Sr. Kate Kuenstler is a member of the American Province of the International Congregation of the Poor Handmaids of Jesus Christ.   She has a Licentiate in Canon Law (Summa cum Laude) and a Doctorate in Canon Law (Magna cum Laude) from the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas in Rome.  She has additional degrees of Bachelor of Science in Education and a Master of Arts in Religious Education.  Perhaps what’s more important is that as a JUDGE she functions on the same level as Bishop Wilton Gregory, and in fact, has advised him on occasions.

Canon Law Professionals is a group of experienced lay, religious, and clergy lawyers of varied educational and practical backgrounds collaborating to satisfy the many canonical needs of today's Church and providing a full range of professional canonical services to dioceses, religious communities, individuals and institutions in the Catholic Church, always keeping in mind that "the salvations of souls is the supreme law of the church."