Missouri intermediate appellate court elections, 2024
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The terms of 10Missouri intermediate appellate court judges expired on December 31, 2024. The 10 seats were up forretention election on November 5, 2024. The filing deadline was August 27, 2024.
Candidates and results
Eastern District
Wright's seat
Missouri Court of Appeals Eastern District
Michael S. Wright was retained to theMissouri Court of Appeals Eastern District onNovember 5, 2024 with 62.1% of the vote.
Retention Vote | % | Votes | |||
| ✔ | Yes | 62.1 | 619,997 | ||
No | 37.9 | 378,879 | |||
Total Votes | 998,876 | ||||
| It has been certified. Source |
Gaertner seat
Missouri Court of Appeals Eastern District, Gary Gaertner Jr.'s seat
Gary Gaertner Jr. was retained to theMissouri Court of Appeals Eastern District onNovember 5, 2024 with 64.1% of the vote.
Retention Vote | % | Votes | |||
| ✔ | Yes | 64.1 | 650,044 | ||
No | 35.9 | 364,461 | |||
Total Votes | 1,014,505 | ||||
| It has been certified. Source |
Clayton's seat
Missouri Court of Appeals Eastern District, Robert M. Clayton III's seat
Robert M. Clayton III was retained to theMissouri Court of Appeals Eastern District onNovember 5, 2024 with 64.0% of the vote.
Retention Vote | % | Votes | |||
| ✔ | Yes | 64.0 | 650,791 | ||
No | 36.0 | 366,432 | |||
Total Votes | 1,017,223 | ||||
| It has been certified. Source |
Hardin-Tammons' seat
Missouri Court of Appeals Eastern District, Renee Hardin-Tammons' seat
Renee Hardin-Tammons was retained to theMissouri Court of Appeals Eastern District onNovember 5, 2024 with 65.8% of the vote.
Retention Vote | % | Votes | |||
| ✔ | Yes | 65.8 | 665,510 | ||
No | 34.2 | 346,215 | |||
Total Votes | 1,011,725 | ||||
| It has been certified. Source |
Stevens' seat
Missouri Court of Appeals Eastern District
Cristian M. Stevens was retained to theMissouri Court of Appeals Eastern District onNovember 5, 2024 with 61.8% of the vote.
Retention Vote | % | Votes | |||
| ✔ | Yes | 61.8 | 622,575 | ||
No | 38.2 | 384,129 | |||
Total Votes | 1,006,704 | ||||
| It has been certified. Source |
Southern District
Borthwick's seat
Missouri Court of Appeals Southern District, Becky Borthwick's seat
Becky West was retained to theMissouri Court of Appeals Southern District onNovember 5, 2024 with 75.0% of the vote.
Retention Vote | % | Votes | |||
| ✔ | Yes | 75.0 | 454,701 | ||
No | 25.0 | 151,728 | |||
Total Votes | 606,429 | ||||
| It has been certified. Source |
Growcock's seat
Missouri Court of Appeals Southern District, Jennifer Growcock's seat
Jennifer Growcock was retained to theMissouri Court of Appeals Southern District onNovember 5, 2024 with 75.9% of the vote.
Retention Vote | % | Votes | |||
| ✔ | Yes | 75.9 | 459,301 | ||
No | 24.1 | 145,707 | |||
Total Votes | 605,008 | ||||
| It has been certified. Source |
Western District
Witt's seat
Missouri Court of Appeals Western District, Gary D. Witt's seat
Gary D. Witt was retained to theMissouri Court of Appeals Western District onNovember 5, 2024 with 65.9% of the vote.
Retention Vote | % | Votes | |||
| ✔ | Yes | 65.9 | 584,124 | ||
No | 34.1 | 301,946 | |||
Total Votes | 886,070 | ||||
| It has been certified. Source |
Martin's seat
Missouri Court of Appeals Western District, Cynthia Lynette Martin's seat
Cynthia Lynette Martin was retained to theMissouri Court of Appeals Western District onNovember 5, 2024 with 67.5% of the vote.
Retention Vote | % | Votes | |||
| ✔ | Yes | 67.5 | 600,931 | ||
No | 32.5 | 289,069 | |||
Total Votes | 890,000 | ||||
| It has been certified. Source |
Sutton's seat
Missouri Court of Appeals Western District, Janet Sutton's seat
Janet Lee Sutton was retained to theMissouri Court of Appeals Western District onNovember 5, 2024 with 68.5% of the vote.
Retention Vote | % | Votes | |||
| ✔ | Yes | 68.5 | 608,252 | ||
No | 31.5 | 279,865 | |||
Total Votes | 888,117 | ||||
| It has been certified. Source |
Selection
The judges of theMissouri Court of Appeals are chosen throughassisted appointment in which the governor selects a nominee from a list provided by a nominating commission. When a vacancy occurs, a list of potential candidates is compiled by theMissouri Appellate Judicial Commission and narrowed to three choices. From those three candidates, the governor appoints a new judge. After the newly appointed judge serves for at least one year, they must stand forretention in the next general election. If retained, they serve twelve-year terms.[1]
Qualifications
To serve on the appeals court, a judge must be:
- a U.S. citizen for at least 15 years;
- a district resident;
- a qualified state voter for at least nine years;
- licensed to practice law in the state;
- over the age of 30; and
- under the age of 70 (retirement at 70 ismandatory).[1]
Chief judge
Thechief judge of each appeals court district serves a one-year term and is elected by a peer vote.[1]
Vacancies
When a vacancy occurs, a list of potential candidates is compiled by theMissouri Appellate Judicial Commission and narrowed to three choices. From those three candidates, the governor appoints a new judge. After the newly appointed judge serves for at least one year, they must stand forretention in the next general election. If retained, they serve twelve-year terms.[1]
See also
External links
Footnotes
Federal courts:
Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court:Eastern District of Missouri,Western District of Missouri • U.S. Bankruptcy Court:Eastern District of Missouri,Western District of Missouri
State courts:
Missouri Supreme Court•Missouri Court of Appeals•Missouri Circuit Courts•Missouri Municipal Courts
State resources:
Courts in Missouri •Missouri judicial elections •Judicial selection in Missouri
