3 November 2022

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – The 31st Circuit Judicial Commission conducted two days of public hearings, interviewed 18 applicants, and selected a panel of three nominees for the position of circuit judge of the 31st Judicial Circuit, created by the retirement of Judge Thomas E. Mountjoy. The nominees are:

Joshua B. Christensen, an attorney with Kutak Rock LLP.

Kaiti Greenwade, the Dade County prosecuting attorney and an attorney with Greenwade Law Firm.

T. Todd Myers, an associate circuit judge in Greene County.

The commission believes these three candidates, chosen from a field of extremely qualified individuals, possess those qualities essential to the fair and efficient administration of justice.  The commission is confident all of these individuals are capable of serving well and honorably if selected by the governor. Pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 10.20, the commission notes the final votes received by each nominee after three hours of deliberation and four rounds of balloting:  Christensen received five votes, Greenwade received five votes, and Myers received five votes.

The commission has submitted the panel to Governor Michael Parson, who will have 60 days to appoint one of the nominees as circuit judge.

The commission is chaired by Judge Jack Goodman, chief judge of the Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, and is composed of attorneys Deborah Dodge and Kurt Larson, and lay members Kim Hancock and Dr. Fred McQueary.

Note: Links to nominees' applications typically are disabled after the governor makes his appointment.

Contact: Craig Street, clerk of the court

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District

(417)-895-6811