant Public Defender, Wyoming Public Defender's Office ### Education - Bachelor’s degree from Brigham Young University and a law degree from Hamline University School of Law. ### Additional information - Coombs’ appointment was marked by a robing ceremony in November 2021, as part of the Wyoming Judicial Branch’s official judicial induction. - Represented criminal and juvenile defendants before appointment. - Before law school he taught high-school social studies for seven years. ## 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 Circuit Court, 9th Judicial District, Fremont County courtroom technology](https://www.wyocourts.gov/court/circuit-court-of-the-9th-judicial-district-fremont-county-state-of-wyoming-lander) 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/circuit-court-of-the-9th-judicial-district-fremont-county-state-of-wyoming-lander) - [Official roster](https://www.wyocourts.gov/court/circuit-court-of-the-9th-judicial-district-fremont-county-state-of-wyoming-lander) - [Wyoming Judicial Branch official judicial roster](https://www.wyocourts.gov/court/circuit-court-of-the-9th-judicial-district-fremont-county-state-of-wyoming-lander) - [Use of Cameras: Communication Devices, Rule 5 of the Rules of the Supreme Court](https://www.wyocourts.gov/supreme-court) - [Wyoming Circuit Court, 9th Judicial District, Fremont County courtroom technology](https://www.wyocourts.gov/court/circuit-court-of-the-9th-judicial-district-fremont-county-state-of-wyoming-lander) - [Governor Gordon: appointment of Jefferson Coombs](https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/WYGOV/bulletins/2f45119) - [Wyoming Supreme Court opinion identifying Jefferson Coombs as assistant public defender](https://law.justia.com/cases/wyoming/supreme-court/2022/s-21-0262.html) - [Wyoming court directory: WY::wyoming-circuit-court-9th-judicial-district-fremont-county](https://www.wyocourts.gov/court/circuit-court-of-the-9th-judicial-district-fremont-county-state-of-wyoming-lander/) - [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) - [capcity.news](https://capcity.news/crime/court/2021/09/24/governor-gordon-appoints-public-defender-as-new-circuit-court-judge-in-ninth-judicial-district/) - [wyocourts.gov](https://wyocourts.gov/court/circuit-court-of-the-9th-judicial-district-fremont-county-state-of-wyoming-lander/) - [Governor Gordon: appointment of Jefferson Coombs](https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/WYGOV/bulletins/2f45119) - [Wyoming Supreme Court opinion identifying Jefferson Coombs as assistant public defender](https://law.justia.com/cases/wyoming/supreme-court/2022/s-21-0262.html) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/jefferson-coombs-circuit-court-judge-wyoming-circuit-court-9th-judicial-district-fremont-county-wy", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/jefferson-coombs-circuit-court-judge-wyoming-circuit-court-9th-judicial-district-fremont-county-wy", "name": "Jefferson Coombs | KnowJudges", "description": "Jefferson Coombs, Wyoming Circuit Court, 9th Judicial District, Fremont County. 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