Background
Cardine, Godfrey Joseph was born on July 6, 1924 in Prairie Du Chien, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Joseph Frederick and Mary (Kasparek) Cardine.
Cardine, Godfrey Joseph was born on July 6, 1924 in Prairie Du Chien, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Joseph Frederick and Mary (Kasparek) Cardine.
Bachelor of Science in Engineering, University Illinois, 1948. Juris Doctor with honors, University Wyoming, 1954.
Association, Schwartz, Bon & McCrary, Casper, Wyoming, 1954-1966;
district attorney, Natrona County, Wyoming, 1966-1970;
partner, Cardine, Vlastos & Reeves, Casper, 1966-1977;
professor of law, University Wyoming, Laramie, 1977-1983;
justice, Wyoming Supreme Court, Cheyenne, 1983-1988, 90-94;
chief justice, Wyoming Supreme Court, Cheyenne, 1988-1990. Member Wyoming State Board Law Examiners, 1973-1977. Faculty director Western Trial Advocacy Institute, Laramie, since 1981.
Board advisors Land and Water Law Review, 1985-1990. Member ad hoc commission to review bar association rules and by-laws, 1987-1988. Judicial associate editor Georgetown University Court Justices, Health Science and the Law,1989-1991.
Adjunct Professor trial advocacy Harvard University Law School, 1991.
Active Little League Baseball, Casper, 1960-1962. Member Governor's Committee on Dangerous Drugs, 1968-1971. Initiator Alternative Dispute Resolution Program State of Wyoming, 1989, chairman, since 1990.
Fellow International Society Barristers. Member American Bar Association (judicial administration division), Association Trial Lawyers American, Wyoming State Bar (president 1977-1978), Phi Alpha Delta, Potter Law Club (president 1953-1954), Rotary.
Married Janice Irene Brown, September 14, 1946. Children: Susan, John, Lisa.