10 February 2020
ST. LOUIS – The Twenty-First Circuit Judicial Commission announced the panel of three nominees to be submitted to Governor Michael L. Parson to fill the circuit judge vacancy in the 21st Judicial Circuit (St. Louis County) created by the retirement of Judge Gloria Clark Reno. Those nominated by the commission are:
Thomas C. Albus – Albus graduated in 1994 from Georgetown University and in 1997 from the University of Missouri-Columbia School of Law. Albus is currently the first assistant attorney general of Missouri.
Peter W. Gullborg – Gullborg graduated in 1984 from the University of Missouri-Rolla and in 1994 from the University of Maryland School of Law. Gullborg is currently senior corporate counsel for Perficient Inc.
Nicole S. Zellweger – Zellweger graduated in 1999 from the University of Georgia and in 2004 from Washington University School of Law. Zellweger is currently an associate circuit judge in St. Louis County.
Peter W. Gullborg – Gullborg graduated in 1984 from the University of Missouri-Rolla and in 1994 from the University of Maryland School of Law. Gullborg is currently senior corporate counsel for Perficient Inc.
Nicole S. Zellweger – Zellweger graduated in 1999 from the University of Georgia and in 2004 from Washington University School of Law. Zellweger is currently an associate circuit judge in St. Louis County.
The commission conducted one day of public hearings on December 5, 2019, when it interviewed 26 applicants. The commission believes these 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 each of these individuals is capable of serving well and honorably if selected by the governor. Pursuant to Supreme Court of Missouri Rule 10.29, the commission reports the final votes received by each nominee were: Albus received three votes, Gullborg received four votes, and Zellweger received four votes.
The members of the Twenty-First Circuit Judicial Commission are: Judge Colleen Dolan, chief judge of the Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, and commission chair; Tiffany Mapp Franklin, William P. Grant, Al Koller III, and Jeffrey D. Sigmund.
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Note: The governor on March 6, 2020, appointed Tom Albus to fill this vacancy.
Contact: Laura Roy, clerk of court
Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District
(314) 539-4300
Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District
(314) 539-4300