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Voters routinely, and overwhelmingly, say that voting for retaining judges is the most difficult issue on a ballot. While a thorough examination of each judge’s lifetime of cases and the ramifications would be difficult, if not impossible, there is information that can help voters with their decision. Here’s a breakdown each judge up for retention on Nov. 8. It includes what governor appointed them, and some pertinent information.
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Missouri Supreme Court
Zel M. Fischer.
Justice Fischer was appointed to the Supreme Court in 2008 by Republican Governor Matt Blunt.
Attended William Jewell College where he received a BA in philosophy and political science. Graduated UMKC Law School with distinction in 1988. Served as law clerk for Missouri Supreme Court Justice Andrew Jackson Higgins. Practiced law in NW Missouri before being elected associate circuit judge for Atchison County. Served there until his appointment to the Supreme Court in 2008. Was retained by voters in 2010 and this will be his second retention vote (every 12 years).
Was the lone justice disagreeing with a Missouri Supreme Court decision that found unconstitutional a law prohibiting Medicaid payments to abortion providers like Planned Parenthood.
Headed up training for judges across the state in the science around covid and vaccines. The Supreme Court justices then educated other judges in anticipation of lawsuits over liability and restrictions. “The fear of policy makers is that there will be a lot of liability-type claims, not just medical delivery, but also against premises … possibly landlord/tenant. Somebody somewhere is going to be creative. We have to be nimble, to adjust,” Fischer stated. Fischer said it is imperative that Judges have the knowledge to adequately hear cases and understand the science in a rapidly changing vaccine science and liability environment.
Robin Ransom
Appointed to the Missouri Supreme Court in 2021 by Republican Gov. Mike Parson. Term ends Dec. 2022. First Black woman to hold the position.
Born in St. Louis. Educated at Douglass College–Rutgers University, B.A., 1988; University of Missouri, Columbia School of Law, J.D., 1991.
Prior employment: St. Louis County Public Defender’s Office, 1992–1995; and the St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office, 1995–1996.
Ransom has told media outlets she follows the law wherever it might lead. ‘I’m not here to try and bend it or pull it, twist it, recreate it,’ said the University of Missouri School of Law graduate. ‘We’re here to read it and interpret it as it stands. I’m not an activist, so I don’t try and add to it or pull it my way.”
Says Ransom, ‘I am never afraid to speak out, to question, to take center stage if need be. This is not out of self-importance or cockiness, but out of confidence.’ … ‘It is a true honor to represent the citizens of the state of Missouri, … This job is not about your personal accolades and individual success. It is about working to make sure that our judicial system continues to operate on a level of excellence and fairness. With my job comes a lot of responsibility and that is not a charge that I take lightly.’4
Missouri Court of Appeals Eastern District
Kelly C. Broniec
Appointed by Republican Gov. Mike Parson, 2020.
Appointed by the Supreme Court to serve on its Trail Judge Education Committee. Graduate of William Woods College.
Commission on Civil Justice Reform, 2017–present, Civic Education Committee, 2015–present, Committee on Access to Family Courts, 2010–16; Combatting Human Trafficking and Domestic Violence Commission, co-chair, 2016–present and liaison to the Task Force on Criminal Justice, 2017–present. Served as pres. of the MO Assoc. of Probate and Associate Circuit Judges, 2016–17. Member: Grace Lutheran Church, Montgomery City Kiwanis Club,
She attributes her success to her ability to relate to all aspects of a case, “I could always see both sides of a story. As a judge you can’t be biased, and you can’t have a preference for one side or another. You have to listen to both sides, and I could always listen to both sides of an argument.”
Thomas C. Clark II
Appointed by Republican Gov. Mike Parson
Born in Kansas City. Educated at University of Kansas, B.S. journalism, B.A. history, 1990; St. Louis University, M.A. public administration, 1993; J.D. 1998; University of Nevada, Reno, M.A. judicial studies, 2019. Served as assistant circuit attorney, 1998–
2006, City of St. Louis; elected to the young lawyers section of The Missouri Bar Association; participated in Leadership St. Louis/FOCUS. Professional Memberships include: The Missouri Bar Association. Appointed associate circuit judge, Jan. 2006. Retained in 2008–2016. Appointed circuit judge, March 2017, by Gov. Eric Greitens to fill an unexpired term. Retained in 2018. Appointed by Gov. Mike Parson, October 2020, to Eastern District Court of Appeals. Term expires Dec. 2024. Nonpartisan.
Michael E. Gardner
Appointed by Republican Gov. Mike Parson
Graduate of University of Missouri, B.A., 2001; University of Missouri School of Law, J.D., cum laude, 2004. Married with four children. Order of the Coif. Lead Articles Editor, Missouri Law
Review. Law clerk to Hon. Stephen N. Limbaugh Jr., Supreme Court of Missouri, 2004–2005. Private practice, 2005–2014. Missouri Board of Law Examiners, 2013–present. Board of Trustees of The Missouri Bar Foundation, 2017–present. Board of Governors of The Missouri Bar, 2012–2014. Young Lawyers’ Section Council, 2010–2014. Rotary Club. Knights of Columbus, Fourth Degree. Membership chair, Shawnee District of the Boy Scouts of America. St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church, Cape Girardeau. Elected circuit judge, Nov. 2014. Term expires Dec. 2020. Republican. Appointed by Gov. Mike Parson, October 2020, to Eastern District Court of Appeals.
John P. Torbitzky
Appointed by Republican Gov. Mike Parson in 2022.
Bachelor of Arts from St. Louis University and law degree from St. Louis University School of Law. Previously in private practice then a law clerk at the Missouri Supreme Court from 2012 to 2014.
Member of The Missouri Bar, The Illinois Bar, Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis, St. Louis County Bar Association. American Bar Association. Cornerstone Center for Early Learning, Board Member; The Missouri Bar, Access to Justice Committee, Vice-Chair.
Missouri Court of Appeals Southern District
Don E. Burrell
Appointed by Republican Gov. Matt Blunt in 2010.
BS from Missouri State and UMKC. Married with two children. Practiced law in Kansas City and Springfield. Member: UMKC Law
Review; Order of Bench and Robe; Springfield Metropolitan and Missouri Bar associations; Judiciary’s Legislative Committee; Former chairman of Trial Judge Education Committee; Kids’ Court. Inaugural recipient of Springfield Metropolitan Bar Association’s Judicial Excellence award in 2007. Elected circuit judge of the 31st judicial circuit in 1998. Re-elected in 2000 and 2006 (three years as presiding judge).
Jack A.L. Goodman
Appointed by Republican Missouri Gov. Mike Parson.
Bachelor’s and law degree from MU. Married, two children. Served in Missouri Senate, 2005–2012; Senate asst. majority leader, 2007–2012; chair of Senate Committee on the Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence; Senate Committee on General Laws, & Senate Committee on Governmental Accountability and Fiscal Oversight. Served in Missouri House of Representatives, 2003–2005; House asst. majority leader, 2004–2005. Attorney in private practice, 1998–2012; assistant prosecuting attorney, 1997–2002. Former member: Missouri Tourism Commission, Children’s Services Commission, Missouri Rural Economic Development Council, Southwest Center Advisory Council and American Lung Association Government Relations Committee. Member: Trinity Lutheran Church, Missouri Synod, in Freistatt. Elected presiding judge, 39th Circuit, 2012. Retained in 2018. Term expires Dec. 2024.
Missouri Court of Appeals Western District
Alok Ahuja
Appointed by Republican Gov. Matt Blunt.
Born in Raipur, India, Ahuja received his law degree from Yale. On The Missouri Bar’s 2010 Appellate Court Evaluation Survey, attorneys who responded to survey questions rated Judge Ahuja on a scale of 1 to 5, with “1” representing “not at all” and 5 representing “completely.”
Judge Ahuja received his highest scores from the Missouri Bar for being courteous toward attorneys (4.65), treating parties equally (4.60), being fair and impartial toward each side of the case (4.58), and allowing parties to present their arguments and answers (4.57). Judge Ahuja was not rated below a 4.00 in any category.
Karen King Mitchell
Appointed by Democrat Gov. Jay Nixon.
University of Missouri–Columbia, B.A., and the University of Missouri–Kansas City, J.D. Served as a law clerk to the Hon. Fernando J. Gaitan, Missouri Circuit Court, 16th Judicial Circuit, 1984–1985 and the Hon. Charles B. Blackmar, Supreme Court of Missouri, 1985–1986. Served as an assistant attorney general, office of the Missouri Attorney General, 1987–2009; chief deputy attorney general, 1999–2009 and state solicitor, 1996–1999.
Member: Saint Andrews Lutheran Church, ELCA. Served on Judicial Task Force for Gender and Justice.
Mark D. Pfeiffer
Appointed by Democrat Gov. Jay Nixon.
BA from Westminster College. Law degree from MU. Practiced civil litigation. Appointed to the Court of Appeals, May 2009. Member: The Crossing (Presbyterian) Church;
The Missouri Bar; Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association; Boone County Bar Association; Council of Chief Judges of State Courts of Appeal, Executive Committee; National Board of Trial Advocacy, Judicial Fellow. Adjunct Faculty: Westminster College, 2010–present (teaches American Jurisprudence course).
Doublas Thomson
Appointed by Republican Gov. Mike Parson.
B.S. from Missouri State; Law degree from UMKC. Member of Board of Governors of the Missouri Bar, 2011–present. Past president and current member of the Fourth Judicial Circuit Bar Assoc. Active in his community as a member of his church and local Lion’s Club.
Circuit Judge 6th Judicial Circuit Platte County
Thomas C. Fincham
Appointed by Democrat Gov. Jay Nixon
B.A. and law degree from UMKC. Member, Missouri Municipal and Associate Circuit Judges Association, 1995–present; president, 2011–2012, board member, 1999–present. Member, Missouri, Platte and Clay County Bar Associations.
Ann Hansbrough
Appointed by Democrat Gov. Jay Nixon
B.A. and law degree from MU. Selected as “Super Lawyer” for MO, 2008–11; selected as “Super Lawyer” for KS, 2008–11; and board member for “Meritas Law Firms Worldwide,” 2000–03. Practiced at Swanson, Midgley LLC, 1985–2004.
“My … philosophy is to be respectful to every individual who appears before you.” she said. “I don’t care if they’ve been charged with the most heinous crime ever…They deserve my respect.”
Associate Circuit Judge 6th Judicial Court Platte County, Div. 4
Megan Benton
Appointed by Republican Gov. Mike Parson
B.A. from Emory University, and law degree from Vanderbilt. Currently serves as an Assistant Prosecuting Attorney for Platte County. Licensed in Missouri and California and was an associate in a Kansas City litigation firm after clerking for two years with the Superior Court of Los Angeles.
Circuit Judge 7th Judicial Circuit Clay County, Div. 1
Shane T. Alexander
Appointed by Republican Gov. Matt Blunt
B.A. from MU, law degree from UMKC. Surface Warfare officer, navy, 1990-1994. Married with
three children. Assistant prosecuting attorney, Buchanan County, 1997–1999; assistant prosecuting attorney, Clay County, 1999–2004; chief assistant prosecuting attorney, Clay County, 2004–2008; municipal judge, Excelsior Springs, 2004–2008 and municipal prosecutor, Smithville, 2006–2008.
Associate Circuit Judge 7th Judicial Circuit Clay County, Div. 6
Karen Krauser
Appointed by Democrat Gov. Jay Nixon
B.A. Park University, law degree from UMKC. Assistant prosecutor for Clay County, 2002–2012; deputy chief prosecutor, 2008–2012; municipal judge for Excelsior Springs, 2008–2012 and municipal judge for Platte Woods, 2010–2012. Member: Missouri Bar; Clay County Bar Association; Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association; Association for Women Lawyers of Kansas City. Appointed by the Chief Justice of the Missouri Supreme Court to serve on the Municipal Judicial Education Committee and the Committee on Practice and Procedure in Municipal Division Cases, which is tasked with the Bill of Rights for Litigants, bench cards and minimum operating standards creation.
Circuit Judge 16th Judicial Circuit Jackson County, Div. 1
Sarah A. Castle
Appointed by Republican Gov. Mike Parson
B.A. from Urbana-Champaign, law degree from UMKC. Served as an Assistant Prosecutor in the Jackson County Prosecutor’s Office, a position she had held since 2013. Served as a Special Assistant United States Attorney in the U.S. Attorney’s Office where she assisted in the prosecution of criminal cases specifically related to the illegal possession of firearms. Also a paralympic athlete. Volunteers for community organizations, and is a member of the Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association and the Association of Women Lawyers.
Jerri J. Zhang Div. 3
Appointed by Republican Gov. Mike Parson
Law degree from MU. Served five years as a Probate Court Commissioner in Division 19. Prior to her appointment, was an attorney with the Jackson County Counselor’s Office where she prosecuted petitions for involuntary detention and represented Jackson County in civil litigation. Served as legal counsel for the Jackson County Public Administrator where she managed the estates of incapacitated and disabled individuals, minor conservatorships, and decedent estates.
Dale Youngs, Div. 6
Appointed by Democrat Gov. Jay Nixon.
B.S. MU, law degree UMKC. Served as assistant
Missouri attorney general, 1996–2002. Served on Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association board of directors and as president of Missouri Institute for Justice. Served as adjunct professor of trial advocacy, University of Missouri–Kansas City School of Law. Member of board of directors, Sherwood Center.
Margene Burnett, Div. 7
B.J. from MU, law degree from UMKC. Served for ten years as deputy probate commissioner in Division 19 and was in private practice, 1987–2003.
Bryan E. Round, Div. 8
Appointed by Democrat Gov. Jay Nixon
B.A. from KU, law degree from UMKC. Served as Jackson County prosecutor. Appointed to serve as secretary/attorney and later as business manager for the Kansas City Board of Police Commissioners, 1997–2005. Counsel to the Jackson County Combat Commission. Served as municipal judge, City of Peculiar, 2004–2014.
Joel P fhanstock, Div. 9
Appointed by Republican Gov. Matt Blunt
B.S. from William Woods, law degree from UMKC. Received recognition for her outstanding work and contributions to the United States Attorney’s Office in both 2007 and 2008. Prior to appointment, practiced at the United States Attorney’s Office–civil division. Served as law clerk to the Hon. Scott O. Wright, 1994–1996. Nonpartisan.
Adam L. Caine, Div. 11
Appointed by Republican Gov. Mike Parson
Missouri State and law degree from UMKC. Following law school, began his career as a law clerk to the Honorable J. Dale Youngs. Served as an Assistant Prosecuting Attorney in the Jackson County Prosecutor’s Office. During his tenure at the Jackson County Prosecutor’s Office, served as a trial team leader and was recognized as the Patrick B. Hall Trial Attorney of the Year.
Jennifer M. Phillips, Div. 12
Appointed by Democrat Gov. Jay Nixon
B.A. from MU, law degree from MU. Worked in the General Counsel’s office at the Missouri Department of Revenue. Joined the Jackson County Prosecutor’s Office as an Assistant Prosecuting Attorney. Was the Chief Trial Assistant of the Violent Crimes Unit, supervising attorneys and support staff. Was voted as the Victim Advocate of the Year.
Associate Circuit Judge 16th Judicial Circuit Jackson County
Jessica Agnelly Krawczyk, Div. 25
Appointed by Republican Gov. Mike Parson
Bachelor’s from Avila, law degree from UMKC. While in private practice from 2007 to 2020, handled a wide-ranging variety of legal matters, primary emphasis was in personal injury litigation. Also handled product liability and civil rights litigation. Started her legal career in the nation’s capital as a judicial law clerk for the Hon. Michael W. Farrell in the District of Columbia Court of Appeals. Clerked for the Hon. Ronald R. Holliger at the Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District in Kansas City.
Travis Willingham, Div. 26
Appointed by Republican Gov. Mike Parson
Bachelor’s from MU, law degree from UMKC. Served as Chief Deputy County Counselor for Jackson County, MO from 2011-2020, in charge of all of Jackson County’s litigation, overseeing the office and the attorneys handling litigation. Served as an Adjunct Professor of Federal Indian Law at the UMKC Law School, and served on the Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association’s Diversity Section.
Kea S. Bird-Riley, Div. 27
Appointed by Republican Gov. Mike Parson
B.S. from Mississippi College, law degree from UMKC. Served as Family Court Commissioner of Division 41, having been appointed to the position by the judges of the Jackson County Circuit Court (2018). Oversaw the Family Drug Court in addition to other dockets related to juvenile matters.
Twila Rigby, Div. 30
Appointed by Democrat Gov. Mel Carnahan
Bachelor from SW Missouri State, law degree from UMKC. Taught school for nine years; attended law school at the University of Missouri–Kansas City before being appointed.
Mary Weir, Div. 31
Appointed by Democrat Gov. Jay Nixon
B.A. UMKC, law degree Washburn University. Worked as a contract attorney with Hope House, Inc. (2001), and provided legal representation to victims of domestic violence and their children. Worked as a public defender. Current chair of the Missouri Supreme Court’s Human Trafficking and Domestic Violence Commission.
Jeffrey Bushur, Div. 33
Appointed by Democrat Gov. Mel Carnahan
Bachelor and law degree from UMKC. Worked inthe Jackson County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office from 1985 until his appointment to the Court. Law intern in the Prosecutor’s Office; Named Jackson County Prosecutor of the Year in 1995 and 1991. He served in the U.S. Army from 1975-1978.
Susan Long, Div. 34
Appointed by Democrat Gov. Jay Nixon
B.A. and law degree from UMKC. Served as a Family Court Commissioner from 2013- 2015. Selected by the Missouri Supreme Court to serve on its Regional Disciplinary Committee for Region IV.
Circuit Judge 21st Judicial Circuit St. Louis County
Jason D. Dodson, Div. 10
Appointed by to circuit Associate Circuit judge by Jay Nixon, then to Circuit Judge by Mike Parson.
Bachelor Bates College, law degree Washington Univ. Appointed to the position of Administrative Judge of the Family Court of St. Louis County, (2022). The Family Court consists of four Juvenile Divisions and ten Domestic Relations Divisions. It also includes the Domestic Violence Court which the U.S. Department of Justice currently recognizes as a national model to serve as a mentor court.
Ellen Sue Levy, Div. 11
Appointed to positions by both Democrat Bob Holden and Republican Matt Blunt.
B.A. and law degree from Washington Univ. Served as the United States Delegate for the International Association of Women Judges at the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women in 2018.
William M. Corrigan, Jr., Div. 15
Appointed by Republican Gov. Mike Parson
Bachelor from Notre Dame, law degree from MU. In addition to trial experience, served as outside general counsel to many small and large privately held businesses headquartered in St. Louis, including family owned and closely held businesses. For over a decade, listed in The Best Lawyers in America. Also featured in Chambers USA and has been named as a Missouri/Kansas Super Lawyer. Board of Directors for the White House Jesuit Retreat.
Thomas Albus, Div. 19
Appointed by Republican Gov. Mike Parson
Degrees from Georgetown and MU. Following law school, clerked for the late Lawrence G. Crahan on the Missouri Court of Appeals and for Judge John C. Holstein on the Missouri Supreme
Court. Active in many church, community and professional organizations including Mary Queen of Peace Church, School and Athletic Association, The Missouri Bar, The St. Louis Chapter of the Federal Bar Association.
Associate Circuit Judge 21st Judicial Circuit St. Louis County
Julia Pusateri Lasater, Div. 32
Appointed by Republican Gov. Mike Parson
Bachelor Maryville Univ., law degree from St. Louis University. Worked as an assistant prosecuting attorney in St. Louis County from 2005 until appointment to the bench. Registered adult leader with the Boy Scouts of America since 2010.
Amanda Bundren McNelley, Div. 34
Appointed by Republican Gov. Mike Parson
Bachelor from St. Louis Univ. and law degree from Washburn Univ. Currently a
family law team leader and counsel at Sandberg Phoenix & von Gontard P.C. Fills the Associate Circuit Judge vacancy created by the appointment of the Honorable Renee Hardin- Tammons to Circuit Judge. Very active within her church and community and serves as a Girl Scout troop leader. Nonpartisan
Joseph L. Green, Div. 36
Appointed by Democrat Gov. Jay Nixon
B.S. Truman State, law degree from St. Louis University.
Jeffrey P. Medler, Div. 37
Appointed by Republican Gov. Mike Parson
B.A. Boston College, law degree from St. Louis University. Founding
partner of his law firm, Medler
& Roither, LLC.
John R. Lasater, Div. 38
Appointed by Republican Gov. Eric Greitens.
Bachelor from Univ. Wisconsin, law degree from Washington Univ. Law clerk to the Hon.
Carl R. Gaertner of the Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, 1991–93. Served as assistant prosecuting attorney, St. Louis County, 1993–2017. Nonpartisan.
Ellen W. Dunne, Div. 39
Appointed by Democrat Gov. Jay Nixon.
Bachelor from MU, law degree from St. Louis University. Serves as member of several St. Louis County Court Committees including the Rules Committee and The Diversity Committee
Mondonna L. Ghasedi, Div. 43
Appointed by Democrat Gov. Jay Nixon
B.A. from Southern Methodist, law degree from MU. Appointed by Chief Justice Zel Fischer to the Task Force for the Preparation of a Circuit Realignment Plan. Accepted into the Missouri Court Management Institute for 2021-2022. Serves on the board of directors of Girls on the Run.
Circuit Judge 22nd Judicial Circuit, St. Louis
Bryan L Hettenbach, Div. 11
Appointed by Republican Gov. Matt Blunt
B.A. from MU, law degree from MU. Staff attorney, Missouri Supreme Court; lawyer; news editor and adjunct professor. Certified as a civil law/family court mediator, was a contributor to continuing legal education programs. Did recurring service as guardian ad litem representing children in family and juvenile court cases, including several years as a contract attorney for the juvenile court. Nonpartisan.
Michael K. Mullen, Div. 12
Appointed by Republican Gov. Matt Blunt
- B. MU, law degree MU. Member: St. Gabriel Catholic Church; Bar Association of Missouri (St. Louis) and Lawyers Association. Appointed associate circuit judge.
John T. Bird, Div. 14
Appointed by Republican Gov. Mike Parson.
Law degree MU. served as an Assistant United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri, and was assigned to the Violent Crime Unit. Member of St. Gabriel’s Catholic Church. Currently serves as an Assistant United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri.
David C. Mason, Div 17
Appointed by Republican Gov. John Ashcroft.
B.S. from Austin Peay State Univ., law degree from Washington Univ. Habitat for Humanity “Homecoming Award,” civic work. Recognized, Missouri Lawyer’s Weekly, “The Best Circuit Judge-Eastern Dist. of MO”.
Christopher McGraugh, Div. 19
Appointed by Democrat Gov. Jay Nixon
B.A. St. Louis Univ., law degree St. Louis University. Assistant public defender, St. Louis County Trial Division, 1987–1990, Lead Counsel for Capital Litigation Unit, Missouri Public Defender Office the Eastern District, 1990–1992.
Associate Circuit Judge 22nd Judicial Circuit St. Louis City
Barbara Peebles, Div. 30
Appointed by Democrat Gov. Mel Carnahan.
B.A. and law degree from Washington University. Previously an assistant city counselor, City of St. Louis; assistant circuit attorney. Member: St. Alphonsus Liguori Rock Catholic Church. Drug Court Commissioner, 22nd Judicial Circuit Court, 1998- 2000.
Associate Circuit Judge 31st Judicial Circuit Greene County
Jerry A. Harmison, Jr., Div. 21
Appointed by Republican Gov. Eric Greitens
Bachelors University of Central Missouri., law degree Drake University. Served as president
of the boards of directors for
Springfield Public Schools, 2003
and 2004, Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce, 2011, Rotary Club of Springfield Sunrise, 1996, Care to Learn, 2017, Big Brothers and Big Sisters of the Ozarks, 1995 and King’s Way United Methodist Church.
Margaret Palmietto, Div. 22
Appointed by Democrat Gov. Jay Nixon.
B.A. from Missouri State, law degree from MU. Served as assistant prosecuting attorney in Greene County. Missouri Division of Workers’ Compensation, 1994–2015, chief administrative law judge, 1994–2005 and 2009–2015. Member: Springfield Metropolitan Bar Assoc.; Southern Missouri Women Lawyers Assoc. and Saint Elizabeth Ann Seaton Church.
Mark A. Powell, Div. 24
Appointed by Democrat Gov. Mel Carnahan.
B.A. from Missouri State, law degree from Drake. Established Truancy Court
Program at Reed Middle School. Recipient: Red Cross Everyday Hero Award; Council of Churches Gift of Time Award; Franklin Kenworthy Award for Outstanding Leadership.
Todd Myers, Div. 25
Appointed by Republican Gov. Mike Parson
B.A. from Evangel, law degree from KU. Assistant City Attorney, Wichita, Kansas, 1997-1998; Greene County Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, 1999-2020.
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