Robin Ransom
2021 - Present
2034
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Robin Ransom is a judge of the Missouri Supreme Court. She assumed office on June 8, 2021. Her current term ends on December 31, 2034.
Ransom ran for re-election for judge of the Missouri Supreme Court. She won in the retention election on November 8, 2022.
Ransom was appointed to the Missouri Supreme Court by Gov. Mike Parson (R) on May 25, 2021.[1] To learn more about this appointment, click here.
Ransom served as a judge of the Missouri Court of Appeals Eastern District from 2019 to 2021.[2]
Ransom was a circuit court judge for the 22nd Circuit Court in Missouri, serving St. Louis. Governor Matt Blunt (R) appointed her as a circuit judge for the 22nd Judicial Circuit on September 11, 2008, and she assumed a circuit judge docket in October 2008. She was assigned in January 2009 to the family court. Ransom was retained in 2010 and 2016.[3][4]
Biography
Education
In 1988, Ransom received her bachelor of arts in political science and sociology from Rutgers University's Douglass College in New Jersey. In 1991, she earned her J.D. from the University of Missouri-Columbia School of Law.[4][5]
Career
- 2021 - Present : Justice, Missouri Supreme Court
- 2019 - 2021: Judge, Missouri Court of Appeals
- 2008-2019: Judge, 22nd Circuit Court
- 2002-2008: Family court commissioner, 22nd Circuit Court
- 1996-2002: Attorney, Family court-juvenile division of the 21st Circuit Court
- 1995-1996: Assistant prosecuting attorney, 21st Circuit Court
- 1992-1995: Assistant public defender, 21st Circuit Court[4][5]
Awards and associations
- 2008: Clarence Darrow Award, St. Louis University School of Law
- 2006-2009: Family Court Improvement Project
- 2005-2009: Board member, Wilson School
- 2005-2009: Board member, Council on Child Abuse and Neglect
- 2005-2006: Treasurer, Memorial Baptist Church
- 2001-2005: Volunteer mentor, Big Brothers/Big Sisters program
- 1993-2007: Sunday school teacher, Memorial Baptist Church
- Family Court Committee
- Committee on Access to the Family Courts
- Council on Child Abuse and Neglect
- Guest speaker, One Heart Ministries
- Guest speaker, Hope for Kids conference[4][6]
Elections
2022
See also: Missouri Supreme Court elections, 2022
Missouri Supreme Court, Robin Ransom's seat
Robin Ransom was retained to the Missouri Supreme Court on November 8, 2022 with 70.3% of the vote.
Retention Vote |
% |
Votes |
|||
| ✔ | Yes |
70.3
|
1,239,950 | ||
No |
29.7
|
525,084 | |||
Total Votes |
1,765,034 | ||||
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2020
Missouri Court of Appeals Eastern District
Robin Ransom was retained to the Missouri Court of Appeals Eastern District on November 3, 2020 with 71.3% of the vote.
Retention Vote |
% |
Votes |
|||
| ✔ | Yes |
71.3
|
772,335 | ||
No |
28.7
|
311,584 | |||
Total Votes |
1,083,919 | ||||
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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.[7] Robin Ransom Vannoy was retained in the Missouri 22nd Circuit, Division 30 election with 66.14 percent of the vote. [8]
| Missouri 22nd Circuit, Division 30, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Yes votes | |
 Robin Ransom Vannoy | 66.14% | |
| Source: Missouri Secretary of State, "2016 Unofficial General Election Results," accessed November 9, 2016 | ||
2010
- See also: Missouri judicial elections, 2010
Ransom was retained on November 2, 2010, receiving 73.7 percent of the vote.[9]
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2020
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Appointments
2021
Missouri Governor Mike Parson (R) appointed Robin Ransom to the Missouri Supreme Court on May 24, 2021. Ransom succeeded Laura Denvir Stith, who retired on March 8, 2021.[10] Ransom was Gov. Parson's first nominee to the seven-member supreme court.[11][12]
Under Missouri law at the time of the vacancy, the Missouri Appellate Judicial Commission would select supreme court judges according to the Missouri Plan. When a seat on the court became vacant, the commission would submit three names to the governor to determine the replacement. If the governor neglected this duty, the responsibility would go to the commission.[13][14]
2019
Gov. Mike Parson (R) appointed Ransom to the Missouri Court of Appeals Eastern District in 2019 to replace Lisa Van Amburg.[15]
Noteworthy cases
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State supreme court judicial selection in Missouri
- See also: Judicial selection in Missouri
The seven justices of the Missouri Supreme Court are chosen through assisted appointment in which the governor selects a nominee from a list provided by a nominating commission. When a vacancy occurs, a list of potential candidates is compiled by the Missouri Appellate Judicial Commission and narrowed to three choices. From those three candidates, the governor appoints a new judge. After the newly appointed judge serves for at least one year, they must stand for retention in the next general election. If retained, they serve twelve-year terms.[16]
Qualifications
To serve on the supreme court, a judge must be:
- a U.S. citizen for at least 15 years;
- a qualified state voter for at least nine years;
- licensed to practice law in the state;
- over the age of 30; and
- under the age of 70 (retirement at 70 is mandatory).[16]
Chief justice
The chief justice of the supreme court serves a two-year term and is elected by a peer vote.[16]
Vacancies
When a vacancy occurs, a list of potential candidates is compiled by the Missouri Appellate Judicial Commission and narrowed to three choices. From those three candidates, the governor appoints a new judge. After the newly appointed judge serves for at least one year, they must stand for retention in the next general election. If retained, they serve twelve-year terms.[16]
The map below highlights how vacancies are filled in state supreme courts across the country.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Officeholder Missouri Supreme Court |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Hill, "First Black woman appointed to Missouri Supreme Court," May 25, 2021
- ↑ Missouri Courts, "Judge Robin Ransom Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District," accessed June 19, 2019
- ↑ Your Missouri Courts, "22nd Judicial Circuit," accessed October 5, 2015
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Judge Ransom's performance evaluation from The 22nd Circuit Judicial Performance Evaluation Committee
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 22nd Circuit Court bio
- ↑ Show-me Courts profile
- ↑ 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"
- ↑ KBIA, "Missouri's Second Female Supreme Court Judge Is Retiring," February 3, 2021
- ↑ ABC News, "Governor appoints 1st Black woman to Missouri Supreme Court," May 24, 2021
- ↑ CBS 13 KRCTV, "Gov. Parson appoints first Black woman, Judge Robin Ransom to Missouri Supreme Court," May 24, 2021
- ↑ Your Missouri Courts, "Supreme Court Judges," accessed January 29, 2015
- ↑ American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Missouri," accessed January 29, 2015
- ↑ STL Public Radio, "St. Louis Presiding Judge Ransom Named To Missouri Court Of Appeals," January 9, 2019
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 16.3 National Center for State Courts, "Methods of Judicial Selection," accessed September 7, 2021
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