Robert L. Trout
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Robert L. Trout was an associate circuit court judge for the 16th Circuit Court in Missouri.[1] He joined the court in 1987.[2] Trout retired effective November 1, 2018.[3]
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.[4] Robert L. Trout was retained in the Missouri 16th Circuit, Division 32, Associate Judge election with 66.99 percent of the vote. [5]
| Missouri 16th Circuit, Division 32, Associate Judge, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Yes votes | |
 Robert L. Trout | 66.99% | |
| Source: Missouri Secretary of State, "2016 Unofficial General Election Results," accessed November 9, 2016 | ||
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.[6]
The chief judge of each court is elected by the circuit and associate judges from among the sitting circuit judges.[7]
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.[7]
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Footnotes
- ↑ Your Missouri Courts, "16th Judicial Circuit," accessed October 5, 2015
- ↑ Your Missouri Judges, "Robert L. Trout," accessed October 5, 2015
- ↑ Missouri Lawyers, "Judge Trout to retire from 16th Circuit," September 21, 2018
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Your Missouri Judges, "Missouri Judges: The Non-Partisan Court Plan," accessed March 18, 2019
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 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
