Scott Wesley Skavdahl at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the District of Wyoming
- Jurisdiction
- Wyoming · Federal
- Judicial service
- November 7, 2011–present
Scott Wesley Skavdahl
Judge · U.S. District Court for the District of Wyoming
Available research
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Biography
Professional career
- Judge, Wyoming District Court, Seventh Judicial District, 2003-2011
- U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court, District of Wyoming, 2001-present
- Private practice, Casper, WY, 1997-2003
- Law clerk, Hon. William F. Downes, U.S. District Court, District of Wyoming, 1994-1997
- Private practice, Casper, WY, 1992-1994
Judicial service
- Judge, District Court, D. Wyoming, 2011-present
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Wyoming; Presidential appointment with Senate confirmation; appointing authority: Barack Obama; from 2011-11-07
Education
- University of Wyoming · B.S., 1989
- University of Wyoming College of Law
Personal record
Born 1966 · Lincoln, NE
Courtroom rules and guidance
Courtroom Technology
Judge-specific source
Requests for realtime and daily copy or other services should be made at least seven ( 7 ) business days prior to trial. (g) JURY EVIDENCE RECORDING SYSTEM (JERS): The Court is implementing a new system for electronic submission of exhibits to the Court. Attorneys should provide their trial exhibits in electronic format on a…swsfpt-jury.docx ↗
Courtroom Technology
Judge-specific source
Requests for realtime and daily copy or other services should be made at least seven (7 ) business days prior to trial. (g) JURY EVIDENCE RECORDING SYSTEM (JERS): The Court is implementing a new system for electronic submission of exhibits to the Court. Attorneys should provide their trial exhibits in electronic format on a USB…swsfpt-bench.docx ↗
Civil Remote Testimony
In federal district-court civil proceedings, testimony is ordinarily taken in open court; remote contemporaneous testimony requires good cause in compelling circumstances and appropriate safeguards.
For good cause in compelling circumstances and with appropriate safeguards, the court may permit testimony in open court by contemporaneous transmission from a different location.Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court ↗
Criminal Recording And Broadcasting
Federal district courts may not permit courtroom photography or broadcasting during criminal judicial proceedings unless a statute or another federal rule provides an exception.
Except as otherwise provided by a statute or these rules, the court must not permit the taking of photographs in the courtroom during judicial proceedings or the broadcasting of judicial proceedings from the courtroom.Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited ↗
Sources
Federal Judicial Center biography
Identity source · HTML · checked July 25, 2026
https://www.fjc.gov/node/1393841CourtListener judicial biographical directory
Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
https://www.courtlistener.com/person/2986/scott-wesley-skavdahl/swsfpt-jury.docx
Judge research source · DOCX · checked July 24, 2026
https://www.wyd.uscourts.gov/sites/wyd/files/swsfpt-jury.docxswsfpt-bench.docx
Judge research source · DOCX · checked July 24, 2026
https://www.wyd.uscourts.gov/sites/wyd/files/swsfpt-bench.docxFederal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court
Judge research source · HTML · checked July 26, 2026
https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-civil-procedureFederal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited
Judge research source · HTML · checked July 26, 2026
https://www.uscourts.gov/court-records/access-court-proceedings/remote-public-access-proceedings/history-cameras-broadcasting-and-remote-public-access-courts