Justice Kite to be next Wyoming Supreme Court Chief Justice

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Chief Justice Barton R. Voigt
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Chief Justice Barton R. Voigt announced today that the Justices of the Wyoming Supreme Court have elected Justice Marilyn S. Kite to be the next Chief Justice, effective upon the expiration of Justice Voigt's term on July 1, 2010.Justice Kite, a native of Laramie, was appointed to the Supreme Court by Governor Jim Geringer and was sworn into office June 2, 2000. She received her B.A. in International Affairs from the University of Wyoming in 1970 with Honors and her J.D. from the University of Wyoming College of Law in 1974. Prior to her appointment to the Wyoming Supreme Court, Justice Kite served as Senior Assistant Attorney General for the State of Wyoming from 1974 through 1978. She entered private practice in 1979,joining the law firm of Holland & Hart. She was a Partner in the Jackson office until her appointment to the Wyoming Supreme Court. Justice Kite is married to Roy "Skip"Jacobson, Jr., and they have one son, Gus.Justice Kite will become the thirty-sixth Justice to serve as Chief Justice and Wyoming's first female Chief Justice. In addition to her current duties, she will assume the administrative responsibilities of the Wyoming court system. During her four-year term,Justice Kite will serve as the Chair of the Board of Judicial Policy of Administration,Chair of the Judicial Nominating Commission, and as the Chief Justice of the Wyoming Supreme Court.