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# Thomas Deering

Wyoming Circuit Court, 3rd Judicial District, Lincoln County · Circuit Court Judge

## Profile

- Court: Wyoming Circuit Court, 3rd Judicial District, Lincoln County
- State: Wyoming
- Role: Circuit Court Judge
- Service status: active

## Summary

Thomas Deering — Wyoming Circuit Court, 3rd Judicial District, Lincoln County

## Biography

### Professional career

- Appointed Circuit Court Judge for the Third Judicial District serving Lincoln County effective January 27, 2026
- Deering was sworn in at the Lincoln County Justice Center in Kemmerer on March 20, 2026, in a robing ceremony attended by Wyoming Supreme Court justices
- The Circuit Court Judge for Wyoming’s Third Judicial District, serving Lincoln County and Sweetwater County, appointed by Governor Mark Gordon in December 2025 and sworn in on March 20, 2026
- Served as a district court commissioner and circuit court magistrate beginning in 2013
- Staff attorney for District Court Judge Richard Lavery in Green River (2012–2013)
- Served as staff attorney for Third Judicial District Judge Richard Lavery beginning in 2012

### Education

- in Physics — University of Notre Dame — B.S.
- Loyola University Chicago School of Law — J.D.
- Loyola University Chicago School of Law — LL.M.

### Additional information

- His term began January 27, 2026, and runs until January 2029, with a retention election scheduled for November 2028.
- Appointed: Dec 10, 2025
- Governor Mark Gordon appointed Deering to fill the vacancy created by the retirement of Judge Greg S. Corpening.
- The Third Judicial District covers Lincoln County (courthouses in Kemmerer and Afton) and Sweetwater County.
- He expressed gratitude to residents of both counties, calling the experience “a great blessing” and pledging to uphold the trust placed in him.
- previously served in Sweetwater County for 13 years
- Governor Gordon praised his “keen legal intellect” and “forthright personal skills”.

## 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)
- [Deering appointed as Circuit Court Judge in Lincoln County](https://svinews.com/2025/local-news/114018/deering-appointed-as-circuit-court-judge-in-lincoln-county/)
- [Circuit Court of the 3rd Judicial District, Lincoln County](https://www.wyocourts.gov/court/circuit-court-of-the-3rd-judicial-district-lincoln-county-state-of-wyoming-afton/)
- [Wyoming court directory: WY::wyoming-circuit-court-3rd-judicial-district-lincoln-county](https://www.wyocourts.gov/court/circuit-court-of-the-3rd-judicial-district-lincoln-county-state-of-wyoming-afton/)
- [Wyoming court directory: WY::wyoming-circuit-court-3rd-judicial-district-lincoln-county](https://www.wyocourts.gov/court/circuit-court-of-the-3rd-judicial-district-lincoln-county-state-of-wyoming-kemmerer/)
- [Georgia rules source copied into Wyoming profiles](https://www.gasupreme.us/rules/amendments-to-rules)

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