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# Mark L. Carman

U.S. District Court for the District of Wyoming · Magistrate

## Profile

- Court: U.S. District Court for the District of Wyoming
- State: Wyoming
- Role: Magistrate
- Service status: former
- Last verified: 2026-06-30

## Summary

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

## Biography

### Professional career

- U.S. Magistrate Judge, District of Wyoming (2013–2022) — Carman held the role of a federal magistrate judge until his retirement on January 16, 2022
- Mark L. Carman held the role of a US magistrate judge for the District of Wyoming from 2013 until retiring in 2022
- Attorney / private practice, Williams, Porter, Day & Neville
- held a position as a prosecuting attorney in District Attorney’s Offices in Casper, Wyoming, and in California

### Education

- University of Wyoming College of Law — J.D. (1981)
- a bachelor’s degree from Colorado State University in 1978 and a law degree from the University of Wyoming in 1981.
- Wildland Hydrology, Colorado State University — B.S. (1978)

### Additional information

- Magistrate, District Court, D. Wyoming, 2013-present
- Succeeded by Stephanie A. Hambrick, appointed in 2023 as the new Yellowstone magistrate judge
- Verified as counsel before his federal magistrate service.
- Protecting privileged attorney communications in discovery
- The official US Courts retirement milestone identifies his court and magistrate position.

## 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: 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.courtlistener.com/person/9655/mark-l-carman/)
- [Official roster](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/9655/mark-l-carman/)
- [U.S. District Court for the District of Wyoming current judicial profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/9655/mark-l-carman/)
- [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/9655/mark-l-carman/)
- [Wyoming Supreme Court opinion identifying Mark L. Carman as counsel](https://law.justia.com/cases/wyoming/supreme-court/1999/123925.html)
- [Official Wyoming judicial source](https://www.wyd.uscourts.gov/sites/wyd/files/s_hambrick.pdf)
- [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)
- [ballotpedia.org](https://ballotpedia.org/Mark_L._Carman)
- [www.uscourts.gov](https://www.uscourts.gov/about-federal-courts/about-federal-judges/judicial-milestones/mark-l-carman)
- [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/9655/mark-l-carman/)
- [Wyoming Supreme Court opinion identifying Mark L. Carman as counsel](https://law.justia.com/cases/wyoming/supreme-court/1999/123925.html)

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