Walter Urbigkit

Walter Urbigkit
Chief Justice of Wyoming
In office 1992–1993
Appointed by	Edgar J. Herschler
Personal details
Born	November 9, 1927 Fremont County, Wyoming
Died	October 31, 2011 (aged 83)[1] Cheyenne, Wyoming

Walter Urbigkit (November 9, 1927 – October 31, 2011) was a member of the Wyoming House of Representatives for Laramie, Wyoming, as a Democrat from 1973–1985, including two years as minority leader, and later a justice on the Wyoming Supreme Court from 1985–1993, and chief justice from 1992-1993.^[2] Urbigkit lost his bid for a second term in a retention election.^[3] In 1987, Urbigkit was credited by the New York Times for advancing the use of the word "conclusory" in jurisprudence.^[4]

Urbigkit attended the University of Wyoming and won its Distinguished Alumni of the Year Award in 1992.^[5]

References

1. "Walter Urbigkit 1927-2011". Wyoming Tribune Eagle. 2 November 2011. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
2. Alumni Hall of Fame information
3. Duke Law & Contemporary Problems
4. New York Times
5. University of Wyoming Alumni Association