Richard J. Macy
Richard J. Macy (June 2, 1930 – December 30, 2022) was an American judge who was a justice of the Wyoming Supreme Court from December 2, 1985, to June 2, 2000, serving as chief justice from 1993 to 1995.
Life and career[edit]
Born in Saranac Lake, New York, to Edward and Gertrude Macy, the family moved to Shell, Wyoming in 1943 to establish a bar and restaurant.[1] Macy attended Greybull High School, graduating in 1948.[2] He then joined the United States Navy, where he served for four years, and then returned to Wyoming.[2] He received a B.A. from the University of Wyoming in 1955, and a J.D. from the University of Wyoming College of Law in 1958.[1][2] He entered private practice in Sundance, Wyoming, and was the Crook County Attorney from 1970 to 1985.[1][2] During this time he also "served on the Crook County School District #1 Board and was chairman of the Crook County Democratic Central Committee".[2]
On May 2, 1985, Governor Edgar Herschler appointed Macy to the Wyoming Supreme Court.[3] Macy served until he reached the mandatory retirement age of 70, on June 2, 2000.[1]
Macy and his wife, Emily, had three children, Anne, Patricia, and Mark.[2] Richard J. Macy died on December 30, 2022, at the age of 92.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d Wyoming State Archives biography of Richard J. Macy, available at 2301 Central Ave, Cheyenne, WY 82001.
- ^ a b c d e f Loren Jost, James A. Donahue, Wyoming State Archives, Department of Commerce, Wyoming Blue Book (1991), p. 141.
- ^ Mary Reincke, Jeaneen C. Wilhelmi, The American Bench: Judges of the Nation, Volume 15 (1991), p. 2520.
- ^ "Richard J. Macy". Legacy. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
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