Richard J. Macy (June 2, 1930 – December 30, 2022) was an American judge who was a justice of the Wyoming Supreme Court from December 2, 1985, to June 2, 2000, serving as chief justice from 1993 to 1995.

Life and career

Born in Saranac Lake, New York, to Edward and Gertrude Macy, the family moved to

Shell, Wyoming Shell is a census-designated place (CDP) in Big Horn County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 83 at the 2010 Census. The community is named for the abundance of fossil shells located in the area. Nearby exposed formations such as the ...

in 1943 to establish a bar and restaurant.Wyoming State Archives biography of Richard J. Macy, available at 2301 Central Ave, Cheyenne, WY 82001. Macy attended

Greybull High School Greybull High School is a public high school in Greybull, Wyoming, United States. It is part of Big Horn County School District #3 and serves students in grades 9–12. The school's mascot is the Buffalos, or "Buffs." Notable alumni * Brett Kei ...

, graduating in 1948.Loren Jost, James A. Donahue, Wyoming State Archives, Department of Commerce, ''Wyoming Blue Book'' (1991), p. 141. He then joined the United States Navy, where he served for four years, and then returned to Wyoming. He received a B.A. from the University of Wyoming in 1955, and a J.D. from the University of Wyoming College of Law in 1958. He entered private practice in

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, and was the Crook County Attorney from 1970 to 1985. During this time he also "served on the Crook County School District #1 Board and was chairman of the Crook County Democratic Central Committee". On May 2, 1985, Governor

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appointed Macy to the Wyoming Supreme Court. Macy served until he reached the mandatory retirement age of 70, on June 2, 2000. Macy and his wife, Emily, had three children, Anne, Patricia, and Mark. Richard J. Macy died on December 30, 2022, at the age of 92.

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1930 births 2022 deaths Justices of the Wyoming Supreme Court University of Wyoming alumni University of Wyoming College of Law alumni People from Saranac Lake, New York People from Big Horn County, Wyoming People from Crook County, Wyoming Chief Justices of the Wyoming Supreme Court {{Wyoming-state-judge-stub