16 September 2019

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Pursuant to Supreme Court of Missouri Rule 10, the clerk of the Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, will conduct an election on November 2, 2019, to elect a member of The Missouri Bar from the Southern District to fill a six-year term on the Appellate Judicial Commission. The election – in which only members of The Missouri Bar residing in the Southern District may participate – is to fill a position that will open January 1, 2020, after the expiration of the term of current member Donald Woody. Interested individuals are encouraged to read Rule 10, which governs nonpartisan judicial commissions and elections.

Attorneys who wish to be listed as candidates in the election must submit nominating petitions to Craig Street, Clerk of the Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, in accordance with Rule 10. Neither Rule 10 nor the clerk’s office requires any particular form to be used, but nominating petitions must comply with all requirements of the rule and must be received by the clerk’s office no later than October 3, 2019. Petitions may be e-mailed to craig.street@courts.mo.gov or delivered to Mr. Street at Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, 300 South Hammons Parkway, Suite 300, Springfield MO 65806.

For additional information, contact Mr. Street at craig.street@courts.mo.gov or (417) 895-6811.


Contact: Craig Street, clerk of court
Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District
(417) 895-6811