Philip D. Heagney
Philip D. Heagney was a circuit court judge for the 22nd Circuit Court in Missouri, serving St. Louis. He assumed his post as circuit judge on April 1, 1996, after being appointed at the end of February. He was retained in office by the voting public in 1998, 2004, 2010, and 2016. Heagney retired in 2017.[1][2]
Education
Heagney graduated from Johns Hopkins University with a bachelor's degree in 1970, and graduated from the Harvard Law School with a J.D. in 1976.[3]
Career
- 1996-2017: Judge, 22nd Circuit Court
- 1976-1996: Attorney in private practice
- 1970-1973: Police officer, St. Louis[4][1]
Memberships and associations
- 2007: Generosity of Joseph Award, Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet
- 2005: Purcell Professionalism Award, Missouri Bar Foundation
- 2005: Champion of Justice Award, Project COPE
- Chairperson, 22nd Circuit Court Jury Supervisory Committee
- Missouri Bar
- Lawyers Association of St. Louis
- Public Education Committee
- Volunteer, St. Louis Board of Election Commissioners
- St. Cronin’s Catholic Church and Parish
- Manager, 6th grade boys basketball team, St. Margaret of Scotland Basketball Program
- Treasurer, St. Margaret of Scotland Boy Scout Troop 110
- Gibson Heights Neighborhood Association
- Block captain, Operation Brightside, Gibson Heights Neighborhood Association[3][1]
Elections
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.[5] Philip D. Heagney was retained in the Missouri 22nd Circuit, Division 11 election with 63.32 percent of the vote. [6]
| Missouri 22nd Circuit, Division 11, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Yes votes | |
 Philip D. Heagney | 63.32% | |
| Source: Missouri Secretary of State, "2016 Unofficial General Election Results," accessed November 9, 2016 | ||
2010
- See also: Missouri judicial elections, 2010
Heagney was retained on November 2, 2010, receiving 71.8 percent of the vote.[7]
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.[8]
The chief judge of each court is elected by the circuit and associate judges from among the sitting circuit judges.[9]
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.[9]
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See also
- Missouri Circuit Courts
- Missouri 22nd Judicial Circuit Court
- Saint Louis City, Missouri
- Judicial selection in Missouri
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 22nd Judicial Circuit, "Judge Philip Heagney," accessed September 22, 2016
- ↑ Bench Press, Introduction, December 2012
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Judge Heagney's performance evaluation from The 22nd Circuit Judicial Performance Evaluation Committee
- ↑ HighBeam Research, "Missouri Lawyers Media Legal Briefs: October 3, 2010," October 3, 2010
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 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
