Joseph Walsh (Missouri)

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Joseph Walsh

Nonpartisan

Missouri 21st Judicial Circuit Court Division 17

Tenure

Present officeholder

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Education

Bachelor's

Loras College, 1977

Law

St. Mary's University School of Law, 1984

Joseph Walsh III is a circuit court judge for Division 17 of the 21st Judicial Circuit Court serving St. Louis County in Missouri. He was appointed to this position by Governor Jay Nixon on May 14, 2010, was re-elected in 2012, and his current term will expire in 2018.

Education

Walsh received his undergraduate degree from Loras College in 1977 and his J.D. from St. Mary’s University School of Law in 1984.

Career

• 2010-2018: Judge, 21st Judicial Circuit Court
• 2003-2010: Municipal judge, Creve Coeur, Missouri
• 1984-2010: Attorney in private practice
• 2000-2001: Municipal judge, Frontenac, Missouri

Awards and associations

• Member, Our Lady of the Pillar Catholic Church
• Member, Missouri Bar
• Member, Texas Bar
• Member, American Board of Trial Advocates
• Member, St. Louis Lawyer’s Association

See also

• Judges appointed by Jay Nixon
• Missouri Circuit Courts

External links

• Show-me Courts Profile
• 21st Circuit Website Bio
• Governor's Appointment Announcement

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