CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Gov. Matt Mead has appointed Thomas Rumpke as the new Sixth Judicial District Judge for Campbell County.

Rumpke will fill the seat vacated by Judge Dan Price II, who is retiring.

Rumpke has been employed recently by the state Attorney General's Office in the tort litigation division.

As a senior assistant attorney general, Rumpke was involved in extensive trial and litigation practice. His first job out of law school was with retired Wyoming Justice Robert Rose. Rumpke also worked for the Wyoming Department of Revenue and was in private practice.

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