4 April 2008

ST. LOUIS – The Twenty-Second Judicial Circuit Commission (City of St. Louis) announced today that the Commission is now accepting applications for the position of circuit judge. The vacancy is created by the retirement of Judge Evelyn M. Baker.

The commission actively seeks out and encourages qualified individuals, including women and minorities, to apply for judicial office. By law, circuit judges must be at least 30 years of age, licensed to practice law in Missouri, a qualified voter of Missouri, and a resident of the city of St. Louis for at least one year.

Application forms may be picked up in the Clerk’s Office at the Missouri Court of Appeals in the Old Post Office, 815 Olive Street, St. Louis, Missouri 63101. Applications are also available online.

Applications must be received by each commissioner no later than 5 p.m. April 25, 2008, to be considered by the commission. Applicants should contact each commissioner for an interview after the filing of their application.  

The commission will meet at 9:30 a.m. May 15, 2008, at the Missouri Court of Appeals to select three nominees to be submitted to Governor Matt Blunt.

The members of the Twenty-Second Circuit Judicial Commission are: Chief Judge of the Missouri Court of Appeals Eastern District Patricia L. Cohen, Thomas Schwartz, Mary Anne Sedey, Stephen Doss and June Bosley Dabney-Gray.

Note: Links to application materials typically are disabled after the application deadline passes.

Contact: Laura Roy, clerk

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District

(314) 539-4300