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# Wendy Curtis Palen

Wyoming Circuit Court, 8th Judicial District, Platte County · Part-Time Circuit Court Magistrate

## Profile

- Court: Wyoming Circuit Court, 8th Judicial District, Platte County
- State: Wyoming
- Role: Part-Time Circuit Court Magistrate
- Service status: active

## Summary

Wendy Curtis Palen — Wyoming Circuit Court, 8th Judicial District, Platte County

## Biography

### Professional career

- She has been practicing in general practice and has also handled bankruptcy and collections work in Cheyenne before opening her own firm in Glendo in 2006.
- Licensed attorney from Glendo, Wyoming, with over 26 years of legal experience, and she also serves as a part‐time Magistrate Judge in Platte County
- This role involves presiding over certain cases and judicial duties within the county, in addition to her private legal practice

### Education

- University of Wyoming College of Law — J.D. (2000)
- B.A. from Montana State University in 1994 and her J.D. from the University of Wyoming Law School in 2000.

### Additional information

- In September 2026, she received the Gerald R. Mason Professionalism Award from the Wyoming State Bar, recognizing her “highest standards of ethics and dedication to the law” and her contributions to the Bar community.
- Approved as a part-time Circuit Court Magistrate in Platte County on October 1, 2024.
- Opened Palen Law Office in Glendo with her husband in 2006 and has served on the Wyoming Board of Law Examiners and Criminal Justice Act panel.
- Wendy Curtis Palen was admitted to the Wyoming Bar in 2000, as well as to the Colorado Bar and the U.S. District Courts for both Colorado and Wyoming.
- Worked for Patton & Davison in Cheyenne for five years on bankruptcy and collections matters after law school.
- 26 years in practice
- Notable roles: Board of Law Examiners member, part‐time Magistrate Judge
- She is a member of Palen Law Offices, LLP in Glendo, WY.
- The award citation highlighted her work as the National Criminal Justice Act panel representative in Wyoming and her commitment to professionalism, integrity, and compassion in challenging cases.
- Bar admissions: Wyoming, Colorado, U.S. District Court (CO & WY)

## Sources

- [Circuit Court of the 8th Judicial District, Platte County](https://www.wyocourts.gov/court/circuit-court-of-the-8th-judicial-district-platte-county-state-of-wyoming-wheatland/)
- [Glendo Attorney Receives Bar’s Professionalism Award](https://www.wyomingbar.org/glendo-attorney-receives-bars-professionalism-award/)
- [Platte County Official Proceedings, October 1, 2024](https://evogov.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/meetings/167/minutes/14419.pdf)
- [Wyoming court directory: WY::wyoming-circuit-court-8th-judicial-district-platte-county](https://www.wyocourts.gov/court/circuit-court-of-the-8th-judicial-district-platte-county-state-of-wyoming-wheatland/)

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## Published courtroom rules

### Shared court rules

- [Wyoming Judicial Branch — courtroom recording](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-42363f413b52fea97e330066) — Wyoming district, circuit and chancery courts only; approval exception retained. Supreme Court and municipal courts excluded from this excerpt. Shared baseline only, not a judge-specific preference or complete local rules inventory. Apply source exceptions, case-type limits, later amendments and case orders. [Official source](https://www.wyocourts.gov/media-center/). Collected 2026-10-27.