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S. Margene Burnett
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2028
S. Margene Burnett is a judge for Division 7 of the Missouri 16th Judicial Circuit Court. Her current term ends on December 31, 2028.
Burnett ran for re-election for the Division 7 judge of the Missouri 16th Judicial Circuit Court. She won in the retention election on November 8, 2022.
Education
Burnett earned her undergraduate degrees from the University of Missouri-Columbia and her J.D. from the University of Missouri-Kansas City.[1]
Career
- 2014-Present: Judge, 16th Circuit Court
- 2003-2013: Deputy Probate Commissioner, 16th Circuit Court
- 1987-2003: Attorney in private practice[1]
Awards and associations
- 2011-2012: President, Missouri Association of Probate & Associate Circuit Judges
- UMKC School of Law Alumni Association
- Law Foundation of UMKC[1]
Elections
2022
See also: Municipal elections in Jackson County, Missouri (2022)
Missouri 16th Judicial Circuit Court Division 7
S. Margene Burnett was retained to Division 7 of the Missouri 16th Judicial Circuit Court on November 8, 2022 with 63.1% of the vote.
Retention Vote |
% |
Votes |
|||
| ✔ | Yes |
63.1
|
116,240 | ||
No |
36.9
|
67,987 | |||
Total Votes |
184,227 | ||||
|
|
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.[2] S. Margene Burnett was retained in the Missouri 16th Circuit, Division 7 election with 66.86 percent of the vote. [3]
| Missouri 16th Circuit, Division 7, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Yes votes | |
 S. Margene Burnett | 66.86% | |
| 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.[4]
The chief judge of each court is elected by the circuit and associate judges from among the sitting circuit judges.[5]
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.[5]
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
S. Margene Burnett did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Cite error: Invalid
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- ↑ 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
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 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
