Deb Kristensen has been elected an officer of the Ninth Judicial Circuit Historical Society, after serving on  its Board of Directors for the past several years.  She is the first Idahoan to serve on the Society's board and, now, as an officer. The Ninth Judicial Circuit Historical Society was founded in 1985 to collect, preserve, and present to the public the history of law in the western United States and the Pacific Islands and educates children and the general public about the judicial system, the rule of law, and other civic values.  Governed by a fifty member Board of Directors, the NJCHS serves over 2,000 members, the legal profession, historians, court personnel, school children, and the general public.