Don Burrell
2008 - Present
2034
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Don Burrell is a judge of the Missouri Court of Appeals Southern District. He assumed office on January 13, 2008. His current term ends on December 31, 2034.
Burrell ran for re-election for judge of the Missouri Court of Appeals Southern District. He won in the retention election on November 8, 2022.
Biography
Education
Judge Burrell was born on December 4, 1960, in Springfield, Missouri. He received his bachelor's degree from Southwest Missouri State University in 1983 and his J.D. from the University of Missouri at Kansas City School of Law.
Career
After working for approximately four years at a radio station, Judge Burrell began his legal career as an associate at the law firm Morrison & Hecker in 1991. In 1993, he clerked for U.S. District Judge Kathryn Vratil. After this, he ran a solo law practice until November 1998, when he was elected circuit judge of the 31st Judicial Circuit. He held this position until his appointment to the court of appeals in 2007.
Awards and associations
Awards
- Law Review
- Order of the Bench and Robe
- 2006 SMBA President’s Award
- 2007 SMBA Judicial Excellence Award
Associations
- Springfield Metropolitan Bar Association (SMBA)
- The Missouri Bar
- Judiciary’s Legislative Steering Committee
Elections
2022
See also: Missouri intermediate appellate court elections, 2022
Missouri Court of Appeals Southern District, Don Burrell's seat
Don Burrell was retained to the Missouri Court of Appeals Southern District on November 8, 2022 with 75.7% of the vote.
Retention Vote |
% |
Votes |
|||
| ✔ | Yes |
75.7
|
314,282 | ||
No |
24.3
|
100,684 | |||
Total Votes |
414,966 | ||||
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2010
Burrell stood for retention on November 2, 2010 and was retained with 70.9 percent of the vote.[1]
- See also: Missouri judicial elections, 2010
Performance evaluation
Click here (dead link) to read Judge Burrell's performance evaluation from The Appellate Judicial Performance Evaluation Committee.
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Don Burrell did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Officeholder Missouri Court of Appeals Southern District |
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