Michael J. McGrady
Nonpartisan
Biography
Michael J. McGrady has served as a district court judge of the Sixth Judicial District in Campbell County since his appointment in July 2024, per the Wyoming Judicial Branch.
Weston County, Wyoming
Retention: Judge Michael J. McGrady, District Court, Sixth Judicial District (Judge D)
Weston County, Wyoming
Retention: Judge Michael J. McGrady, District Court, Sixth Judicial District (Judge D)
One candidate is tracked for Retention: Judge Michael J. McGrady, District Court, Sixth Judicial District (Judge D) on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Michael J. McGrady. Candidate information follows official Weston 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 Michael J. McGrady as a judge of the District Court of the Sixth 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 Campbell County, Crook County, Weston 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.