Harry Edward Leimback (October 5, 1925 – April 15, 2011) was an American judge and politician from Wyoming. Harry Leimback was born in

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, on October 5, 1925, to parents Bessy and Claude Leimback. Leimback was raised in

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, where he attended

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. He served in the

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within the

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upon high school graduation in 1943. Leimback enrolled at

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following the end of his military service. In 1948, he married Melda Christiansen, and the couple moved to Laramie, where Leimback studied at the

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. Leimback began his legal practice in Casper in 1951. Subsequently, mayor Tom Nicolas named Leimback a judge of the municipal court. Leimback later served as deputy

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attorney alongside Ray Whitaker. In 1958, Leimback was elected county attorney in his own right. He served eight years in the position until his appointment to the

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, succeeding

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. Leimback was a member of the state senate from 1966 to 1977, as he won two full terms after completing Murphy's. Leimback contested the

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primary during the 1974 Wyoming gubernatorial election. The party chose to back

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. When Herschler took office as governor of Wyoming, he named Leimback a judge of the 7th Judicial District Court, a position Leimback held for ten years. Leimback died in Casper, Wyoming, on April 15, 2011, aged 85. His wife died on August 26, 2014, at the age of 83.

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