22nd circuit commission seeks applicants for Mullen circuit judge vacancy in St. Louis

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24 February 2023

ST. LOUIS – The Twenty-Second Circuit Judicial Commission (city of St. Louis) is accepting applications for the circuit judge vacancy created by the retirement of Judge Michael Mullen, effective March 1, 2023.

The commission encourages qualified individuals to apply for judicial office. Qualifications for circuit judges may be found in article V, section 21 of the Missouri Constitution. Application forms are linked below.

Application:  in Word  |  in PDF
Authorization:  in Word  |  in PDF 
Instructions:  in Word  |  in PDF
Guidelines for References:  in Word  |  in PDF

Applications, including Page 1 Confidential Information, will be accepted until 5 p.m. March 24, 2023 via e-mail only to 22ndJudicialCommission@courts.mo.gov.

The commission expects to conduct interviews May 3 and 4, 2023, in the Division Courtroom of the Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, at 815 Olive Street, St. Louis, Missouri. In accordance with Rule 10.28 the interviews will be open to the public. Immediately upon the conclusion of the public interviews, the commission expects to meet and select the nominees to be submitted to the governor.

The members of the Twenty-Second Circuit Judicial Commission are: Michael E. Gardner, chief judge of the Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, and chairperson of the commission; Matthew Devoti; J. Brent Dulle, secretary of the commission; Eva Frazer, M.D.; and Chris Goodson. 
 
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Note: Links to application materials typically are disabled after the application deadline closes.

Contact: Laura Roy, clerk of the court
Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District
(314) 539-4300

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