The Judges of the Western Appellate District
Judges on the Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, are appointed under the Missouri Nonpartisan Court Plan. The judges sit in three-member divisions that rotate on an annual basis. Judges must be at least 30 years old, residents of their district, United States citizens for at least 15 years and Missouri voters for nine years before their selection. All Court of Appeals judges serve 12-year terms. A chief judge is elected by the judges in the district and serves for two years.
The judges on the Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, are:
Chief Judge Anthony Rex Gabbert
Judge Lisa White Hardwick
Judge Alok Ahuja
Judge Mark D. Pfeiffer
Judge Karen King Mitchell
Judge Cynthia L. Martin
Judge Gary D. Witt
Judge Edward R. Ardini Jr.
Judge Thomas N. Chapman
Judge W. Douglas Thomson
Judge Janet Sutton