9 March 2023

ST. LOUIS –  The Honorable Renée Hardin-Tammons will be formally sworn as judge of the Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, at noon Thursday, March 16, 2023, in the En Banc Courtroom at the Old Post Office, 815 Olive Street, in St. Louis.

Hardin-Tammons received her bachelor of science degree cum laude from the University of Missouri-St. Louis and her juris doctor from the University of Missouri-Columbia. Prior to her appointment to the court of appeals, Hardin-Tammons served as circuit judge for in the 21st Judicial Circuit (St. Louis County) for three years and was an associate circuit judge there for two years. Prior to taking the bench in St. Louis County, she also served as a municipal judge for the city of Berkeley and the St. Louis County municipal court. She was in the private practice of law from 1998 to 2017, and worked in both the St. Louis County public defender’s office and the St. Louis County counselor’s office. She taught criminal law classes as an adjunct professor at the University of Missouri-St. Louis.

Over the years, she has been active in various bar organizations. Hardin-Tammons is a member of The Missouri Bar, the Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis, the St. Louis County Bar Association, the American Bar Association, the Mound City Bar Association, the Lawyers Association of St. Louis and the Women Lawyers’ Association. She is a member and past president of the Missouri Municipal and Associate Circuit Judges Association. The Supreme Court of Missouri has appointed her to serve on its committee on practice and procedure in municipal division cases and also its task force on criminal justice. She is a frequent speaker at area schools and churches, is a member of the Gospel Symphonic Choir, and is also a certified Kansas City Barbecue Society Judge. In 2007, she wrote the book “I’m Guilty of Loving Southern Cooking, A Soul Food Cookbook” and brought her famous wing sauce to market in 2014.

The Honorable Michael Mullen, retired circuit judge of the 22nd Judicial Circuit (St. Louis city), will serve as master of ceremonies. The chief judge of the Eastern District appeals court, the Honorable Michael E. Gardner, will preside. Hardin-Tammons’ son, Charles R. Tammons Jr., will speak at the ceremony, and Denise Thimes will sing. The Honorable Mary Russell of the Supreme Court of Missouri will administer the oath of office.

Contact: Laura Roy, clerk of court

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District

(314) 539-4300