Thomas Michael Golden[1] (born September 30, 1942) is an American jurist who was a justice of the Wyoming Supreme Court.[2][3]
Michael Golden | |
|---|---|
| Chief Justice of Wyoming | |
| In office 1994–1996 | |
| Preceded by | Richard J. Macy |
| Succeeded by | William A. Taylor |
| Justice of the Wyoming Supreme Court | |
| In office June 30, 1988 – August 30, 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Charles Stuart Brown |
| Succeeded by | Michael K. Davis |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 30, 1942 Enid, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of Wyoming |
Biography edit
Golden was born on September 30, 1942, in Enid, Oklahoma.[4] In high school, he played baseball with Dick Cheney in Casper, Wyoming.[5] He received a B.A. in 1964 and a J.D. in 1967, both from the University of Wyoming.[2][3] In 1992, he received an LLM from the University of Virginia Law School.[2][3]
He served in the Judge Advocate General's Corps for four years.[2][3] In 1988, he was appointed as a Justice in the Wyoming Supreme Court.[2][3] From 1994 to 1996, he served as its chief justice.[2][3] In June 2011, he authored a decision to grant divorces to same-sex married couples, despite the illegality of same-sex marriage in Wyoming at the time.[6][7] Golden retired from the Wyoming Supreme Court in August 2012.
References edit
- ^ "Thomas Michael Golden, Outstanding Alumnus 2015". University of Wyoming. 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f NNDB
- ^ a b c d e f Official Justice biography Archived 2013-07-27 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Wyoming State Archives (1991). Wyoming Blue Book (PDF). Vol. IV. p. 141.
- ^ Dick Cheney, In My Time: A Personal and Political Memoir, New York, NY: Threshold Editions, 2011, p. 24
- ^ Roddy Flynn, 'Recent State Court Rulings Affect LGBT Citizens in Three States', Human Rights Campaign, June 21, 2011 "Recent State Court Rulings Affect LGBT Citizens in Three States | Backstory Blog | Human Rights Campaign". Archived from the original on 2011-11-06. Retrieved 2011-11-02.
- ^ Joan Barron, 'Wyoming Supreme Court reverses same-sex divorce ruling', in Casper Star-Tribune, June 7, 2011 [1]
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