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Robert S. Barney
Prior offices:
Missouri Court of Appeals Southern District
Education
Bachelor's
Southeast Missouri State University at Cape Girardeau
Law
George Washington University Law Center


Robert S. Barney was a judge on the Southern District of the Missouri Court of Appeals. He was appointed to this position in December of 1995 and retained by voters in November of 1998 and 2010.[1] He retired on September 1st, 2012.[2]

Education

Judge Barney earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Education from Southeast Missouri State University at Cape Girardeau. He then earned a J.D. degree from the National Law Center, George Washington University. He served in the military for three years during the Vietnam War. He is now married and has two sons.[1]

Career

Judge Barney worked as a lawyer in southeast Missouri for approximately 15 years. He worked for three years in the United States Diplomatic Corps. He was also elected for three terms to the Missouri General Assembly, representing District 156. In 1987, he became an associate circuit judge in the 35th Judicial Circuit. He held this position until his appointment to the Court of Appeals in 1995.[1]

Awards and associations

  • Member of the Missouri, Florida and District of Columbia Bars[1]

Elections

2010

Barney stood for retained on November 2, 2010 with 68.9% of the vote.[3]

See also: Missouri judicial elections, 2010

Evaluation

Click here to read Judge Barney's 2010 performance evaluation from The Appellate Judicial Performance Evaluation Committee.

1998

Barney was retained in 1998.[1]

See also

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Footnotes