G. Joseph Cardine

Godfrey Joseph Cardine (July 6, 1924 – July 22, 1997) was an American jurist who served as a justice of the Wyoming Supreme Court from June 13, 1983 to July 22, 1994.

Early life, education, and military service Born in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, to Joseph Frederick Cardine and Mary Kasparek, Cardine attended east Rockford High School in Illinois, graduating in 1942. He retired from the court on his 70th birthday, in 1994.

In addition to his legal activities, he was an organizer of the Bank of Casper and the Security Bank of Glenrock, Wyoming.

Personal life Cardine married Janice Irene Brown in 1946, with whom he had two daughters and a son. He also operated a ranch near Casper.

He died at the Wyoming Medical Center after what was described as a short illness, and was buried in Casper.