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
The Wyoming Supreme Court created the Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC) in 2000. Wyoming’s State Court Administrator is appointed by the Chief Justice of the Wyoming Supreme Court and serves at the pleasure of the Supreme Court. The mission of the AOC is to provide administrative, technical, educational, financial, payroll, auditing and human resources support to Wyoming judges and their support staff in an accurate, timely, and efficient manner. Through direction of the Wyoming Judicial Council, the AOC serves as a liaison between the Executive and Legislative Branch, law enforcement, and members of the public.
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 |
| 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 |
| Archiving Specialist | Amy Klein-Wingate | awingate@courts.state.wy.us | 307.365.1614 |
| 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 |
| Staff Attorney | Victor Payne | vpayne@courts.state.wy.us | 307.777.6487 |
| Chancery Court Clerk/Legal Division Paralegal | Gena Hansen | ghansen@courts.state.wy.us | 307.262.3421 |
| 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 |
| Training Coordinator and Content Creator | Rena Mackenzie | rmackenzie@courts.state.wy.us | 307.777.7590 |
| Training Specialist | Summer Kelly | skelly@courts.state.wy.us | 307.777.7581 |
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 | Callie Strode | cstrode@courts.state.wy.us | 307.777.7438 |
| Applications Support Specialist | Jane Whitley | jwhitley@courts.state.wy.us | 307.777.7782 |
| Applications Support Specialist | Carrie Wilson | cwilson@courts.state.wy.us | 307.777.7642 |
| Applications Training Specialist | Vacant | 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 |
| Data & Quality Assurance Analyst | Shane McCreary | smccreary@courts.state.wy.us | 307.630.4720 |
| 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 |
| Audio-Visual Services Manager | Jayson Dixon | jdixon@courts.state.wy.us | 307.631.0806 |