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American judge (born 1953)
Keith G. Kautz (born 1953) is an American lawyer who served as a justice of the Wyoming Supreme Court from 2015 to 2024. He previously served as a judge of the Wyoming District Court from 1993 to 2015.[1]
Education and early career [ edit ]
Kautz grew up on farms near Lyman, Nebraska , and Huntley, Wyoming , and graduated from Torrington High School in Torrington, Wyoming .[2] Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Wyoming in 1975, and a Juris Doctor from the University of Wyoming College of Law in 1978.[1] [3]
Kautz was in private practice in Wyoming from 1978 to 1993. He was an associate with the law firm Sawyer & Warren, and then a partner in the firm Sawyer, Warren & Kautz, in Torrington .[4] [3]
Governor Mike Sullivan appointed Kautz as a state judge in 1993, serving on the Wyoming District Courts for the Eighth District, which covers four counties: Converse , Goshen , Niobrara , and Platte .[1] [5] [6] [7] [2]
Wyoming Supreme Court [ edit ]
In 2012, Justice Michael Golden retired from the Wyoming Supreme Court , and the Wyoming Judicial Nominating Commission put forward Kautz as one of three possible replacements.[8] Matt Mead did not choose Kautz, appointing Michael K. Davis instead.[9]
In March 2015, Justice Marilyn S. Kite announced that she would retire on August 3.[10] Wyoming Judicial Nominating Commission again selected Kautz as one of the possible candidates for the Supreme Court, along with attorney Robert W. Tiedeken and Tom Lubnau , the former Speaker of the Wyoming House of Representatives .[11] Mead announced Kautz as his choice to replace Kite on June 5, 2015.[4]
Kautz was sworn in as a justice of the Wyoming Supreme Court on August 4, 2015.[1] retention election to complete the rest of Kite's term in November 2016, winning 77% of the vote.[12]
In October 2023, it was announced that Kautz would retire from the bench on March 26, 2024.[13]
References [ edit ]
^ a b Wyoming State Archives biography of Keith G. Kautz, available at 2301 Central Ave, Cheyenne, WY 82001.
^ a b "Gov. Matt Mead appoints District Judge Keith Kautz to Wyoming Supreme Court" . Casper Star-Tribune . Retrieved October 13, 2017 .
^ Meyer, Joseph (2000). "Statewide Issues and Candidates Abstract -- General Election -- November 7, 2000" (PDF) . Secretary of State of Wyoming . State of Wyoming. p. 7 . Retrieved October 13, 2017 .
^ Meyer, Joseph (2006). "Statewide Retention Positions Official Summary Wyoming General Election–November 7, 2006" (PDF) . Secretary of State of Wyoming . State of Wyoming. p. 5 . Retrieved October 13, 2017 .
^ Maxfield, Max (2012). "Statewide Retention Positions Official Summary Wyoming General Election–November 6, 2012" (PDF) . Secretary of State of Wyoming . State of Wyoming. p. 5 . Retrieved October 13, 2017 .
^ "Judge looks forward to challenge of high court" . Billings Gazette . Retrieved October 13, 2017 .
^ "Justice Michael K. Davis" . Wyoming Judicial Branch . State of Wyoming. 2017. Retrieved October 13, 2017 .
^ "Justice Marilyn S. Kite to retire this summer from the Wyoming Supreme Court" . Casper Star-Tribune . Retrieved October 13, 2017 .
^ "Three nominees submitted to Mead for Wyoming Supreme Court" . Casper Star-Tribune . Retrieved October 13, 2017 .
^ Murray, Ed (2016). "Statewide Judicial Retentions Official Summary" (PDF) . Secretary of State of Wyoming . State of Wyoming. p. 2 . Retrieved October 13, 2017 .
^ "Wyoming Supreme Court Justice to Retire" . The Cheyenne Post . October 24, 2023. Retrieved October 26, 2023 .
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