3 March 2022

ST. LOUIS – The Honorable John Torbitzky was formally sworn in as judge of the Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, on Thursday, March 3, 2022. The court’s chief judge, the Honorable Sherri Sullivan, presided over the ceremony held in the en banc courtroom at the Old Post Office in downtown St. Louis. Supreme Court of Missouri Judge Zel M. Fischer administered the oath of office.

Joel Christensen, general counsel for ARCO Construction Company, served as master of ceremonies. Bill Snead, Tim Reichardt and Fischer were the guest speakers.  

Torbitzky received his bachelor of arts degree, cum laude, from Saint Louis University and his law degree, summa cum laude, from the Saint Louis University School of Law.  Prior to his appointment to the Court of Appeals, Torbitzky was in private practice and served as a law clerk to Fischer at the Supreme Court of Missouri from 2012 to 2014. In 2018, he received Missouri Lawyers Weekly’s “Up and Coming” Award.

Torbitzky is a board member for the Cornerstone Center for Early Learning and is the vice chair of The Missouri Bar’s Access to Justice Committee.  

Contact: Laura Roy, clerk of court

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District

(314) 539-4300