Joel Fahnestock
Joel Fahnestock is a judge for Division 9 of the Missouri 16th Judicial Circuit Court. Her current term ends on December 31, 2028.
Fahnestock ran for re-election for the Division 9 judge of the Missouri 16th Judicial Circuit Court. She won in the retention election on November 8, 2022.
Biography
Fahnestock received her undergraduate degree from William Woods College and then received her J.D. from the University of Missouri–Kansas City in 1994. Prior to becoming a judge, Fahnestock was an assistant U.S. attorney working in the civil division.[1]
Awards and associations
- Involved with the Ross T. Roberts Inns of Court Program in Kansas City
- Member, Missouri Bar
- Member, Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association
- Member, Association of Circuit Court Judges[2]
Elections
2022
See also: Municipal elections in Jackson County, Missouri (2022)
Missouri 16th Judicial Circuit Court Division 9
Joel Fahnestock was retained to Division 9 of the Missouri 16th Judicial Circuit Court on November 8, 2022 with 60.9% of the vote.
Retention Vote |
% |
Votes |
|||
| ✔ | Yes |
60.9
|
111,497 | ||
No |
39.1
|
71,593 | |||
Total Votes |
183,090 | ||||
|
|
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] Joel Fahnestock was retained in the Missouri 16th Circuit, Division 9 election with 66.07 percent of the vote. [4]
| Missouri 16th Circuit, Division 9, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Yes votes | |
 Joel Fahnestock | 66.07% | |
| Source: Missouri Secretary of State, "2016 Unofficial General Election Results," accessed November 9, 2016 | ||
2010
- See also: Missouri judicial elections, 2010
Fahnestock stood for retention and was retained on November 2, 2010, receiving 63.4 percent of the vote.[5]
Performance evaluation
Fahnestock was recommended for retention by the Appellate Judicial Performance Evaluation Committee.
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.[6]
The chief judge of each court is elected by the circuit and associate judges from among the sitting circuit judges.[7]
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.[7]
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Joel Fahnestock did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Missouri Secretary of State Website, "Missouri Circuit Court Judges," accessed September 1, 2013
- ↑ Judge May's performance evaluation from the Appellate Judicial Performance Evaluation Committee (dead link)
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Missouri Secretary of State, "2010 General Election results"
- ↑ Your Missouri Judges, "Missouri Judges: The Non-Partisan Court Plan," accessed March 18, 2019
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 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
