Ashley Davis, Treatment Court Administrator
1010 Boonville, 1st Floor
Springfield, MO 65802
(417) 829-6159
[email protected]

Ashley Davis, Treatment Court Administrator
1010 Boonville, 1st Floor
Springfield, MO 65802
(417) 829-6159
[email protected]

Ashley Davis, Treatment Court Administrator
1010 Boonville, 1st Floor
Springfield, MO 65802
(417) 829-6159
[email protected]

Bec Anderson, Family Treatment Court Project Coordinator
1111 N. Robberson
Springfield, MO 65802
(417) 829-6135
[email protected]

Laura Fehrenbach, Director
1010 Boonville
Springfield, MO 65802
(417) 829-6578
[email protected]

Ashley Davis, Treatment Court Administrator
1010 Boonville, 1st Floor
Springfield, MO 65802
(417) 829-6159
[email protected]

Biographical Information of Judicial Staff

Division 1 - Circuit Judge Derek Ankrom

• International Baccalaureate Diploma, Central High School, 2004
• B.A., Communication, University of Missouri-Columbia, 2008
• J.D., University of Missouri-Columbia School of Law, 2011
• Associate, Business Litigation, Husch Blackwell LLP, Aug. 2011 - July 2014
• Associate, Commercial Litigation, Spencer Fane LLP, July 2014 - Dec. 2019
• Partner, Spencer Fane LLP, Jan. 2020 - Sept. 2023
• Appointed Circuit Judge by Governor Michael L. Parson. eff. Sept. 2023

Division 2 - Circuit Judge Kaiti Greenwade

• B.A. from Missouri State University in 2006
• J.D. from University of Tulsa, College of Law in 2009
• Private Practice in Willard, Missouri from 2010 - 2022
• Dade County Prosecuting Attorney from 2017 - 2022
• Appointed to Associate Circuit Court by Governor Parson in 2022
• Appointed to Circuit Court by Governor Parson in 2023

Division 3 - Circuit Judge Dan Wichmer

• Graduated with B. A. from Truman State University
• Awarded a Juris Doctorate from University of Missouri-Columbia
• Licensed to practice in Missouri, United States District Court, the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals, the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court of the United States
• Served as a law clerk to the Missouri Supreme Court Judge John C. Holstein
• Member of the Order of Barristers
• Was a member of Lathrop GPM, LLP
• Served as City Attorney for the cities of Springfield and Branson
• Served as Executive Director for Legal Services of Southern Missouri
• Appointed Circuit Judge by Governor Mike Parson in January 2023

Division 4 - Circuit Judge T. Todd Myers (Presiding)

• B.A. in Government from Evangel University, 1994
• J.D. from the University of Kansas, 1997
• Assistant City Attorney, Wichita, Kansas, 1997-1998
• Greene County Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, 1999-2020
• Appointed Associate Circuit Court Judge, February 2020
• Appointed Circuit Judge by Governor Parson, November, 2022

Division 5 - Circuit Judge Jerry A. Harmison Jr.

• B.S.B.A. at the University of Central Missouri, 1984
• J.D. at Drake University, 1987
• Martindale Hubbell rating ?AV?
• Appointed Associate Circuit Judge by Governor Eric Greitens, September, 2017. Retained by voters 2018, Appointed Circuit Judge by Governor Mike Parson, September, 2022. Selected by peers to be the 31st Circuit Presiding Judge March 2023
• Care to Learn - Charter Board Member, 2009 to 2018; Former Board President
• Springfield-Branson National Airport - Board of Directors, 2016 to 2018; Former Board Secretary
• Springfield Public Schools - Board of Education, 2000-2006; Board President, 2002 and 2003
• Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce - Board Chairman, 2011
• Rotary Club of Springfield Sunrise - Current and Charter Member, 1989 - perfect attendance -34 years to date; Club President, 1997
• King's Way United Methodist Church - Administrative Council Chairman, 1997 and 2014
• Leadership Springfield Alumni Association - Member and Class V Graduate (1989)
• Ozarks Technical Community College - Aviation Advisory Board, charter and current member
• University of Central Missouri Alumni Foundation Board - Board member and Governance Committee member, 2000 to present

Division 6 - Circuit Judge Joshua Christensen

• B.S. from Excelsior College in 2007
• J.D. with highest honors from The University of Alabama School of Law in 2011
• Federal Law Clerk to the Honorable L. Scott Coogler, N.D. Ala., 2011 - 2012
• Private litigation and appellate practice in Springfield, Missouri from 2012 - 2022
• Appointed to Circuit Court by Governor Parson in 2022

Division 7 - Circuit Judge Nathan Taylor

• B.S. in Business Finance from Missouri State University, 2004
• J.D. from University of Tulsa, College of Law, 2010
• Greene County Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, 2011 - 2014
• Associate, Taylor Stafford Clithero & Harris, LLP, 2014 - 2019
• Partner, Taylor Stafford Clithero & Harris, LLP, 2020 - 2023
• Appointed to Associate Circuit Court by Governor Parson in 2023
• Appointed Circuit Judge by Governor Parson in 2023

Division 21 - Associate Circuit Judge Philip Fuhrman

• B.S in Political Science from William Jewell College, 2006
• J.D. from The University of Missouri - Kansas City, 2009
• Greene County Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, 2009-2024
• Appointed to Associate Circuit Court by Governor Parson in March of 2024

Division 22 - Associate Circuit Judge Margaret Holden Palmietto

• B.A. in History at Missouri State University, 1984
• J.D. in University of Missouri - Columbia, 1988
• Private practice from 1988-1989
• Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Greene County from 1990-1994
• Administrative Law Judge - Missouri
• Division of Workers Compensation Administrative Law Judge from 1994-2015
• Chief Administrative Law Judge from 1994-2005 and 2009-2015
• Appointed Associate Circuit Judge in 2015, Retained 2018
• Retained in 2022

Division 23 - Associate Circuit Judge Andy Hosmer

• B.A. in Psychology in 1986 at University of Missouri-Columbia
• J.D. in 1989 at New York University School of Law
• Private practice, Springfield, Missouri, 2006-2014
• Missouri Assistant Attorney General, 2000-2006
• Appointed Associate Circuit Judge, November 2014

Division 24 - Associate Circuit Judge Kirsten Poppen

• Graduate of Kansas State University, B.S., magna cum laude, 1994
• University of Kansas School of Law, J.D., order of the coif honors, 1997
• Federal Law Clerk to the Honorable G. Thomas VanBebber, United State District Court for the District of Kansas, 1998-2000
• Private practice at Shook, Hardy, Bacon, Strong Law Firm, and Neale and Newman
• Appointed Associate Circuit Judge in 2023

Division 25 - Associate Circuit Judge Jody Stockard

• Bachelor in Journalism from the University of Missouri - Columbia, 2004
• J. D. from the University of Missouri - Columbia, School of Law, 2011
• Law Clerk to the Honorable W. Brent Powell, Jackson County, Missouri, 2011-2012
• Assistant Greene County Prosecuting Attorney, 2012-2015
• Special Assistant United States Attorney, 2015-2018
• Assistant United States Attorney, 2018-2023
• Appointed Associate Circuit Court Judge by Governor Parson, 2023

Division 26 - Associate Circuit Judge Ron Carrier

• B.A. Drury University
• J.D. University of Missouri - Columbia
• Private Practice; Greene County Assistant Prosecuting Attorney 1990-1996
• Prosecuting Attorney of Greene County, 1996-1998
• Assistant Attorney General, State of Missouri, 1998-2013
• Appointed Associate Circuit Judge in November 2013

Family Court Division 1 - Commissioner Kyle Kanable

• Appointed by the 31st Circuit Court, en Banc, as Family Court Division 1, on March 27, 2023, effective May 5, 2023.
• Prior to taking the bench, was the sole owner and member of The Law Office of Kyle Kanable, LLC, practicing family law for 13 years
• Dedicated substantial amount of time representing interest of children as guardian ad litem
• Graduate of Missouri Southern State University
• Graduate of Oklahoma City University, School of Law, magna cum laude

Family Court Division 2 - Commissioner Susan S. Jensen

• B.A. in Communications from William Jewell College in 1990
• J.D. from University of Iowa College of Law in 1993
• Clerked for Missouri Court of Appeals-Western District and Southern District
• Practiced exclusively Family Law since 1995
• Fellow in American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers since 2008
• Roger P. Krumm Family Law Award from the Missouri Bar in 2014
• Women's Justice Award-Litigation Practitioner from Missouri Lawyer's Weekly in 2012
• Appointed as Family Court Commissioner in 2016

Family Court Division 3 - Commissioner Mark Millsap

• Appointed by the 31st Circuit Court, en Banc, as Family Court Commissioner, for Greene County Circuit Court, Family Court Division III, on November 23, 202, effective February 1, 2021
• Previously a partner in the Springfield, Missouri law firm of Baird Lightener Millsap, PC
• Practiced family law over 30 years in both trial and appellate courts in southwest Missouri
• Graduate of the University of Missouri, magna cum laude
• Graduate of the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law, with distinction

Family Court Division 4 - Commissioner John Lukachick

• B.S. Communications, Missouri State University
• J.D. University of Tulsa, 1996
• Private Practice in Family Law, 1996-2009
• Appointed Family Court Commissioner, September 2, 2009

Probate Division - Commissioner Holly Clouse

• B.A. in Philosophy at Hendrix College, Conway, AR, 2007
• J.D. at Oklahoma City University School of Law, 2011
• Member of the Missouri Bar, the National College of Probate Judges, the Missouri Association of Probate and Associate Circuit Judges, the Southern Missouri Women Lawyers and the Springfield Metropolitan Bar Association.
• Practiced probate and trust administration and litigation at Hamburg & Lyons, LLC from 2013 - 2017 and at Hamburg, Lyons & Clouse, LLC from 2018 - 2023
• Appointed Probate Commissioner in 2023

Treatment Court - Commissioner Kevin Austin

• Graduate of Missouri State University, 1988, B.S. degree in Finance
• Graduate of University of Missouri, School of Law, 1996
• Member of Missouri Law Review
• Member of the Order of the Coif
• Practiced law in Springfield area from 1996 to 2019
• Member of the Missouri House of Representatives, 2012 to 2019*
  • *Chair of the Judiciary Committee
  • *Chair of the Ethics Committee
  • *Assistant Floor Leader
• Appointed as Commissioner in 2019
• Past Board Member, Springfield Metropolitan Bar Association
• Past Board Member, Springfield Police and Fire Pension Fund Board
• Past Board Member, Greene County Pachyderm Club
• Past Member, Greene County Republican Women
• Past Member, Republican National Lawyers Association
• Past Commissioner, Housing Authority of Springfield
• Current Member, Springfield Metropolitan Bar Association
• Current Board Member, the Springfield Workshop