[1] Born in Greene, Iowa, Riner practiced law in Michigan for less than a year before moving to Cheyenne, Wyoming in 1902.
[1] He was an active Republican Party member, and served as a city attorney, United States District Attorney, and district court judge.
[1] Riner was appointed to the Wyoming Supreme Court on January 10, 1928, by Governor Frank C. Emerson, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Justice Charles N.
[1] Riner was then elected to the court, and re-elected in succeeding years, serving until his death.
[1] Governor Milward Simpson appointed Glenn Parker to the Wyoming Supreme Court in 1955 to fill the vacancy caused by Chief Justice Riner's death.