--- title: "Kate M. Fox | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/kate-m-fox-6086" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Kate M. Fox Wyoming Supreme Court · Judge ## Profile - Court: Wyoming Supreme Court - State: Wyoming - Role: Judge - Service status: former - Last verified: 2026-08-22 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Judge, Wyoming Supreme Court, 2014-present - In summary: Kate M. Fox was a distinguished Wyoming jurist, serving on the state’s highest court for 11 years, including as its second woman Chief Justice, before retiring in 2025. - American lawyer who held the role of Chief Justice of the Wyoming Supreme Court from July 1, 2021, until her retirement on May 27, 2025 - On July 1, 2021, she was elected by her peers as Chief Justice, succeeding Michael K. Davis - She became chief justice July 1, 2021 - Appointed to the Wyoming Supreme Court in November 2013 by Governor Matt Mead to fill the vacancy created by Justice Barton R. Voigt’s retirement - Governor Matt Mead appointed her in November 2013 to succeed retiring Justice Barton Voigt - She clerked for U.S. District Judge Clarence A. Brimmer Jr. in 1989–90 - Before judicial service she was a partner at Davis & Cannon and clerked for federal district judge Clarence A. Brimmer for one year. ### Education - University of Wyoming College of Law in — J.D. (1989) - its College of Law in — J.D. (1989) - B.A. in journalism from the University of Wyoming in 1976 ### Additional information - Kate M. Fox served on the Wyoming Supreme Court from 2014 until retiring May 27, 2025. - She was retained by voters in 2016 and re‐elected in 2018 for an eight‐year term. - She became the second woman appointed to the court and began her tenure on January 3, 2014. - Practitioner, 2013-2013 - Born 1955. - Date of birth: 1955 - Before joining the court, she practiced law in Cheyenne for 23 years at Davis & Cannon, specializing in employment and natural resources law. - She also served on the Wyoming State Bar Board of Professional Responsibility and the Standing Committee on Local Rules for the U.S. District Court for Wyoming. - She also worked on her family’s dude ranch. - Fox moved to Wyoming at age 16 after her family purchased a ranch near Dubois. - She has described her career path as non‐linear, with early work in ranching, journalism, and freelance writing before entering law school at age 30. ## 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 ### cameras and communication devices Scope: courtwide Wyoming Supreme Court Rule 5 restricts recording and wireless device use during its proceedings. Counsel may use muted internet-capable laptops at counsel table unless otherwise ordered; other wireless devices require express permission. 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.courtlistener.com/person/6086/kate-m-fox/) - [Official roster](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/6086/kate-m-fox/) - [Wyoming Supreme Court current judicial profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/6086/kate-m-fox/) - [Use of Cameras: Communication Devices, Rule 5 of the Rules of the Supreme Court](https://www.wyocourts.gov/supreme-court) - [Use of Cameras: Communication Devices, Rule 5 of the Rules of the Supreme Court](https://www.wyocourts.gov/supreme-court) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/6086/kate-m-fox/) - [Kate M. Fox - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Kate_M._Fox) - [Wikidata: Kate M. Fox](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q41718352) - [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) - [www.wyocourts.gov](https://www.wyocourts.gov/app/uploads/2025/05/News-Release-KMF-Chief-Justice-6.29.21.pdf) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/6086/kate-m-fox/) - [Kate M. Fox - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Kate_M._Fox) - [Wikidata: Kate M. Fox](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q41718352) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/kate-m-fox-6086", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/kate-m-fox-6086", "name": "Kate M. Fox | KnowJudges", "description": "Kate M. Fox, Wyoming Supreme Court. 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