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Janette Kay Rodecap
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2014 - Present
2028
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Janette Kay Rodecap is a judge for Division 29 of the Missouri 16th Judicial Circuit Court Associate Judge. She assumed office in 2014. Her current term ends on December 31, 2028.
Rodecap ran for re-election for the Division 29 judge of the Missouri 16th Judicial Circuit Court Associate Judge. She won in the retention election on November 5, 2024.
She was appointed to the court by Governor Jay Nixon on May 28, 2014. Rodecap filled the vacancy created by the death of Judge Margaret L. Sauer.[1]
Education
Rodecap received her undergraduate degree from Northwestern University in 1997 and her J.D. from the University of Iowa College of Law in 2001.[2]
Career
Before her appointment to the 16th Circuit Court, Rodecap served as an assistant prosecuting attorney for the Jackson County Prosecutor's Office.[2]
Elections
2024
See also: Municipal elections in Jackson County, Missouri (2024)
Missouri 16th Judicial Circuit Court Division 29 Associate Judge, Janette Kay Rodecap's seat
Janette Kay Rodecap was retained to Division 29 of the Missouri 16th Judicial Circuit Court Associate Judge on November 5, 2024 with 62.7% of the vote.
Retention Vote |
% |
Votes |
|||
| ✔ | Yes |
62.7
|
169,389 | ||
No |
37.3
|
100,857 | |||
Total Votes |
270,246 | ||||
|
|
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Rodecap in this election.
2020
Missouri 16th Judicial Circuit Court Division 29 Associate Judge, Rodecap's seat
Janette Kay Rodecap was retained to Division 29 of the Missouri 16th Judicial Circuit Court Associate Judge on November 3, 2020 with 67.5% of the vote.
Retention Vote |
% |
Votes |
|||
| ✔ | Yes |
67.5
|
191,819 | ||
No |
32.5
|
92,532 | |||
Total Votes |
284,351 | ||||
|
|
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] Janette Kay Rodecap was retained in the Missouri 16th Circuit, Division 29, Associate Judge election with 66.86 percent of the vote. [4]
| Missouri 16th Circuit, Division 29, Associate Judge, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Yes votes | |
 Janette Kay Rodecap | 66.86% | |
| Source: Missouri Secretary of State, "2016 Unofficial General Election Results," accessed November 9, 2016 | ||
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Janette Kay Rodecap did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Janette Kay Rodecap did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Office of Missouri Governor Jay Nixon, "Gov. Nixon appoints Rodecap as Associate Circuit Judge for Jackson County," May 28, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Missouri Courts.gov, "Sixteenth Circuit Judicial Commission Jackson County, Missouri Application for Circuit Judge," accessed May 29, 2014
- ↑ 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
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
