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# Sheryl Smith Bunting

Wyoming Circuit Court, 4th Judicial District, Sheridan County · Circuit Court Judge

## Profile

- Court: Wyoming Circuit Court, 4th Judicial District, Sheridan County
- State: Wyoming
- Role: Circuit Court Judge
- Service status: former

## Summary

Sheryl Smith Bunting — Wyoming Circuit Court, 4th Judicial District, Sheridan County

## Biography

### Professional career

- Municipal Court Prosecutor for the City of Sheridan (2018–present)
- Appointed Circuit Court Judge for the Fourth Judicial District in 2024; resigned effective September 16, 2026
- Circuit Court Judge for Wyoming’s Fourth Judicial District, serving Sheridan and Johnson Counties, appointed in 2023 and taking the bench January 2, 2024
- Practiced with Tarver, Kerns & Bunting and served as a deputy Sheridan County attorney from 2008 to 2018
- Private practice attorney with Tarver, Kerns & Bunting

### Education

- Bachelor's degree — University of Wyoming
- University of Wyoming — J.D.

### Additional information

- The appointment is effective January 2, 2024, with a term expiring January 2027 and subject to retention election in November 2026.
- Served as Sheridan municipal prosecutor beginning in 2018.
- Governor Mark Gordon appointed Bunting to fill the vacancy left by the retirement of Judge Shelley A. Cundiff.
- The first woman to serve in this role in the district.
- Governor Gordon praised her “thoughtful approach to the law” and extensive experience in the Fourth Judicial District.
- Bunting said she was “honored to be appointed” and looks forward to “serving the citizens of Sheridan and Johnson Counties and upholding the duties and responsibilities of the Circuit Court”.

## 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 Sheryl Smith Bunting to Circuit Court](https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/WYGOV/bulletins/376e88d)
- [Judicial Nominating Commission announces vacancy in Circuit Court, Fourth Judicial District](https://www.wyocourts.gov/news/judicial-nominating-commission-announces-vacancy-in-circuit-court-fourth-judicial-district-johnson-and-sheridan-counties/)
- [Georgia rules source copied into Wyoming profiles](https://www.gasupreme.us/rules/amendments-to-rules)

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