For voters, filling in a box for judges is the most difficult and confusing thing. It is almost impossible to know where they stand unless you follow every single ruling they hand down. That’s an impossible task even for news agencies. One thing we do know is who appointed them or what party they ran under. That’s about the only way to know if what values they hold.
Were they appointed by a Democrat or Republican? And, what are the values of each party platform behind the Governor that appointed them.
If you want to know the values of each party look at the Democrat platform (which follows the national Democrat Party Platform) and then take a look at the Republican platform which has it’s own Missouri Platform.
In 2016 we compared the party platforms and lists the differences
Governors who have appointed judges:
Parson – Pro-life
Greitens – Pro-life
Nixon – Pro-abortion
Blunt – Pro-life
Holden – Pro-abortion
Carnahan – Pro-abortion
So, if you want to know if a judge shares your values, consider the party that nominated them. Here’s the list of judges up for retention or election statewide. We’ve listed the governor who nominated them, and in some cases, their party, and highlighted them with blue–for Democrat or Red–for Republican.
Studying the judges will take some work. We’ve also include a sample ballot and you can see it by clicking HERE. Check your local County Clerk’s office for a sample ballot for your county and the judges that appear there.
Title | District | Name | Appointed by |
Supreme Court | W. Brent Powell | Governor Greitens | |
Mary Rhodes Russell | Governor Holden | ||
Appeals Court | Eastern | Colleen Dolan | Governor Nixon |
Eastern | Lisa Page | Governor Nixon | |
Southern | Jeffrey Bates | Governor Holden | |
Western | Edward Ardini, Jr | Governor Nixon | |
Circuit Court Judges | Division | ||
Circuit 16 | 4 | Justine Del Muro | Governor Carnahan |
Circuit 16 | 5 | James Kanatzar | Governor Nixon |
Circuit 16 | 11 | George Wolf | Governor Greitens |
Circuit 16 | 13 | Charles McKenzie | Governor Nixon |
Circuit 16 | 15 | Jalilah Otto | Governor Greitens |
Circuit 16 | 16 | Marco Roldan | Governor Carnahan |
Circuit 16 | 17 | Jack Grate | Governor Holden |
Circuit 16 | 19 | Mark Styles, Jr | Governor Nixon |
Circuit 21 | 1 | Brian May | Governor Nixon |
Circuit 21 | 4 | Joseph Dueker | Governor Nixon |
Circuit 21 | 5 | Thea Sherry | Governor Nixon |
Circuit 21 | 8 | Dean Waldemer | Governor Greitens |
Circuit 21 | 9 | David Vincent | Governor Carnahan |
Circuit 21 | 10 | Michael Jamison | Governor Blunt |
Circuit 21 | 12 | Stanley Wallach | Governor Nixon |
Circuit 21 | 13 | Bruce Hilton | Governor Greitens |
Circuit 21 | 16 | Michael Burton | Governor Holden |
Circuit 21 | 17 | Joseph Walsh | Governor Nixon |
Circuit 21 | 18 | Ellen Hannigan Ribaudo | Governor Nixon |
Circuit 21 | 20 | Margaret Donnelly | Governor Nixon |
Circuit 21 | 21 | Nancy Watkins McLaughlin | Governor Nixon |
Circuit 22 | 7 | Thomas Clark II | Governor Greitens |
Circuit 22 | 10 | Rex Burlison | Governor Nixon |
Circuit 22 | 15 | Theresa Counts Burke | Governor Greitens |
Circuit 22 | 18 | Jason Sengheiser | Governor Greitens |
Circuit 22 | 20 | Joan Moriarty | Governor Carnahan |
Circuit 22 | 22 | Michael Noble | Governor Nixon |
Circuit 22 | 23 | Paula Perkins Bryant | Governor Nixon |
Circuit 31 | 1 | Mihael Cordonnier | Governor Blunt |
Circuit 31 | 4 | Tom Mountjoy | Governor Carnahan |
Circuit 31 | 5 | Calvin Holden | Governor Carnahan |
Associate Circuit Judges | |||
Circuit 7 | 5 | David Chamberlain | Governor Blunt |
Circuit 7 | 6 | Karen Krauser | Governor Nixon |
Circuit 7 | 9 | Tim Flook | Governor Nixon |
Circuit 16 | 25 | Richard Standridge | Governor Carnahan |
Circuit 16 | 27 | Gregory Bumett Gillis | Governor Holden |
Circuit 16 | 30 | Twila Rigby | Governor Carnahan |
Circuit 16 | 31 | Mary Weir | Governor Nixon |
Circuit 16 | 33 | Jeffrey Bushur | Governor Carnahan |
Circuit 16 | 34 | Susan Long | Governor Nixon |
Circuit 21 | 33 | Jason Dodson | Governor Nixon |
Circuit 21 | 34 | Renee Hardin-Tammons | Governor Greitens |
Circuit 21 | 36 | Joseph Green | Governor Nixon |
Circuit 21 | 38 | John “JB” Lasater | Governor Greitens |
Circuit 21 | 39 | Ellen Dunne | Governor Nixon |
Circuit 21 | 41 | Judy Preddy Draper | Governor Holden |
Circuit 21 | 43 | Mondonna Ghasedi | Governor Nixon |
Circuit 21 | 44 | Richard Stewart | Governor Nixon |
Circuit 22 | 29 | Barbara Peebles | Governor Carnahan |
Circuit 31 | 21 | Jerry Harmison, Jr | Governor Greitens |
Circuit 31 | 22 | Margaret Palmietto | Governor Nixon |
Circuit 31 | 24 | Mark Powell | Governor Carnahan |
Circuit 31 | 25 | Becky Borthwick | Governor Nixon |
Circuit Judges – Republicans | |||
Circuit 3 | Tom Alley | Elected | |
Circuit 4 | Roger Prokes | Elected | |
Circuit 5 | 1 | Kate Schaefer | Governor Greitens |
Circuit 8 | Kevin Walden | Governor Greitens | |
Circuit 11 | 3 | Jack Banas | Elected |
Circuit 11 | 4 | Mike Fagras | Running |
Circuit 11 | 5 | Jon Cunningham | Elected |
Circuit 11 | 7 | Daniel Pelikan | Elected |
Circuit 12 | Jason Lamb | Running | |
Circuit 13 | 1 | Brouck Jacobs | Governor Greitens |
Circuit 13 | 3 | Kein Crane | Elected |
Circuit 14 | Gillis Leonard | Running | |
Circuit 17 | 1 | William Collins | Elected |
Circuit 18 | Robert Koffman | Governor Blunt | |
Circuit 19 | 1 | Jon Beetem | Elected |
Circuit 20 | 1 | Craig Hellmann | Governor Greitens |
Circuit 22 | 1 | Joe Rathert | Running |
Circuit 23 | 4 | Brenda Stacey | Running |
Circuit 23 | 5 | Vick Melenbrink | Running |
Circuit 23 | 6 | Troy Cardona | Elected |
Circuit 24 | 1 | Jerel Poor II | Running |
Circuit 25 | 1 | Bill Hickle | Elected |
Circuit 26 | 1 | Matt Hamner | Governor Greitens |
Curcuit 28 | David Mouton | Running | |
Circuit 29 | 1 | Gayle Crane | Elected |
Circuit 29 | 3 | David Mouton | Elected |
Circuit 30 | Michael Hendrickson | Elected |
Circuit 32 | 2 | Benjamin Lewis | Elected |
Circuit 34 | Daniel Cornacchione | Running | |
Circuit 35 | Robert Mayer | Elected | |
Circuit 37 | Steven Privette | Governor Parson | |
Circuit 38 | 1 | Laura Johnson | Elected |
Circuit 39 | Jack Goodman | Elected | |
Circuit 40 | Gregory Stremel | Elected | |
Circuit 42 | 1 | Megan Seay | Running |
Circuit 43 | 1 | Ryan Horsman | Running |
Circuit 44 | Craig Carter | Governor Blunt | |
Circuit 45 | Patrick Flynn | Governor Nixon | |
Circuit 46 | Jeff Merrell | Running | |
Circuit Judges – Democrats | |||
Circuit 2 | Russell Steele | Governor Carnahan | |
Circuit 5 | 1 | Arthur Peppard | Running |
Circuit 5 | 3 | Patrick Robb | Elected |
Circuit 5 | 4 | Daniel Kellogg | Elected |
Circuit 9 | Terry Tschannen | Elected | |
Circuit 10 | Rachel Bringer Shepherd | Governor Nixon | |
Circuit 13 | 1 | Finley Gibbs | Running |
Circuit 14 | Scott Hayes | Elected | |
Circuit 15 | Dennis Rolf | Elected | |
Circuit 23 | 4 | Jacob Costello | Running |
Circuit 24 | 1 | Sandy Martinez | Elected |
Circuit 24 | 2 | Wendy Wexler Horn | Governor Nixon |
Circuit 27 | James Journey | Elected | |
Circuit 33 | David Dolan | Governor Carnahan | |
Circuit 34 | Edward Reeves | Running | |
Circuit 41 | Frederick (Rick) Tucker | Governor Nixon | |
Circuit 42 | 1 | Sid Pearson | Elected |
Circuit 43 | 2 | Brent Elliott | Governor Nixon |
Circuit 45 | Adam Burkemper | Running |
