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# John LaBuda

Wyoming Circuit Court, 9th Judicial District, Sublette County · Circuit Court Judge

## Profile

- Court: Wyoming Circuit Court, 9th Judicial District, Sublette County
- State: Wyoming
- Role: Circuit Court Judge
- Service status: active

## Summary

John LaBuda — Wyoming Circuit Court, 9th Judicial District, Sublette County

## Biography

### Professional career

- Appointed Circuit Court Judge for the Ninth Judicial District serving Sublette County in 2023
- Private-practice attorney in Pinedale beginning in 2008 and managing partner at LaBuda & White before appointment.
- Partner at Palmer & LaBuda from 1997 to 2008; also served with the Wyoming Public Defender and as a Special Assistant Attorney General for workers' compensation matters

### Education

- Bachelor's degree — University of Wisconsin at Stevens Point
- University of Wyoming — J.D.

### Additional information



## Courtroom Rules

### electronic devices and recording

Scope: statewide

Georgia's class-specific Uniform Court Rules govern electronic devices and recording in state trial courts. Before using recording, photography, livestreaming, or similar courtroom technology, confirm the governing rule and the assigned court's procedure.

Evidence excerpt: Uniform Superior, Juvenile, Magistrate, Municipal and Probate Court Rules

[Supreme Court of Georgia, court orders amending Uniform Trial Court Rules](https://www.gasupreme.us/rules/amendments-to-rules)
Source checked: 2026-07-26


## Sources

- [Judicial Council of Georgia Administrative Office of the Courts official judicial roster](https://georgiacourts.knack.com/gcd2/#directory-entries/entry-details/60355613b99b9b001bc55b19/)
- [Supreme Court of Georgia, court orders amending Uniform Trial Court Rules](https://www.gasupreme.us/rules/amendments-to-rules)
- [Governor Appoints John LaBuda to be a Circuit Court Judge for the Ninth Judicial District](https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/WYGOV/bulletins/3412f3a)
- [Wyoming court directory: WY::wyoming-circuit-court-9th-judicial-district-sublette-county](https://www.wyocourts.gov/court/circuit-court-of-the-9th-judicial-district-sublette-county-state-of-wyoming-pinedale/)
- [Georgia rules source copied into Wyoming profiles](https://www.gasupreme.us/rules/amendments-to-rules)

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