Barlow Taps Walter Eggers for Wyoming Attorney General
Governor-elect Eric Barlow's pick of Cheyenne attorney Walter Eggers requires confirmation by a simple majority of the Wyoming Senate.
Updated on Nov. 10, 2026 in People
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Governor-elect Eric Barlow announced his leadership team selections on Tuesday, nominating Cheyenne attorney Walter Eggers for Wyoming Attorney General. Eggers's nomination is subject to a simple majority vote in the Wyoming Senate.
Why it matters
The attorney general serves as the state's chief legal officer, so the choice shapes the legal direction of the incoming administration. Eggers's background in private practice and public-interest legal work will be weighed by senators during confirmation.
Eggers has practiced law in Cheyenne for nearly 30 years, joining Holland & Hart in 2000 and serving as a partner there from 2008 to 2024. His confirmation requires a simple majority vote in the Wyoming Senate, and the vote has not yet been scheduled.
The players
Eric Barlow
Barlow is the Wyoming governor-elect and a former Republican member of the Wyoming House of Representatives who was chosen to lead the state.
Walter Eggers
Eggers is a Cheyenne attorney and former Holland & Hart partner who has worked with the Wyoming Access to Justice Commission and Equal Justice Wyoming.
University of Wyoming College of Law
The University of Wyoming College of Law is the state's public law school, where Eggers earned his degree and now teaches.
The details
Barlow announced his leadership team selections on Tuesday, naming Eggers, a Cheyenne attorney and 1997 graduate of the University of Wyoming College of Law. Eggers led the Cheyenne office of Holland & Hart and has taught professional responsibility, evidence, and oil and gas law at the law school since 2025.
Timeline
1997: Eggers graduates from the University of Wyoming College of Law.
2000: Eggers joins Holland & Hart.
2008 to 2024: Eggers serves as a partner at Holland & Hart.
2025: Eggers begins teaching at the University of Wyoming College of Law.
Tuesday, November 10, 2026: Barlow announces his leadership team, including the Eggers nomination.
Need to Know
The nomination must clear the Wyoming Senate under its advice-and-consent process, the same route every statewide executive appointee takes before taking office. Eggers's selection therefore moves forward only after a simple majority of senators approves it.
Wyoming residents will see the attorney general's office, which handles state litigation and legal advice to agencies, shaped by Eggers's leadership if the Senate confirms him. Changes in state legal priorities would reach residents through the office's rulings and enforcement decisions.
The takeaway
Leadership appointments like this one show how much a governor's team depends on Senate confirmation, so tracking the vote is the clearest way to follow how Wyoming's executive branch takes shape.
What happens next
The Wyoming Senate will vote on whether to confirm Eggers as attorney general; no vote date has been set in the source material.
Further reading
For more on the appointees shaping state leadership, see People coverage across Wyoming.
Source note: This article includes information reported by Cap City News.
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