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Rick Roberts (Missouri)
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Rick Roberts is a judge for the 1st Judicial Circuit in Clark County, Missouri.[1] He was elected to the court as an associate judge in November 2010 and took office in January 2011.[2] Governor Mike Parson (R) appointed Roberts as judge for the 1st Judicial Circuit on July 17, 2020, to replace Judge Gary Dial.[3]
Elections
2014
See also: Missouri judicial elections, 2014
Roberts ran for re-election to the 1st Judicial Circuit Court.
Primary: He ran unopposed in the Republican primary on August 5, 2014.
General: He was unopposed in the general election on November 4, 2014.
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2010
Roberts was elected to the 1st Judicial Circuit Court. He received the majority of the vote, defeating H. Scott Summers in the November 2 general election.[5]
- See also: Missouri judicial elections, 2010
Education
Roberts received his undergraduate degree from Truman State University in 1980 and his J.D. from the University of Missouri–Kansas City in 1983.[2]
Career
Before he became a judge, Roberts worked as an attorney in private practice in Kahoka, Missouri, from 1983 to 2010. He also previously served as the general counsel for the Second Judicial Circuit Juvenile Division from 1997 to 2010 and as a city attorney for the cities of Kahoka, Wayland, and Alexandria in Missouri.[2]
See also
- Courts in Missouri
- Missouri 1st Judicial Circuit Court
- Missouri counties
- Judicial selection in Missouri
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Clark County, Missouri, "Clark County Sample Ballots, Primary Election," accessed October 2, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Missouri Secretary of State, "Judicial Branch Blue Book," accessed October 2, 2014
- ↑ Office of the Governor, "Governor Parson appoints the Honorable Rick Roberts as circuit judge for the 1st Judicial Circuit," July 17, 2020
- ↑ Information received from an email with the Clark County Clerk on August 4, 2014
- ↑ Gate City Daily , "Loebsack, Kearns defeat GOP challengers," November 3, 2010
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
