William F. Downes

Judge William F. Downes

Personal

Birthday:

1946

Birthplace:

Boston, MA

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

U.S. Marine Corps captain, 1968-1971
Private practice, Green River, Wyoming, 1975-1978
Private practice, Casper, Wyoming, 1978-1994

Education

Name of School:

North Texas State University (now University of North Texas)

Degree:

B.A.

Degree Year:

1968

Name of School - Second:

University of Houston Law Center

UH Law Center boasts a number of programs that span the panoply of legal issues- health law, intellectual property & information law, consumer law, energy & environmental law, criminal justice. Two of our institutes, which oversee the UH Law Center programs, are considered among the best in the country: Health Law & Policy Institute and Intellectual Property & Information Law.

Degree - Second:

J.D.

Degree Year - Second:

1974

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, District of Wyoming

Court Name:

Wyoming District Court

President Nominating:

William J. Clinton

Party Affiliation of President:

Democratic

Commission Date:

6/16/1994

Termination Date:

7/24/2011

Termination Reason:

Retirement