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# Melissa M. Owens

Wyoming 9th Judicial District Court · District Court Judge

## Profile

- Court: Wyoming 9th Judicial District Court
- State: Wyoming
- Role: District Court Judge
- Service status: active

## Summary

Melissa M. Owens — Wyoming 9th Judicial District Court

## Biography

### Professional career

- Judge of the Wyoming Ninth Judicial District Court, appointed in 2021 to serve in Teton County, with a term that has been extended through 2031
- Appointed District Court Judge for the Ninth Judicial District serving Teton County effective January 19, 2022
- Operated Owens Law Office, P.C. beginning in 2013 and served as a part-time Jackson Municipal Court judge beginning in 2014
- Earlier roles included private practice in Teton County, five years as a deputy county and prosecuting attorney, and service as a deputy public defender in Dallas, Texas
- Deputy County & Prosecuting Attorney, Teton County, WY (5 years)
- Partner, Mulligan & Owens, private practice

### Education

- University of Wyoming College of Law — J.D. (1998)
- Rollins College — B.A. (1994)

### Additional information

- Original term: 2025; retained in November 2024; current term expires January 2031
- Assumed office: January 19, 2022
- Appointed: December 11, 2021, by Governor Mark Gordon to replace Timothy C. Day
- Town of Jackson Municipal Judge (2014–2021)
- focusing on family law and litigation
- Deputy Public Defender, Dallas, TX
- Use of a single pretrial conference for civil cases

## 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 Melissa Owens to be a District Court Judge for the Ninth Judicial District](https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/WYGOV/bulletins/30070cd)
- [Wyoming court directory: WY::wyoming-9th-judicial-district-court](https://www.wyocourts.gov/court/district-court-9th-judicial-district-teton-county/)
- [Georgia rules source copied into Wyoming profiles](https://www.gasupreme.us/rules/amendments-to-rules)

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