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Doug Thomson
Doug Thomson is a judge of the Missouri Court of Appeals Western District. He assumed office on March 28, 2020. His current term ends on December 31, 2034.
Thomson ran for re-election for judge of the Missouri Court of Appeals Western District. He won in the retention election on November 8, 2022.
Thomson is a former associate judge of the 4th Judicial Circuit Court in Missouri. He was first elected on November 4, 2014, and left the circuit court when Gov. Mike Parson appointed him to the Missouri Court of Appeals on March 28, 2020, to replace retired judge Victor Howard.[1][2]
Biography
Education
Thomson received his undergraduate degree from Missouri State University. He went on to earn his J.D. from the University of Missouri.[3]
Career
Before his election to the bench, Thomson was a private practice attorney for 20 years. He was also the city attorney for several cities: Maryville, Graham, Oregon, Maitland, and Grant City.[4]
Awards and associations
- Missouri Bar Board of Governors
- Missouri Association of Probate and Associate Circuit Judges
Elections
2022
See also: Missouri intermediate appellate court elections, 2022
Missouri Court of Appeals Western District, Doug Thomson's seat
Doug Thomson was retained to the Missouri Court of Appeals Western District on November 8, 2022 with 68.2% of the vote.
Retention Vote |
% |
Votes |
|||
| ✔ | Yes |
68.2
|
414,134 | ||
No |
31.8
|
193,365 | |||
Total Votes |
607,499 | ||||
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2014
See also: Missouri judicial elections, 2014
Thomson ran for election to the 4th Judicial Circuit Court.
Primary: He ran unopposed in the Republican primary on August 5, 2014.
General: He defeated Tina Meyer Deiter in the general election on November 4, 2014, receiving 73.2 percent of the vote.[1][5]
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Doug Thomson did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Maryville Daily Forum, "Farming, roads, guns going before voters," July 8, 2014
- ↑ Missouri Governor Michael L. Parson, "Governor Parson appoints Judge W. Doug Thomson to the Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District," March 28, 2020
- ↑ Martindale.com, "Doug Thomson," accessed September 19, 2014
- ↑ Northwest Missourian, "Thomson announces candidacy for County Judge," February 2, 2014
- ↑ Maryville Daily Forum, "Nominees push on toward November," August 7, 2014
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