William Francis Downes (born July 24, 1946) is a retired United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Wyoming.
William F. Downes
Chief Judge — U.S. District Court for the District of Wyoming
Born 1946 in Boston, MA
FJC ID: 643
Career output and lasting influence
Opinions attributed per year · peak 4/year
Later decisions citing those opinions, per year · peak 9/year
Wyoming District Court · 1994–2011Wyoming District Court · 1994–2011
Both charts share the same year axis. Opinion counts include only opinions in our corpus attributed to this judge so far — a year at zero can mean an attribution gap, not judicial silence. Influence typically outlasts the career: citations keep climbing after the last opinion.
- Gender
- Male
- Race
- White
Prior employment
- Private practice, Casper, Wyoming1978–1994
- Private practice, Green River, Wyoming1975–1978
U.S. Marine Corps captain1968–1971
Appointments
1994–2011 · Appointed by William J. Clinton (Democratic)Term ended: Retirement
Education
J.D. · 1974- North Texas State University (now University of North Texas)B.A. · 1968