Contact Information:
- Alicia Paxton
- Administrative Assistant
- 2301 Capitol Ave.
- Cheyenne, WY 82002
- Phone: 307.777.7678
- Fax: 307.777.3447
- Email: apaxton@courts.state.wy.us

Elisa Butler
State Court Administrator

Claire Smith
Deputy Administrator/Chief Fiscal Officer
Welcome to the Administrative Office of the Courts
Wyoming’s judicial branch consists of 5 justices, 25 district court judges, 24 circuit court judges, 4 full-time magistrates and support staff located throughout the state. The entire branch operates to serve the people of Wyoming in many different ways. One of the most visible ways is by providing a forum to resolve disputes. In addition to resolving disputes, however, justices, judges and staff work strenuously to advance and improve the quality of justice through court boards, commissions, committees and programs.
The Wyoming Administrative Office of the Courts assists the Supreme Court and lower courts in fulfilling their constitutional and statutory functions. The office provides administrative, technical, financial, payroll, auditing and human resources support to over 300 employees. Our goal is to provide services in an accurate, timely, efficient and equitable manner.
We are happy to have you visit our website and learn more about us. Our goal is to help the judicial branch serve the public.
Links to descriptions of the Judicial Committees and Boards and programs can be found on the home page. If you need help finding information on our website, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Administrative Office of the Courts
State Court Administrator | Elisa Butler | ebutler@courts.state.wy.us | 307.777.7238 |
Deputy Administrator/Chief Fiscal Officer | Claire Smith | csmith@courts.state.wy.us | 307.777.7502 |
Communications Officer | Cierra Hipszky | chipszky@courts.state.wy.us | 307.777.3391 |
Data & Quality Assurance Analyst | Shane McCreary | smccreary@courts.state.wy.us | 307.630.4720 |
Court Security Officer | Joe Hartigan | jhartigan@courts.state.wy.us | 307.777.6528 |
Administrative Assistant | Alicia Paxton | apaxton@courts.state.wy.us | 307.777.7678 |
Fiscal and Human Resources Division
Deputy Administrator/Chief Fiscal Officer | Claire Smith | csmith@courts.state.wy.us | 307.777.7502 |
Accounting Analyst | Shawna Enyeart | senyeart@courts.state.wy.us | 307.777.7620 |
Accounts Payable/HR Clerk | Erica Steiner | esteiner@courts.state.wy.us | 307.777.7583 |
Internal Auditor | Cecilia Toomey | ctoomey@courts.state.wy.us | 307.777.7581 |
Human Resources Manager | Brenda Reedy | breedy@courts.state.wy.us | 307.777.7629 |
Human Resources Clerk | Julie Balland | jballand@courts.state.wy.us | 307.777.7153 |
Legal Division
Chief Legal Officer/Director of Chancery Court | Ben Burningham | bburningham@courts.state.wy.us | 307.777.6565 |
Legal Resources | Victor Payne | vpayne@courts.state.wy.us | 307.777.6487 |
State Law Librarian | Matt Swift | mswift@courts.state.wy.us | 307.777.8564 |
Library Technician | Amber Bell | abell@courts.state.wy.us | 307.777.7687 |
Education Division
Chief Education Officer/Director of CJP | Lisa Finkey | lfinkey@courts.state.wy.us | 307.777.7575 |
Court Process Education Specialist | Nicole Hatfield | nhatfield@courts.state.wy.us | 307.274.1200 |
Children's Justice Project Coordinator | Briana Montoya | bmontoya@courts.state.wy.us | 307.631.3758 |
Applications Division
Chief Applications Officer | Heather Kenworthy | hkenworthy@courts.state.wy.us | 307.777.7652 |
Applications Lead | Stevie Marsh | smarsh@courts.state.wy.us | 307.777.2954 |
Applications Lead | Amanda Colwell | acolwell@courts.state.wy.us | 307.777.7042 |
Applications Team Coordinator | Erica Jensen | ejensen@courts.state.wy.us | 307.777.7618 |
Applications Support Specialist | Andrew Dorchester | adorchester@courts.state.wy.us | 307.777.7642 |
Applications Support Specialist | Callie Strode | cstrode@courts.state.wy.us | 307.777.7438 |
Applications Support Specialist | Jane Whitley | jwhitley@courts.state.wy.us | 307.777.7782 |
Applications Training Specialist | Kristen Spiker | kspiker@courts.state.wy.us | 307.777.7723 |
Applications Configuration Specialist | Stephen Gillis | sgillis@courts.state.wy.us | 307.777.6871 |
Information Technology Division
Chief Technology Officer | Nate Goddard | ngoddard@courts.state.wy.us | 307.777.6130 |
Database Administrator | Andy Corbin | acorbin@courts.state.wy.us | 307.777.7633 |
SQL Developer | Amanda Nunn | anunn@courts.state.wy.us | 307.777.7946 |
IT Infrastructure Manager | Keven McGill | kmcgill@courts.state.wy.us | 307.777.7117 |
IT Infrastructure Administrator | Cassidy Hunt | chunt@courts.state.wy.us | 307.777.8957 |
IT Service Manager | Tyler Christopherson | tchristopherson@courts.state.wy.us | 307.777.6224 |
IT Service Administrator | Joe Lucero | jlucero@courts.state.wy.us | 307.777.7669 |
IT Service Administrator | Dominic Hodgen | dhodgen@courts.state.wy.us | 307.777.5997 |