Former Wyoming Supreme Court Chief Justice Walter C. Urbigkit (UR'-bih-kyte) has died at the age of 83. According to Wiederspahn-Radomsky funeral home, Urbigkit died Monday morning at a hospice center in Cheyenne. Urbigkit was appointed to the state Supreme Court by Gov. Ed Herschler in 1985. He served on the court until 1993 and was chief justice from 1992-1993. He was rejected by voters in his judicial retention election. He also served in the state Legislature from 1973 to 1985. Urbigkit received his law degree from the University of Wyoming. He is survived by his wife, Marian, and four children. Memorial services will be Friday at First Presbyterian Church in Cheyenne.
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