Poll released supporting local judges

Similar to voting for city and state officials, residents in Wyoming have the option to retain circuit court, district and state supreme court judges or have them removed from the bench and the Wyoming Bar Association is weighing in through a publicly-available poll surveying its members.

The association releases an advisory poll prior to each general election and surveys attorneys on their opinions of judges they’ve worked with.

Graded on a five-point scale, the survey asks opinions regarding a judge’s ability in 11 categories. Members also voice if they believe the judge should be retained o...