Michael Golden (judge)
| Michael Golden | |
|---|---|
| Chief Justice of Wyoming | |
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In office 1994–1996 | |
| Justice of the Wyoming Supreme Court | |
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In office 1988 – August 30, 2012 | |
| Succeeded by | Michael K. Davis |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1942 (age 72–73) |
| Alma mater | University of Wyoming |
Michael Golden (born 1942) was a Justice of the Wyoming Supreme Court.[1][2]
Biography
Michael Golden was born in 1942.[1] In high school, he played baseball with Dick Cheney in Casper, Wyoming.[3] He received a B.A. in 1964 and a J.D. in 1967, both from the University of Wyoming.[1][2] In 1992, he received an LLM from the University of Virginia Law School.[1][2]
He served in the Judge Advocate General's Corps for four years.[1][2] In 1988, he was appointed as a Justice in the Wyoming Supreme Court.[1][2] From 1994 to 1996, he served as its Chief Justice.[1][2] In June 2011, he authored a decision to grant divorces to same-sex married couples, despite the illegality of same-sex marriage in Wyoming at the time.[4][5] Golden retired from the Wyoming Supreme Court in August 2012.
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 NNDB
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Official Justice biography
- ↑ Dick Cheney, In My Time: A Personal and Political Memoir, New York, NY: Threshold Editions, 2011, p. 24
- ↑ Roddy Flynn, 'Recent State Court Rulings Affect LGBT Citizens in Three States', Human Rights Campaign, June 21, 2011
- ↑ Joan Barron, 'Wyoming Supreme Court reverses same-sex divorce ruling', in Casper Star-Tribune, June 7, 2011