Glenn Norton

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Glenn A. Norton

Nonpartisan

Prior offices:

Missouri Court of Appeals Eastern District

Education

Bachelor's

Westminster College, 1982

Law

University of Missouri, Columbia, 1985

Glenn A. Norton was a judge for the Eastern District of the Missouri Court of Appeals. He was appointed to the court by former Democratic Governor Bob Holden in May 2002 and retained by voters in 2004. His last term was set to expire on December 31, 2016, however, Norton retired from the bench in February 2015.

Education

Norton received his B.A. degree in English from Westminster College in 1982 and his J.D. from the University of Missouri at Columbia in 1985.

Career

Before becoming a judge, Norton worked as a private practice lawyer and served as an assistant prosecuting attorney in Ralls County and as the chief legal counsel to former Governor Bob Holden. He was elected as an associate circuit judge for Ralls County (10th Judicial Circuit) in 1994, a position he held until his appointment to the Missouri Court of Appeals in 2002.

Awards and associations

Awards

• Missouri Bar President's Award, 2001
• National Judicial College Distinguished Faculty Award

Associations

• Legislative Steering Committee, member
• Webster University adjunct faculty
• Supreme Court Coordinating Commission, former member
• Judicial Branch Executive Council, former member
• Supreme Court Judicial Education Committee, former member
• Past President, Missouri Association of Probate and Associate Circuit Judges
• National Judicial College faculty
• Board of directors, Missouri Municipal and Associate Judges Association

See also

• Courts in Missouri
• Missouri counties
• Judicial selection in Missouri

External links

• Your Missouri Courts, "Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District"
• Your Missouri Courts, "Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District: Glenn Norton Biography"

Footnotes

Missouri courts

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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