The Twenty-First Circuit Judicial Commission (St. Louis County) is accepting applications for the associate circuit judge vacancy created by the appointment of the Honorable Lorne Baker as circuit judge.
The commission encourages qualified individuals to apply for judicial office. Qualifications for associate circuit judges may be found in article V, section 21 of the Missouri Constitution.
Application forms are linked below.
InstructionsApplication: in Word | in PDF
Authorization: in Word | in PDF
Biographical form: in Word | in PDF
Guidelines for References
Applications, including Page 1 Confidential Information, will be accepted until 5 p.m. Wednesday, September 18, 2024, via e-mail only to 21stJudicialCommission@courts.mo.gov. Applicants who pursued the spring 2024 Hearne associate circuit vacancy do not need to submit a full application but instead may forward a letter of interest, while documenting any applicable changes since submitting the last application. Letters should be e-mailed to 21stJudicialCommission@courts.mo.gov, and the e-mail’s subject line should reference the position (Baker vacancy) for which the applicant is applying.
The commission expects to conduct interviews Tuesday, October 1, and Wednesday, October 2, 2024, at the St. Louis County Court Building, 105 South Central, Room 381N, Clayton, Missouri. Any interviews will be open to the public. Following the public interviews, the commission expects to meet and select the nominees whose names will be submitted to the governor for further consideration.
The members of the Twenty-First Circuit Judicial Commission are: Thomas C. Clark II, chief judge of the Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, and chairperson of the commission; Al Koller III; Matthew Reh, secretary of the commission; Michelle Spirn; and Kelly Wittenbrink.
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