--- title: "Nancy Dell Freudenthal | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/nancy-d-freudenthal" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-09" --- # Nancy Dell Freudenthal U.S. District Court for the District of Wyoming · Judge ## Profile - Court: U.S. District Court for the District of Wyoming - State: Wyoming - Role: Judge - Service status: senior - Last verified: 2026-07-25 ## Summary Official judge-specific and circuitwide procedural guidance has been located for this profile. ## Biography ### Professional career - Judge, District Court, D. Wyoming, 2010-present - In 1995, she joined the Cheyenne law firm Davis & Cannon as an associate, later becoming a partner in 1998 - From 1980 to 1989, she held a position as an attorney for intergovernmental affairs in the Wyoming Governor’s office - She also taught as an adjunct professor at the University of Wyoming College of Law (1985–1986) - Nancy Dell Freudenthal (née Roan, born 1954 in Cody, Wyoming) is a Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Wyoming and the first woman to serve as a judge in that district - Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Wyoming - As Senior Judge, she continues to hear cases in the District of Wyoming and is based at 2120 Capitol Avenue, Cheyenne, WY - Notable fact: She is the first female judge in Wyoming’s federal court history ### Education - University of Wyoming College of Law — J.D. (1980) - University of Wyoming — B.A. (1976) ### Additional information - member, Governor's Natural Gas Task Force, 1994-present - member, 1989-present - Interim acting administrator, Land Quality Division, Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality, 1983-present - Senior Status: June 1, 2022 - Chief Judge: July 24, 2011 – May 31, 2018 - Presidential appointment with Senate confirmation; appointing authority: Barack Obama; from 2010-05-06 - Commissioned: May 6, 2010 - Confirmed: May 5, 2010, by the Senate (96–1 vote) - Private practice, Cheyenne, WY, 1995-2010 - Nominated: December 3, 2009, by President Barack Obama - chairwoman, 1989-1995 - She served on the Wyoming Tax Commission (1989–1991) and the Wyoming Board of Equalization (1989–1995), and was a member of the Governor’s Natural Gas Task Force in 1994. - chairwoman, 1989-1991 - Mike Sullivan, WY, 1980-1989 - Date of birth: 1954-01-01 - Attorney for intergovernmental affairs, Gov. - Edgar J. Herschler and Gov. - She succeeded Clarence A. Brimmer Jr. and was later succeeded by Kelly H. Rankin. - Birth place: Cody, WY ## 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 technology Scope: judge specific Judge-specific source Evidence excerpt: An electronic evidence presentation system is available for use, and counsel is strongly encouraged to make use of this system. We encourage counsel to contact the Courtroom Deputy Abby Logan (see above for contact information) for a tutorial session to improve evidence presentation and to check for compatibility of equipment. The courtroom also has wireless… [JUDGE NANCY D. FREUDENTHAL | District of Wyoming | United States District Court](https://www.wyd.uscourts.gov/content/judge-nancy-d-freudenthal) Source checked: 2026-07-24 ### presentation procedure Scope: judge specific Judge-specific source Evidence excerpt: If possible, exhibits approaching or exceeding the size limit should be separated into multiple files. Parties may obtain additional information regarding the submission of electronic exhibits by contacting the Clerk’s Office at ( 307 ) 433-2120. Proposed Findings and Conclusions. [IPT%20form%20for%20Wyoming%20-%20Bench.docx](https://www.wyd.uscourts.gov/sites/wyd/files/IPT%20form%20for%20Wyoming%20-%20Bench.docx) Source checked: 2026-07-24 ### presentation procedure Scope: judge specific Judge-specific source Evidence excerpt: 2 Evidence Presentation: • Re-read U.S.D.C.L.R. 84.1(a) on courtroom decorum • Stand to object • If the trial is estimated to take more than two weeks, the Court may photograph witnesses and prepare a book for the jurors to review, which provides the photos and names of witnesses. [220406%20NDF%20Final%20Pretrial%20and%20Trial%20Pointers%20-%20Civil.pdf](https://www.wyd.uscourts.gov/sites/wyd/files/220406%20NDF%20Final%20Pretrial%20and%20Trial%20Pointers%20-%20Civil.pdf) Source checked: 2026-07-24 ### civil remote testimony Scope: courtwide In federal district-court civil proceedings, testimony is ordinarily taken in open court; remote contemporaneous testimony requires good cause in compelling circumstances and appropriate safeguards. Evidence excerpt: For good cause in compelling circumstances and with appropriate safeguards, the court may permit testimony in open court by contemporaneous transmission from a different location. [Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court](https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-civil-procedure) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ### criminal recording and broadcasting Scope: courtwide Federal district courts may not permit courtroom photography or broadcasting during criminal judicial proceedings unless a statute or another federal rule provides an exception. Evidence excerpt: Except as otherwise provided by a statute or these rules, the court must not permit the taking of photographs in the courtroom during judicial proceedings or the broadcasting of judicial proceedings from the courtroom. [Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited](https://www.uscourts.gov/court-records/access-court-proceedings/remote-public-access-proceedings/history-cameras-broadcasting-and-remote-public-access-courts) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ## Sources - [Official profile](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1393106) - [Official roster](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1393106) - [Federal Judicial Center biography](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1393106) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/1117/nancy-dell-freudenthal/) - [JUDGE NANCY D. FREUDENTHAL | District of Wyoming | United States District Court](https://www.wyd.uscourts.gov/content/judge-nancy-d-freudenthal) - [IPT%20form%20for%20Wyoming%20-%20Bench.docx](https://www.wyd.uscourts.gov/sites/wyd/files/IPT%20form%20for%20Wyoming%20-%20Bench.docx) - [220406%20NDF%20Final%20Pretrial%20and%20Trial%20Pointers%20-%20Civil.pdf](https://www.wyd.uscourts.gov/sites/wyd/files/220406%20NDF%20Final%20Pretrial%20and%20Trial%20Pointers%20-%20Civil.pdf) - [Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court](https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-civil-procedure) - [Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited](https://www.uscourts.gov/court-records/access-court-proceedings/remote-public-access-proceedings/history-cameras-broadcasting-and-remote-public-access-courts) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/1117/nancy-dell-freudenthal/) - [Wikidata: Nancy D. Freudenthal](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6962624) - [Freudenthal, Nancy Dell | Federal Judicial Center](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1393106) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/nancy-d-freudenthal", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/nancy-d-freudenthal", "name": "Nancy Dell Freudenthal | KnowJudges", "description": "Nancy Dell Freudenthal, U.S. District Court for the District of Wyoming. 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Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule. [Official source](https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/federal-rules-of-civil-procedure.pdf). Collected 2026-10-27. - [Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, December 1, 2025](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-8721a344fececced2257fe1d) — Criminal proceedings in United States District Courts; this conservative mapping does not distribute appellate-specific provisions to appellate judges. Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule. [Official source](https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/federal-rules-of-criminal-procedure.pdf). Collected 2026-10-27.