Alok Ahuja

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Alok Ahuja
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Missouri Court of Appeals Western District
Tenure

2007 - Present

Term ends

2034

Years in position

18

Compensation

Base salary

$188,267

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 8, 2022

Education

Bachelor's

University of Kansas, 1985

Law

Yale Law School, 1988

Contact

Alok Ahuja is a judge of the Missouri Court of Appeals Western District. He assumed office in 2007. His current term ends on December 31, 2034.

Ahuja ran for re-election for judge of the Missouri Court of Appeals Western District. He won in the retention election on November 8, 2022.

Biography

Education

Ahuja was born in Raipur, M.P., India. He received his bachelor's degree in philosophy and English literature from the University of Kansas in 1985 and his J.D. from Yale Law School in 1988.

Career

After law school, Ahuja worked as a law clerk for Judge Richard D. Cudahy of the United States Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit. He then became an associate of the law firm Shea & Gardner. In 1992, he moved to the firm Lathrop & Gage L.C., where worked until his appointment to the court of appeals.

Awards and associations

Awards

  • Listed among the Lawyers of the Year for 2007 by Missouri Lawyers Weekly
  • Listed in Best Lawyers in America in Appellate Practice, 2007
  • KCMBA, Outstanding CLE Contributor Award, 2006

Associations

  • American Bar Association
  • The Missouri Bar
  • Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association
  • Eighth Circuit Bar Association

Elections

2022

See also:  Missouri intermediate appellate court elections, 2022

Missouri Court of Appeals Western District, Alok Ahuja's seat

Alok Ahuja was retained to the Missouri Court of Appeals Western District on November 8, 2022 with 67.6% of the vote.

Retention
 Vote
%
Votes
Yes
 
67.6
 
414,478
No
 
32.4
 
198,954
Total Votes
613,432

2010

Ahuja stood for retention on November 2, 2010, and was retained with 60.3 percent of the vote.[1]

See also: Missouri judicial elections, 2010

Performance evaluation

Click here to read Judge Ahuja's performance evaluation from The Appellate Judicial Performance Evaluation Committee.

Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection

Alok Ahuja did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

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