About Judge brimmer
The Honorable Clarence Addison Brimmer, Jr. was born in Rawlins, Wyoming in 1922. After receiving his B.A. in 1944, he served in the U.S. Army Air Force during World War II from 1945-1946 and earned his J.D. from the University of Michigan in 1947.
He returned to Wyoming and practiced law in Rawlins before serving as Wyoming Attorney General from 1971-1974 and as U.S. Attorney for the District of Wyoming in 1975. He was nominated by President Gerald Ford to the U.S. District Court Bench for the District of Wyoming in 1975. He served as Chief Judge from 1986-1992 and was elected to take senior status in 2006. He remained in service until his death in 2014.
Brimmer Scholarship Recipients
2025 - Ethan Drewes and Victoria Dunivan
Finalists: Connor Balliet, Gabriel Ewing, Madison Looper, Emily Wangen
2024 - Miles Gilbert and Hailey Morton
Finalists: Emily Harmon, Lainee Jones, Jacy Rudloff, and Karlee Salas
2023 - Amari Bertagnolli
Finalists: James Bell, Heather Bradford, Amber Ferguson, and Nathan Wise
2022 - Jessie Salas and Cristina Salazar
Finalists: Hope Bringhurst, Hannah Mink, Jenna VonHofe, and Austin Waisanen
2021 - Jake Vogt and Celyn Whitt
Finalists: Erick Hughes, Joe Layzell, Briana Long, Krystle Somers
2020 - Brittney Bulawa and Brenna Fisher
Finalists: TaLise Hansen, Jewel Marsh, Haley Richards, Emily Sloan
2019 - Meridith Heneage
Finalists: Kari Hartman, Toni Hartzel, Renee Leone, Jason Mitchell, Mackenzie Morrison, Connor Thompson
2018 - Keeley Cronin and Emily Madden
Finalists: David Roberts, Kit Wendtland, Isaiah Rose, Keeley Cronin, Allison Strube, Allison Connell, Catherine DiSanto, Emily Madden
2017 - Casey Terrell
Finalists: Casey Terrell, Max Rerucha, Catherine Young, Jenny Boulerice, Becky Farley, Megan Romano
2016 - Matthew Chudacoff
Finalists: Matthew Chudacoff, Evynne Fair, Al Walsh, Mikole Bede Soto, Megan Condon
2015 - Melissa Burke and Maggie Schwartz
Finalists: Melissa Burke, Maggie Schwartz, Nick Bjorklund, James Peters
2014 - Laurene Rogers
Finalists: Clayton Gregerson, Brianne Phillips, Kellsie Nienhuser, Laurene Rogers, Bailey Schreiber, Holly Tysse
2013 - Kelianne Chamberlain
Finalists, Kelianne Chamberlain, Michael Fitzgerald, Grant Smith, Marlene Martin, Julianne Gern, Brian Fuller
2012 - Alex Obrecht
Finalists: Marci Crank, Jeremy Gross, Alex Obrecht, Shannon Rogers, Christopher Sherwood, Thomas Szott
2011 - Stephanie Holguin and Leah Schwartz
Finalists: Brynn Hvidston, Stephanie Holguin, Leah Schwartz, Leo Caselli, Laura Pontius, Stacia Berry
