Kari Jo Gray Explained

Kari Jo Gray
Office:Justice of the Wyoming Supreme Court
Appointer:Matt Mead
Term Start:October 9, 2018
Predecessor:E. James Burke
Birth Date:20 September 1960
Birth Place:Lusk, Wyoming, U.S.
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.

Education

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]

Career

Gray served in private practice at Gray & Associates in Douglas, Wyoming for twelve years before becoming Chief of Staff to the governor in 2011.[3]

Wyoming Supreme Court service

Gray was one of three names submitted to the governor by the judicial nominating commission for appointment to the Supreme Court.[4] 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.[5] [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. She began her tenure on October 9, 2018.[7]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2004 - WY State House District 02 Election . OurCampaigns.
  2. Web site: Justice Kari Gray – Wyoming Judicial Branch . www.courts.state.wy.us . 2018-12-28.
  3. Web site: Mead's chief of staff going to Supreme Court part of plan to make well-rounded court . Scott . Ramsey . 2018-09-06 . Wyoming Tribune Eagle . en . 2018-12-28.
  4. Web site: Gray nominated to state Supreme Court . Douglas Budget . en . 2018-12-28.
  5. Governor Appoints New Justice to the Wyoming Supreme Court - Office of the Governor . September 4, 2018 . 2018-12-28 . governor.wyo.gov.
  6. Web site: Gov. Mead picks chief of staff Kari Jo Gray for Wyoming Supreme Court . Reynolds . Nick . 2018-09-04 . Casper Star-Tribune Online . en . 2018-12-28.
  7. Web site: Welcome Justice Kari Jo Gray – Wyoming Judicial Branch . 2018-10-13 . www.courts.state.wy.us . 2018-12-28.