Bridget Hill (politician)
American lawyer
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bridget Hill is an American attorney and politician from Wyoming. She has served as a justice of the Wyoming Supreme Court since 2025. She previously served as the attorney general of Wyoming from 2019 to 2025.
Bridget Hill | |
|---|---|
| Justice of the Wyoming Supreme Court | |
| Assumed office May 28, 2025 | |
| Appointed by | Mark Gordon |
| Preceded by | Kate M. Fox |
| 38th Attorney General of Wyoming | |
| In office March 1, 2019 – May 28, 2025 | |
| Governor | Mark Gordon |
| Preceded by | Peter K. Michael |
| Succeeded by | Ryan Schelhaas (acting) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1974 (age 51–52) Laramie, Wyoming, U.S.[1] |
| Party | Republican |
| Education | University of Wyoming (BA, JD) |
| Signature |  |
Early life and education
Hill was raised on a ranch near Saratoga, Wyoming.[2] She earned a Bachelor of Arts and a Juris Doctor from the University of Wyoming College of Law.[3][4]
Career
Hill clerked for Justices Larry Lehman and Michael Golden of the Wyoming Supreme Court.[5]
In 2013, Governor Matt Mead appointed Hill the director of the Office of State Lands and Investments.[3]
In November 2018, Governor-elect Mark Gordon announced Hill as his nominee for attorney general, pending approval by the Wyoming Legislature, to succeed Peter K. Michael.[6][7] She was sworn into office on March 1, 2019.[8][9] On January 29, 2021, Hill announced that her office would not pursue criminal charges against Joseph Hubert Hart, a retired Catholic bishop accused of sexual abuse.[10]
Hill was appointed to a seat on the Wyoming Supreme Court effective May 28, 2025.[11]