predecessor successor birth_place office birth_date term_start appointer image article_title term_end name alma_mater
alan , 1990 by 104 stat . 5089 '' bond johnson '' seat established on december 1 nancy d. freudenthal scott w. skavdahl boston , massachusetts , u.s. judge district of wyoming of the united states district court for the 1946 1999 june 16 , 1994 bill clinton 200px william f. downes
 2011 july 24 , 2011 william downes university of north texas university of houston law center
william f. downes

william f. downes -lrb- born 1946 -rrb- is a retired united states federal judge .
born in boston , massachusetts , downes received a b.a. from the university of north texas in 1968 and served in the u.s. marine corps from 1968 to 1971 .
he received a j.d. from the university of houston law center in 1974 .
he was in private practice in green river , wyoming from 1975 to 1978 and in casper , wyoming from 1978 to 1994 .
on may 5 , 1994 , downes was nominated by president bill clinton to a new seat on the united states district court for the district of wyoming created by 104 stat .
5089 .
he was confirmed by the united states senate on june 15 , 1994 , and received his commission on june 16 , 1994 .
he became chief judge in 1999 and retired in 2011 .
his official portrait was painted by artist michele rushworth and hangs in the federal courthouse in cheyenne , wyoming .
