--- title: "Joshua Eames | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/joshua-eames-district-court-judge-wyoming-district-court-7th-judicial-district-natrona-county-wy" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Joshua Eames Wyoming 7th Judicial District Court · District Court Judge ## Profile - Court: Wyoming 7th Judicial District Court - State: Wyoming - Role: District 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 - Senior Assistant Attorney General in the Wyoming Attorney General’s Office (since 2019) - Eames held the role of a senior assistant attorney general from 2019 and earlier as an assistant attorney general - He also held a position as staff attorney for Wyoming Supreme Court Chief Justice Kate Fox and First District Court Judge Steven Sharpe ### Education - Bachelor’s degree from the University of South Florida. ### Additional information - Joshua C. Eames is a District Court Judge for Wyoming’s 7th Judicial District (Natrona County), appointed in July 2022 and serving until January 2031, with a retention election in November 2030. - Appointment: July 2022 by Governor Mark Gordon - Joshua Eames received an appointment from Governor Mark Gordon to a new fourth judgeship in Wyoming’s Seventh Judicial District serving Natrona County on June 8, 2022. - The position had been authorized and funded by the 2022 legislature. - His official inauguration included a robing ceremony in August 2022. - Verified through multiple court filings before his judicial appointment. - Staff Attorney: Katherine Adams - He graduated from the University of Wyoming College of Law - Governor Gordon described Eames’s legal experience and criminal law background as making him a “valuable addition” to the 7th Judicial District. - Eames has stated that he is “incredibly humbled” and excited to serve Natrona County. ## 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 decorum Scope: courtwide In Wyoming district-court proceedings, arguments, objections, and remarks must be addressed to the court, and counsel must stand when speaking to or addressed by the court. Evidence excerpt: Arguments, objections and remarks shall be addressed to the Court. Counsel shall stand when addressed by the Court or when speaking to the Court. [Uniform Rules for the District Courts of the State of Wyoming: Rule 801](https://www.wyocourts.gov/app/uploads/2025/01/urfdc_2012081400-1.pdf) Source checked: 2026-08-23 ### witness examination Scope: courtwide When examining a witness in a Wyoming district court, counsel must remain at the lectern and obtain permission before approaching the bench or witness. Evidence excerpt: When examining a witness, counsel shall stand at the lectern and not walk around the courtroom. Counsel shall request permission to approach the bench or the witness. [Uniform Rules for the District Courts of the State of Wyoming: Rule 801](https://www.wyocourts.gov/app/uploads/2025/01/urfdc_2012081400-1.pdf) Source checked: 2026-08-23 ### 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 District Court, 7th Judicial District, Natrona County courtroom technology](https://www.wyocourts.gov/court/district-court-7th-judicial-district-natrona-county) 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/district-court-7th-judicial-district-natrona-county) - [Official roster](https://www.wyocourts.gov/court/district-court-7th-judicial-district-natrona-county) - [Wyoming Judicial Branch official judicial roster](https://www.wyocourts.gov/court/district-court-7th-judicial-district-natrona-county) - [Uniform Rules for the District Courts of the State of Wyoming: Rule 801](https://www.wyocourts.gov/app/uploads/2025/01/urfdc_2012081400-1.pdf) - [Use of Cameras: Communication Devices, Rule 5 of the Rules of the Supreme Court](https://www.wyocourts.gov/supreme-court) - [Wyoming District Court, 7th Judicial District, Natrona County courtroom technology](https://www.wyocourts.gov/court/district-court-7th-judicial-district-natrona-county) - [Federal court filing identifying Joshua Eames as Wyoming Assistant Attorney General](https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/district-courts/wyoming/wydce/2:2019cv00192/54533/56/) - [Wyoming court directory: WY::wyoming-7th-judicial-district-court](https://www.wyocourts.gov/court/district-court-7th-judicial-district-natrona-county/) - [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/31b59df) - [wyocourts.gov](https://wyocourts.gov/news/robing-ceremony-for-district-court-judge-joshua-c-eames-of-the-seventh-judicial-district-natrona-county/) - [Federal court filing identifying Joshua Eames as Wyoming Assistant Attorney General](https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/district-courts/wyoming/wydce/2:2019cv00192/54533/56/) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/joshua-eames-district-court-judge-wyoming-district-court-7th-judicial-district-natrona-county-wy", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/joshua-eames-district-court-judge-wyoming-district-court-7th-judicial-district-natrona-county-wy", "name": "Joshua Eames | KnowJudges", "description": "Joshua Eames, Wyoming 7th Judicial District Court. 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