Barbara W. Wallace
Barbara W. Wallace was a circuit court judge for the 21st Circuit Court in Missouri. She joined the court on December 15, 1995, and retired from the bench on January 31, 2017.[1][2]
Biography
Wallace earned her undergraduate degree and her J.D. from Washington University in St. Louis. Her experience includes work as an adjunct professor of trial advocacy at St. Louis University Law School and service as the president of the Women Lawyers Association and the Lawyers' Association.[1]
Elections
2016
Missouri held general elections for local judicial offices on November 8, 2016. A primary election took place on August 2, 2016. The filing deadline for those wishing to run in the primary was March 29, 2016. Judges running in a retention election on November 8 had to file by August 23.[3] Barbara W. Wallace was retained in the Missouri 21st Circuit, Division 13 election with 61.57 percent of the vote. [4]
| Missouri 21st Circuit, Division 13, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Yes votes | |
 Barbara W. Wallace | 61.57% | |
| Source: Missouri Secretary of State, "2016 Unofficial General Election Results," accessed November 9, 2016 | ||
2010
- See also: Missouri judicial elections, 2010
Wallace stood for retention and was retained on November 2, 2010, receiving 63.2 percent of the vote.[5]
Judicial selection method
The judges of the Missouri Circuit Courts in Clay, Greene, Jackson, Platte, and St. Louis counties and the city of St. Louis are appointed by the governor with the help of a judicial selection commission.[6]
The chief judge of each court is elected by the circuit and associate judges from among the sitting circuit judges.[7]
Qualifications
To serve on this court, a judge must be:
- a U.S. citizen for at least 10 years;
- a qualified state voter for at least three years;
- a resident of the circuit for at least one year;
- licensed to practice law in the state; and
- at least 30 years old.[7]
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Missouri Bar, "Barbara W. Wallace," accessed June 3, 2017
- ↑ Missouri Courts, "21st Circuit Commission Seeks Applicants for Wallace Circuit Judge Vacancy in St. Louis County," February 14, 2017
- ↑ Missouri Secretary of State, "2016 Missouri Election Calendar," accessed December 7, 2015
- ↑ Emailed candidate list from Missouri Secretary of State's Office on September 20, 2016
- ↑ Missouri Secretary of State, "2010 General Election results"
- ↑ Your Missouri Judges, "Missouri Judges: The Non-Partisan Court Plan," accessed March 18, 2019
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Cite error: Invalid
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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
