Kurt Odenwald
Kurt S. Odenwald was a judge of the Missouri Court of Appeals Eastern District. He assumed office in 2007. He left office on November 16, 2024.
Odenwald ran for re-election for judge of the Missouri Court of Appeals Eastern District. He won in the retention election on November 3, 2020.
Odenwald was appointed to the Missouri Court of Appeals in October 2007 by Governor Matt Blunt (R). He was retained in 2008 and 2020.[1]
Odenwald was elected chief judge by his peers to a one-year term that began on July 1, 2011, and ended on June 30, 2012.[2]
Elections
2020
Missouri Court of Appeals Eastern District
Kurt S. Odenwald was retained to the Missouri Court of Appeals Eastern District on November 3, 2020 with 67.4% of the vote.
Retention Vote |
% |
Votes |
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| ✔ | Yes |
67.4
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735,671 | ||
No |
32.6
|
355,729 | |||
Total Votes |
1,091,400 | ||||
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2008
Kurt Odenwald was retained for the Missouri Court of Appeals Eastern District on November 4, 2008, with 68.2% of the vote.[3]
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Education
Judge Odenwald was born in St. Louis, Missouri. He received his B.A. from the University of Missouri at St. Louis and his J.D. from St. Louis University School of Law.[1]
Career
Judge Odenwald has worked as an attorney in private practice, a staff attorney for the St. Louis Office of Public Defender, and associate general counsel for Anheuser-Busch, Inc. He was appointed to the court of appeals in 2007.[1]
Awards and associations
Awards
- 2004 Heart of the Community Award nominee, Webster Groves-Shrewsbury Chamber of Commerce
- 2001 Distinguished Alumnus, University of Missouri-St. Louis
- Citizen 2000 Award, American Lung Association
- Business Person of the Year-1997, Affton Chamber of Commerce
- Special Ambassador, 1994, Special School District
Associations
- The Missouri Bar
- Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis
- St. Louis City Council (1990-2006)
- St. Louis City Council (2001-2002, 2006)
- Character Plus (Past Board member)
- St. Louis Easter Seals Society (Past Board member)
- Advisory Board St. Louis ARC[1]
See also
External links
Footnotes
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
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