Kelly H. Rankin

Kelly H. Rankin
Rankin at his 2024 confirmation hearing
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Wyoming
Assumed office
June 1, 2025
Preceded byScott W. Skavdahl
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Wyoming
Assumed office
March 12, 2024
Appointed byJoe Biden
Preceded byNancy D. Freudenthal
Chief Magistrate Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Wyoming
In office
2012  March 12, 2024
United States Attorney for the District of Wyoming
In office
2008–2009
President
Preceded byJohn R. Green
Succeeded byChristopher A. Crofts
Personal details
Born
Kelly Harrison Rankin

1967 (age 5758)
Sheridan, Wyoming, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
EducationUniversity of Wyoming (BS, JD)

Kelly Harrison Rankin (born 1967) is an American lawyer who is served as the chief United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Wyoming. He previously served as the United States attorney for that district court from 2008 to 2009 as well as the chief United States magistrate judge of the same court from 2012 to 2024.