Mark Styles Jr.

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Mark Styles Jr.

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Nonpartisan

Missouri 16th Judicial Circuit Court Division 19

Tenure

Present officeholder

Term ends

2030

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Elections and appointments

Last elected

November 5, 2024

Appointed

July 29, 2016

Education

Bachelor's

University of Missouri

Law

Thurgood Marshall School of Law-Texas Southern University

Mark Styles Jr. is a judge for Division 19 of the Missouri 16th Judicial Circuit Court. His current term ends on December 31, 2030.

Styles ran for re-election for the Division 19 judge of the Missouri 16th Judicial Circuit Court. He won in the retention election on November 5, 2024.

Styles was appointed by Gov. Jay Nixon (D) on July 29, 2016, to fill the vacancy left by the retirement of Kathleen A. Forsyth.

Biography

Styles earned his bachelor's degree from the University of Missouri and J.D. from the Thurgood Marshall School of Law-Texas Southern University. He previously served as the deputy probate commissioner for Jackson County.

Elections

2024

See also:  Municipal elections in Jackson County, Missouri (2024)

Missouri 16th Judicial Circuit Court Division 19, Mark Styles Jr.'s seat

Mark Styles Jr. was retained to Division 19 of the Missouri 16th Judicial Circuit Court on November 5, 2024 with 61.9% of the vote.

			Retention  Vote	%	Votes
		✔	Yes	61.9	166,945
			No	38.1	102,914
			Total Votes		269,859

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Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Styles in this election.

2018

Missouri 16th Judicial Circuit Court Division 19, Styles's seat

Mark Styles Jr. was retained to Division 19 of the Missouri 16th Judicial Circuit Court on November 6, 2018 with 69.9% of the vote.

			Retention  Vote	%	Votes
		✔	Yes	69.9	149,838
			No	30.1	64,620
			Total Votes		214,458

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It has been certified. Source

Campaign themes

2024

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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

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