Judge Jeffrey W. Bates
Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District
Dates of judicial service:
- Appointed to the court of appeals November 14, 2003, for a term beginning on December 1, 2003
- Retained in 2006 and 2018
- Current term expires December 31, 2030
Education:
- Bachelor of Science, 1979 (cum laude), Southwest Missouri State University
- Juris Doctor, 1984 (cum laude), University of Missouri - Columbia
Prior employment:
- From 1984 to 2003, was engaged in private civil trial practice in Springfield
Professional memberships and activities:
- Springfield Metropolitan Bar Association
- The Missouri Bar
- Phi Delta Phi Law Fraternity
- Missouri Court Automation Committee
- State Judicial Records Committee
- Case Management Oversight Team
Awards and honors:
- Order of the Coif
- Associate Editor in Chief, Missouri Law Review
- Springfield Metropolitan Bar Association President’s Award (2005)
- Missouri Bar President's Award (2023)
- Supreme Court of Missouri’s Honorable Clifford Ahrens Excellence in Technical Advancements Award (2023)
- Missouri Lawyers Weekly ICON award (2024)
Publications
- What you need to know about expanded remote public access, Hon. Jeffrey Bates and Hon. Gary Lynch, Vol. 79, Number 3, May-June 2023 Journal of the Missouri Bar
Civic and charitable activities:
- Member, Campbell United Methodist Church
- Member, Child Advocacy Council, 1990 to 1992
- Teen Court (31st Circuit)
Additional information:
- Born in 1958 in Petersburg, Virginia
- Married Harriet in April 1979. They have three sons and three daughters.