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Sheridan venue facts

County

Sheridan County, Wyoming

Trial court of general jurisdiction

District Court

Sources: Wyoming Judicial Branch, District Courts: the trial courts of general jurisdiction, unlimited except for civil cases under $50,000, small claims cases and misdemeanors, which the circuit courts handle; district judges preside over felony criminal and civil cases, including family law, and juvenile and probate matters, and hear appeals from lower court decisions (reviewed 2026-10-12); Wyoming Judicial Branch, Circuit Courts: limited jurisdiction courts for small claims, civil cases of not more than $50,000 and all misdemeanor cases; a circuit court may also take a municipal court's jurisdiction over ordinance violations (reviewed 2026-10-12); Wyoming Judicial Branch, About the Courts: the Supreme Court of Wyoming is the highest level of court in the state; the Chancery Court, created by 2019 legislation for commercial, business and trust cases, has jurisdiction to decide actions seeking declaratory or injunctive relief and actions seeking money recovery over $50,000 (reviewed 2026-10-12); Wyoming Judicial Branch, Frequently Asked Questions: generally, the district courts hear civil cases involving claims exceeding $50,000, and the circuit courts have original jurisdiction for all misdemeanor criminal cases, including traffic citations; the Chancery Court, a statewide court, is a specialized court of limited jurisdiction that resolves business and trust cases with bench trials (reviewed 2026-10-12)

Federal district

District of Wyoming

Forums and agencies in Wyoming

Workers' compensation claims arising in Wyoming are heard before the Wyoming Office of Administrative Hearings or the Wyoming Medical Commission; the Wyoming Division of Vocational Rehabilitation (WY DVR) is Wyoming's public vocational rehabilitation agency. Attorneys confirm the governing rule for their case.

Sources: Wyoming Legislature, Wyoming Statutes, Labor and Employment (worker's compensation contested cases and medical hearing panels) (reviewed 2026-10-11)

Commuting flows, Sheridan County

In the 2016-2020 American Community Survey commuting flows, the largest flows of workers into Sheridan County came from Johnson County (271 workers), Pinellas County, Florida (69) and Big Horn County, Montana (65), and the largest flows out of Sheridan County went to Big Horn County, Montana (545 workers), Johnson County (144) and Cass County, North Dakota (79).

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, 2016-2020 American Community Survey, county-to-county commuting flows (Table 1) (reviewed 2026-09-13)