Current Office: Judge
First Elected: 1998
Next Election: 2012
Party: Non-partisan

General

Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Patricia; 2 Children: Andrew, Benjamin
Birth date:
Birthplace:
Home City: MO
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Profession

Distinguished Visiting Professor, Saint Louis University School of Law, 2007-present Associate Justice, Supreme Court of Missouri, 1998-present Chief Justice, Supreme Court of Missouri, 2005-2007 Special Counsel, Missouri Governor, 1994-1998 Professor, Saint Louis University School of Law, 1980-1998 Chief Counsel, Missouri Governor, 1993-1994 Transition Director, Governor-Elect Mel Carnahan, 1992-1993 Visiting Professor, Sichuan University, Peoples Republic of China, 1989 Private Practice, 1981-1982 Associate Professor with Tenure, Saint Louis University School of Law, 1977-1980 Assistant Professor, Saint Louis University School of Law, 1975-1977 Director, Black Hills Legal Services, 1973-1975 Attorney, Legal Aid Society of Metropolitan Denver, 1972-1973 Attorney, Legal Assistance of Ramsey County, 1971-1972 Law Clerk, United States District Judge Miles W. Lord, 1970-1971 General Assignment Reporter/Copy Editor, The Minneapolis Star, 1967-1970 Faculty Appointment, Department of Community Medicine, Saint Louis University School of Medicine Faculty Appointment, School of Public Health, Saint Louis University

Education

JD, University of Minnesota Law School, 1970 BA, Dartmouth College, 1967