HB0054

Authorizes assignment of cases from circuit and district courts to chancery court judges and permits retired chancery court judges to provide judicial service.

• Allows district court judges to assign cases and proceedings to chancery court judges within the district court's jurisdiction, subject to existing restrictions including consent requirements for civil actions exceeding $50,000. (W.S. 5-3-112(a)(iii), Sec. 1)
• Allows circuit court judges to assign cases and proceedings to chancery court judges within the circuit court's jurisdiction, subject to existing restrictions. (W.S. 5-9-131(a), Sec. 1)
• Permits chancery court judges to hear cases or proceedings assigned to them by district courts or circuit courts pursuant to the assignment statutes. (W.S. 5-13-116(b), Sec. 1)
• Requires that expenses of chancery court judges holding court in circuit or district courts pursuant to assignment, including travel and court-holding expenses, be charged to the fund of the court where the judge is assigned. (W.S. 5-13-116(c), Sec. 1)
• Amends retirement provisions to clarify that retired chancery court judges, as well as retired supreme court and district court judges, may be assigned to judicial service with consent and approval of the chief justice. (W.S. 5-1-106(f), Sec. 1)

Effective: July 1, 2025

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