Tuesday, November 8, 2011

Former WY Attorney General and Federal Judge James Barrett, dies at 89

Former Wyoming Attorney General James Barrett has died. Barrett died Monday at the Davis Hospice Center in Cheyenne. He was 89. Barrett served in the U.S. Army during World War II. He later earned his law degree from the University of Wyoming. Governor Stan Hathaway appointed Barrett as Wyoming Attorney General in 1967. Former President Richard Nixon appointed him to the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in 1971. He also served on another federal court that reviewed foreign espionage cases. Barrett was the son of former Wyoming Governor and U.S. Senator Frank A. Barrett.

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