Kari Jo Gray | |
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Justice of the Wyoming Supreme Court | |
Assumed office October 9, 2018 | |
Appointed by | Matt Mead |
Preceded by | E. James Burke |
Personal details | |
Born | Lusk,Wyoming,U.S. | September 20,1960
Political party | Republican [1] |
Education | University of Arkansas (BS) University of Wyoming (JD) |
Kari Jo Gray (born September 20,1960) is an American lawyer and judge who serves as a justice of the Wyoming Supreme Court since 2018.
Gray has a Bachelor of Science in finance from the University of Arkansas and a Juris Doctor from the University of Wyoming College of Law. [2] [3]
Gray served in private practice at Gray &Associates in Douglas,Wyoming for twelve years [3] before becoming Chief of Staff to the governor in 2011. [4]
Gray was one of three names submitted to the governor by the judicial nominating commission for appointment to the Supreme Court. [5] On September 4,2018 Governor Matt Mead announced his selection of Gray to fill the seat left vacant by the retirement of E. James Burke. [2] [6] Gray's ascension to the state's highest court marked the third female appointment for the governor and the first time the court had a female majority in state history. [4] She began her tenure on October 9,2018. [7]
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