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Mary Sheffield (Missouri)
Mary W. Sheffield was a judge of the Missouri Court of Appeals Southern District. She assumed office on December 3, 2012. She left office on July 25, 2025.
Sheffield was appointed to the court by Democratic Governor Jay Nixon on December 3, 2012, to fill a vacancy left by retired Judge Robert Barney.[1]
Education
Judge Sheffield received her bachelor's degree from North Carolina State University in 1976 and her J.D. from the University of Miami School of Law in 1980.[2][1]
Career
- 2012 - 2025: Judge, Court of Appeals
- 2015-2017: Chief judge
- 2004-2012: Judge, 25th Circuit Court
- 1983-2004: Assistant judge, 25th Circuit Court[1]
Court of Appeals bid
Sheffield was one of 23 applicants who filed to fill a vacancy on the Missouri Court of Appeals. The Missouri Appellate Judicial Commission recommended Sheffield and two other candidates to the governor.[3] On December 3, 2012, Governor Jay Nixon announced that he had selected Sheffield as the new appellate judge.[1]
Elections
2014
Sheffield was retained to the Court of Appeals with 69.2 percent of the vote on November 4, 2014. [4]
2010
- Main article: Missouri judicial elections, 2010
Sheffield ran unopposed and was re-elected to the circuit court on November 2, 2010, receiving 100% of the vote.[5][6]
2004
Sheffield was elected as a judge for the 25th Circuit Court.[1]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Kirksville Daily Express, "Sheffield appointed to Missouri Court of Appeals," December 4, 2012
- ↑ Martindale.com, "Judge Profile: Mary W. Sheffield"
- ↑ Houston Herald, "Sheffield, Storie seek Missouri Court of Appeals judgeship," February 9, 2010
- ↑ Informed Voters Project, "Missouri," accessed September 30, 2014
- ↑ Missouri Secretary of State, "Election results," November 3, 2010
- ↑ Missouri Secretary of State, "2010 Primary Candidate List"
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
