Judge Matthew P. Hamner
Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District
Dates of judicial service:
- Appointed to the court of appeals in 2024
- Current term expires December 31, 2026
- Appointed Circuit Judge for the 26th Circuit (Camden, Laclede, Miller, Moniteau and Morgan Counties) in 2017, re-elected in 2018
- Elected Associate Circuit Judge in Camden County in 2014
Education:
- Bachelor of Arts in Communication, cum laude, 1998, University of Missouri – Columbia
- Juris Doctor, 2001, University of Missouri – Columbia School of Law
Prior Employment:
- Served as a law clerk to Judge William Ray Price, Supreme Court of Missouri, 2001-2002
- Engaged in private law practice (2002 – 2014)
- Associate Attorney, Rouse Hendricks German May P.C. (2002-2007)
- Shareholder, Phillips, McElyea, Carpenter & Welch, P.C. (2007-2014)
Professional Memberships and Activities:
- Missouri Bar Association
- Kansas Bar Association
- Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association
- Springfield Metropolitan Bar Association
- 26th Circuit Bar Association
- Missouri Circuit Judges Association
- Missouri Municipal and Associate Circuit Judges Association
- Missouri Association of Probate and Associate Circuit Judges
- Missouri Supreme Court Judicial Records Committee
- Co-Chair – Associate Circuit Civil Committee
- Missouri Supreme Court Civic Education Committee – Speaker Liaison
- Trial Judge Focus Group
- Missouri Supreme Court Task Force on Circuit Realignment
- Technology Communications Task Team
- Host – Missouri Law Matters, a podcast about Missouri courts
Awards and Honors:
- Lead Articles Editor – Missouri Law Review
- Order of the Coif
- Order of the Barristers
- Future Farmers of America Honorary Degree – 2024
Civil and Charitable Activities:
- Harper Chapel United Methodist Church
- Camdenton R-III Education Foundation
- Camdenton R-III Athletic Boosters
- Rotary Club
- Camdenton Chamber of Commerce
Additional Information:
- Judge Hamner and his wife, Sherrie, have two daughters