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Bryan L. Hettenbach
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2028
Bryan L. Hettenbach is a judge of the Missouri 22nd Judicial Circuit Court. His current term ends on December 31, 2028.
Hettenbach ran for re-election for judge of the Missouri 22nd Judicial Circuit Court. He won in the retention election on November 8, 2022.
Biography
Hettenbach earned a bachelor's degree in English literature from the University of Missouri, a master's degree in English language and literature from the University of Michigan, and a J.D. from the University of Missouri. His professional experience includes working as a staff attorney for the Missouri Supreme Court, an attorney in private practice, a news editor for the Missouri Lawyers Weekly, and an adjunct professor of legal studies at William Woods University.[1]
Awards and associations
- Member, Missouri Bar
- Member, Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis
- Member, Lawyers Association of St. Louis
Elections
2022
See also: City elections in St. Louis, Missouri (2022)
Missouri 22nd Judicial Circuit Court
Bryan L. Hettenbach was retained to the Missouri 22nd Judicial Circuit Court on November 8, 2022 with 61.8% of the vote.
Retention Vote |
% |
Votes |
|||
| ✔ | Yes |
61.8
|
42,740 | ||
No |
38.2
|
26,443 | |||
Total Votes |
69,183 | ||||
|
|
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.[2] Bryan L. Hettenbach was retained in the Missouri 22nd Circuit, Division 1 election with 63.58 percent of the vote. [3]
| Missouri 22nd Circuit, Division 1, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Yes votes | |
 Bryan L. Hettenbach | 63.58% | |
| Source: Missouri Secretary of State, "2016 Unofficial General Election Results," accessed November 9, 2016 | ||
2010
- See also: Missouri judicial elections, 2010
Hettenbach was retained on November 2, 2010, receiving 70.8 percent of the vote.[4]
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.[5]
The chief judge of each court is elected by the circuit and associate judges from among the sitting circuit judges.[6]
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.[6]
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Bryan L. Hettenbach did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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- ↑ 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
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 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
