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On June 7, 2011, President Barack Obama nominated Phillips to a seat on United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri. [2] She would replace Judge Ortrie D. Smith, who assumed senior status in 2011.
The judges rotate the two-year term of Chief Justice among themselves. The Chief Justice is Constitutionally empowered to preside over the court and to be the "chief administrative officer" of the state judicial system. [7] The current Chief Justice is Mary Rhodes Russell, whose term began July 1, 2023 and will serve until June 30, 2025. [8]
Mary Rhodes Russell (born July 28, 1958) [1] is the chief justice of the Supreme Court of Missouri. [2] She previously served a two-year term as chief justice from July 2013 through June 2015. She was appointed to the Supreme Court in 2004 by Governor Bob Holden .
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Patricia Breckenridge (born October 14, 1953) [1] is a former judge of the Supreme Court of Missouri. [2] She was first appointed to the court in 2007 and served as chief justice from July 1, 2015, to June 30, 2017. [2]
The Missouri Supreme Court takes the bench on Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024 in Jefferson City to hear a case questioning whether an amendment to overturn the states abortion ban will remain on the ...
Kelly Christine Broniec (born 1971) [2] is an American lawyer from Missouri who was appointed by Governor Mike Parson to serve as a judge of the Missouri Supreme Court in September 2023. She served as a judge of the Missouri Court of Appeals from 2020 to 2023 and as chief judge July to September in 2023. In 2024, she voted against allowing the ...
In 1890 the number of judges was increased to seven, which is still the standard. Only the Chief Justice is referred to as "justice" while other members are referred to as "judge." The chief justice is typically elected to a two-year term on a rotating basis by a vote of the Supreme Court judges. [1]