Judge Owens was appointed to serve as a District Court Judge in the Ninth Judicial District by Governor Mark Gordon on January 19, 2022. Judge Owens received her J.D. from the University of Wyoming in 1998. She began her career as a public defender in Dallas, Texas. She transitioned to private practice in 2004 as a partner at Mulligan & Owens. Eventually, she worked as a Deputy Prosecuting Attorney at the Teton County Attorney’s Office. Judge Owens also spent several years in private practice handling various types of litigation with an emphasis on family law. During that time, she served as the Town of Jackson Municipal Judge for seven years until her appointment to serve as a District Judge.
