Appellate Judicial Commission
Under the Missouri Nonpartisan Court Plan, the Appellate Judicial Commission helps fill judicial vacancies on the Supreme Court of Missouri and the three districts of the Missouri Court of Appeals. It accepts applications from lawyers interested in serving on the court and interviews the applicants. It then submits the names of three qualified candidates – called the "panel" of candidates – to the Missouri governor. If the governor does not appoint one of the three panelists within 60 days of submission, the commission selects one of the three panelists to fill the vacancy.
Appellate Judicial Commission
Post Office Box 150
Jefferson City, MO 65102
Phone: (573) 751-4513
Fax: (573) 751-7365
E-mail: judgevacancy@courts.mo.gov
Office hours: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday
Composition of the Commission
The seven-member commission is chaired by the chief justice of the Supreme Court. The other members include three lawyers elected by the lawyers of The Missouri Bar (the organization of all lawyers licensed in this state) and three citizens selected by the governor. Each of the geographic districts of the Court of Appeals must have one lawyer and one citizen member on the Appellate Judicial Commission. The chair serves for two years. All other members serve staggered terms of six years each.
Chair – The Honorable William Ray Price Jr.
Chief Justice, Supreme Court of Missouri
Jefferson City, Missouri
Term expires: June 30, 2009
Lawyers :
* J.R. Hobbs was elected to fill this position with a term beginning Jan. 1, 2010.
Non-lawyers:
Under the Missouri Nonpartisan Court Plan, the Appellate Judicial Commission helps fill judicial vacancies on the Supreme Court of Missouri and the three districts of the Missouri Court of Appeals. It accepts applications from lawyers interested in serving on the court and interviews the applicants. It then submits the names of three qualified candidates – called the "panel" of candidates – to the Missouri governor. If the governor does not appoint one of the three panelists within 60 days of submission, the commission selects one of the three panelists to fill the vacancy.
Appellate Judicial Commission
Post Office Box 150
Jefferson City, MO 65102
Phone: (573) 751-4513
Fax: (573) 751-7365
E-mail: judgevacancy@courts.mo.gov
Office hours: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday
Composition of the Commission
The seven-member commission is chaired by the chief justice of the Supreme Court. The other members include three lawyers elected by the lawyers of The Missouri Bar (the organization of all lawyers licensed in this state) and three citizens selected by the governor. Each of the geographic districts of the Court of Appeals must have one lawyer and one citizen member on the Appellate Judicial Commission. The chair serves for two years. All other members serve staggered terms of six years each.
Chair – The Honorable William Ray Price Jr.
Chief Justice, Supreme Court of Missouri
Jefferson City, Missouri
Term expires: June 30, 2009
Lawyers :
Eastern District Member
Ms. Nancy Mogab
St. Louis, Missouri
Term expires December 31, 2011Southern District Member
Mr. John D. Wooddell
Springfield, Missouri
Term expires December 31, 2013Western District Member
Mr. Richard E. McLeod
Kansas City, Missouri
Term expires December 31, 2009* J.R. Hobbs was elected to fill this position with a term beginning Jan. 1, 2010.
Non-lawyers:
Eastern District Member
Mr. Don L. Ross
St. Louis, Missouri
Appointed by Governor Matt Blunt
Southern District Member
Mr. John Gentry
Springfield, Missouri
Appointed by Governor Matt Blunt
Term expires December 31, 2014Western District Member
Ms. Jill Shurin
Kansas City, Missouri
Appointed by Governor Bob Holden
Term expires December 31, 2010