17 December 2019

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – The 31st Circuit Judicial Commission conducted two days of public hearings, interviewed nine applicants, and selected a panel of three nominees for the associate circuit judge position in the 31st Judicial Circuit (Greene County), created by the appointment of the Honorable Becky Borthwick to a new circuit judge position in October 2019. The nominees are:


The commission believes these three candidates, chosen from a field of extremely qualified individuals, possess those qualities essential to the fair and efficient administration of justice.  The commission is confident that all of these individuals are capable of serving well and honorably if selected by the governor. Pursuant to Supreme Court of Missouri Rule 10.29, the commission notes the votes received by each nominee were as follows: David Mercer received four votes; Todd Myers received four votes; and Todd Thornhill received four votes.

The commission has submitted the panel to Governor Michael L. Parson, who will have 60 days to appoint one of the nominees as associate circuit judge in the 31st Judicial Circuit.

The commission is chaired by Judge Jeffrey Bates, chief judge of the Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, and is composed of attorneys Steve Garner and Laurel Stevenson and lay members Kim Hancock and Joann Hosmer.

Note: Links to the applications will be disabled once the governor makes the appointment.

Contact: Craig Street, Clerk of the Court
Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District
300 Hammons Parkway, Suite 300, Springfield, MO 65806
Craig.Street@courts.mo.gov
(417) 895-6811