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# Timothy J. Forwood

Wyoming Circuit Court, 1st Judicial District, Laramie County · Circuit Court Judge

## Profile

- Court: Wyoming Circuit Court, 1st Judicial District, Laramie County
- State: Wyoming
- Role: Circuit Court Judge
- Service status: active
- Last verified: 2026-07-29

## Summary

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

## Biography

### Professional career

- Circuit Court Judge, First Judicial District, Laramie County, Wyoming; appointed by Governor Mark Gordon on November 4, 2024, effective December 21, 2024, succeeding Judge Thomas Lee
- Assistant United States Attorney, District of Wyoming, from 2014 until his judicial appointment
- Previously served seven years as an assistant district attorney in Laramie County
- Previously worked in the Wyoming Attorney General’s Office representing the Division of Criminal Investigation

### Education

- Bachelor’s degree, University of Northern Colorado.
- University of Wyoming — J.D.

### Additional information

- His term runs until January 2027, with a retention election scheduled for November 2026.

## 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: courtwide

The Wyoming Judicial Branch court page publishes courtroom-technology availability and directs users to bring needed cables or adapters and contact the court to test available equipment.

Evidence excerpt: You are responsible for bringing any necessary cables / adapters. If you have questions about the technology provided in the courtroom or would like to schedule a test using the available equipment, please contact the court directly.

[Wyoming Circuit Court, 1st Judicial District, Laramie County courtroom technology](https://www.wyocourts.gov/court/circuit-court-of-the-1st-judicial-district-laramie-county-state-of-wyoming-cheyenne)
Source checked: 2026-07-29

### 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.wyocourts.gov/court/circuit-court-of-the-1st-judicial-district-laramie-county-state-of-wyoming-cheyenne)
- [Official roster](https://www.wyocourts.gov/court/circuit-court-of-the-1st-judicial-district-laramie-county-state-of-wyoming-cheyenne)
- [Wyoming Judicial Branch official judicial roster](https://www.wyocourts.gov/court/circuit-court-of-the-1st-judicial-district-laramie-county-state-of-wyoming-cheyenne)
- [Use of Cameras: Communication Devices, Rule 5 of the Rules of the Supreme Court](https://www.wyocourts.gov/supreme-court)
- [Wyoming Circuit Court, 1st Judicial District, Laramie County courtroom technology](https://www.wyocourts.gov/court/circuit-court-of-the-1st-judicial-district-laramie-county-state-of-wyoming-cheyenne)
- [U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Wyoming press releases identifying Timothy J. Forwood as prosecutor](https://www.justice.gov/usao-wy/pr)
- [Wyoming court directory: WY::wyoming-circuit-court-1st-judicial-district-laramie-county](https://www.wyocourts.gov/court/circuit-court-of-the-1st-judicial-district-laramie-county-state-of-wyoming-cheyenne/)
- [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)
- [content.govdelivery.com](https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/WYGOV/bulletins/3c012d8)
- [U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Wyoming press releases identifying Timothy J. Forwood as prosecutor](https://www.justice.gov/usao-wy/pr)

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