Kelly Harrison Rankin
Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Wyoming. Born 1967.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. District Court for the District of Wyoming
- Appointed by
- Joseph R. Biden (Democratic)
- Nominated
- Jan 10, 2024
- Senate vote
- Voice vote
- Confirmed
- Mar 7, 2024
- Commissioned
- Mar 12, 2024
Other federal judicial service
- U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Wyoming, 2012-2024; chief magistrate judge, 2012-2024
Education
- B.S., University of Wyoming, 1990
- J.D., University of Wyoming College of Law, 1994
Career
- Deputy county attorney, Lincoln County, Wyoming, 1994-1995
- Deputy county attorney, Park County, Wyoming, 1995-1998
- Instructor, Introduction to Criminal Justice, Northwest Community College, 1997-2002
- Private practice, Cody, Wyoming, 1998-1999
- Special assistant U.S. attorney, District of Wyoming, 1999-2001
- County attorney, Park County, Wyoming, 1999-2003
- Assistant U.S. attorney, District of Wyoming, 2003-2008, 2010-2012
- chief, Criminal Division, 2010-2012
- U.S. attorney for the District of Wyoming, 2008-2010
- Counsel, Gov. Dave Freudenthal, Wyoming, 2010
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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