Scott W. Skavdahl
| Scott Wesley Skavdahl | |
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| Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Wyoming | |
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Assumed office November 7, 2011 |
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| Appointed by | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | William F. Downes |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Scott Wesley Skavdahl 1966 (age 50–51) Lincoln, Nebraska |
| Education |
University of Wyoming B.S. University of Wyoming College of Law J.D. |
Scott Wesley Skavdahl (born 1966) is a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Wyoming.
Born in Lincoln, Nebraska, graduating high school at Sioux County High School, Skavdahl received his Bachelor of Science degree in 1989 from the University of Wyoming. He received his Juris Doctor in 1992 from the University of Wyoming College of Law. At the University of Wyoming, Skavdahl was an active member of the Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity. Skavdahl worked as a litigation associate at Brown & Drew (now Brown, Drew & Massey) from 1992 to 1994. From 1994 to 1997, Skavdahl served as a judicial law clerk to Chief Judge William F. Downes of the United States District Court for the District of Wyoming. From 1997 to 2003 Skavdahl worked at the law firm of Williams, Porter, Day & Neville. From 2001 to 2003 he worked as a part-time federal magistrate judge. In 2003 Skavdahl became a judge on the Seventh Judicial District Court, in Casper, Wyoming upon appointment by Governor Dave Freudenthal. On January 31, 2011 Skavdahl left the state bench to once more become a full-time federal magistrate judge.
In November 2010, Governor Dave Freudenthal recommended Skavdahl to fill the Wyoming vacancy that was to be created when Judge William F. Downes retired on July 24, 2011. On February 16, 2011, President Barack Obama formally nominated Skavdahl. On September 8, 2011, the Senate Judiciary Committee reported his nomination to the Senate floor by voice vote. On November 3, 2011, the Senate voted 96–0 to confirm Skavdahl. He received his commission on November 7, 2011.
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