Supreme Court of Missouri
Dates of judicial service:
- Appointed to the Missouri Court of Appeals November 4, 2022
- Appointed to the Supreme Court of Missouri October 30, 2023
- Retained at the November 2024 general election for a 12-year term
Education:
- Bachelor of arts, summa cum laude, (double major in English and Philosophy, Law, & Rhetoric), Stephens College, 1997
- Juris doctor, cum laude, University of Missouri-Columbia School of Law, 2000
- Editor in chief, Missouri Law Review
- Order of the Coif (recognizing academic achievements)
- Order of the Barristers (recognizing excellence in advocacy programs)
Prior employment:
- Served as a law clerk to Judge Ann K. Covington, Supreme Court of Missouri, 2000 to 2001
- Engaged in private law practice at Husch Blackwell LLP, Springfield, 2001 to 2022
- Partner, 2008 to 2022
- Associate attorney, 2001 to 2008
Professional memberships and activities:
- The Missouri Bar
- Member, 2000 to present
- Joint Commission on Women in the Profession, 2021 to 2023 appointment to the Court
- Springfield Metropolitan Bar Association (SMBA)
- President, 2017
- Secretary, 2009
- Bench and bar committee, 2017 to present
- Springfield Metropolitan Bar Foundation
- President, 2018
- Board member, 2019 to 2023 appointment to the Court
- The Supreme Court of Missouri Historical Society, trustee, 2021 to 2023 appointment to the Court
- Former member:
- National Association of College and University Attorneys
- National School Boards Association Council of School Attorneys
- Missouri School Boards Association Council of School Attorneys
- Council for Christian Colleges & Universities
- Frequent speaker for continuing legal education programs and civic education programs
Civic and charitable activities:
- Christ Episcopal Church, Springfield
- Parishioner, 2001 to present
- Children's Sunday school teacher, 2015 to 2017
- American Red Cross of Southern Missouri
- Board chair, July 2018 to July 2020
- Board member, 2011 to 2020
- Discovery Center of Springfield
- Board member, 2007 to 2009
- Springfield Chamber of Commerce
Awards and honors:
- Pro Bono Wall of Fame, The Missouri Bar, 2012, 2016, 2020, 2021
- POWER List, Education Law, Missouri Lawyers Weekly, 2021
- 20 Most Influential Women, Springfield Business Journal, 2015
- Women's Justice Awards, Rising Star, Missouri Lawyers Weekly, 2012
- Greater Missouri Leadership Challenge, 2012
- David J. Dixon Award for Outstanding Appellate Advocacy, Missouri Bar Foundation, 2007
Additional information:
- Born and raised in Springfield, Missouri