John R. Prokos
Nonpartisan
Biography
John Prokos has served as a circuit court judge of the Third Judicial District in Sweetwater County since his appointment in June 2013, per the Wyoming Judicial Branch.
Uinta County, Wyoming
Retention: Judge John R. Prokos, Circuit Court, Third Judicial District
Uinta County, Wyoming
Retention: Judge John R. Prokos, Circuit Court, Third Judicial District
One candidate is tracked for Retention: Judge John R. Prokos, Circuit Court, Third Judicial District on the November 3, 2026 ballot: John R. Prokos. Candidate information follows official Uinta County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
About this race
Retention question on the November 3 ballot: voters mark FOR or AGAINST retaining John R. Prokos as a judge of the Circuit Court of the Third Judicial District; a majority of votes cast on the question keeps the judge in office. Wyoming judges are appointed by the governor from Judicial Nominating Commission lists and then stand for retention, per the Wyoming Secretary of State's 2026 General Election Candidate list. The question appears on ballots in Lincoln County, Sweetwater County, Uinta County.
What this office does
Trial court judge. A trial judge presides over criminal and civil cases at the first level: bail and pleas, motions, trials, sentencing and civil judgments. Judges are bound by state law and appellate precedent and are barred by judicial conduct rules from campaigning on how they would rule. Most states elect trial judges on a nonpartisan ballot; the term and the courts a judge may sit on vary by state.
This race. Nonpartisan: candidates appear without party labels. One name is on the ballot for this seat.