2 November 2019
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – The Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District’s clerk’s office conducted an election for the Southern District attorney member of the Appellate Judicial Commission on Saturday, November 2, 2019. Votes were tabulated in the clerk’s office in downtown Springfield, Missouri, shortly after 10 a.m. The results are as follows:
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Neil Chanter |
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559 votes |
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Bryan Wade |
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286 votes |
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Anthony M. Brown |
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1 vote |
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Albert Crump Jr. |
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1 vote |
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Thomas Kondro |
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1 vote |
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Ian Lewis |
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1 vote |
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Michael Ligons |
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1 vote |
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Joshua Mareschal |
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1 vote |
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Dean Price |
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1 vote |
As the recipient of a majority of all valid votes cast, Neil Chanter is deemed elected to the Appellate Judicial Commission for a six-year term beginning January 1, 2020. He will succeed Southern District attorney Donald Woody, whose term on the commission expires December 31, 2019.
The Appellate Judicial Commission is charged with selecting panels of three candidates for judicial vacancies on the Missouri Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court of Missouri. The governor makes the final selection from the three nominees.
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Contact: Craig Street, Clerk of the Court
Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District
(417) 895-6811