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Sandra C. Midkiff
Sandra C. Midkiff was a circuit court judge for Division 1 of the 16th Circuit Court in Missouri.[1] She served from 2002 to 2020. Midkiff was appointed to this position by Governor Bob Holden in March 2002.[2][3] Midkiff faced a retention election on November 8, 2016.[4] Midkiff retired on August 10, 2020, when she reached the state's mandatory retirement age of 70.[5]
Education
Midkiff received her undergraduate degree from Knox College in 1972 and her J.D. from the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law in 1975.[6][2]
Career
- 2002-2020: Judge, 16th Circuit Court
- 1975-2002: Attorney in private practice[2]
Awards and associations
Awards
- 2008: Recipient, Missouri Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers Benjamin Cardozo Award for Judicial Courage and Excellence
Associations
- Member, Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association
- Former member, Legal Aid of Western Missouri Board
- Former member, Rose Brooks Center Board
- Founding member, Association of Women Lawyers
- Member, Jackson County Law Library Board
- Member, Jackson County Circuit Court Rules Committee
- Member, Missouri Institute for Justice
- Member, National Association of Women Judges
- Member, Greater Kansas City Association for Women Lawyers[2][6]
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.[7] Sandra C. Midkiff was retained in the Missouri 16th Circuit, Division 1 election with 67.09 percent of the vote. [4]
| Missouri 16th Circuit, Division 1, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Yes votes | |
 Sandra C. Midkiff | 67.09% | |
| Source: Missouri Secretary of State, "2016 Unofficial General Election Results," accessed November 9, 2016 | ||
2010
- See also: Missouri judicial elections, 2010
Midkiff stood for retention and was retained on November 2, 2010, receiving 65.6 percent of the vote.[8]
Performance evaluation
Judge Midkiff was recommended for retention by the Appellate Judicial Performance Evaluation Committee.
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.[9]
The chief judge of each court is elected by the circuit and associate judges from among the sitting circuit judges.[10]
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.[10]
Recent news
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ courts.mo.gov, "16th Circuit," accessed September 2, 2013
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Missouri Secretary of State Website, "Missouri Circuit Court Judges," accessed September 2, 2013
- ↑ 16thcircuit.org, "Biography: Sandra C. Midkiff," accessed September 2, 2013
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Emailed candidate list from Missouri Secretary of State's Office on September 20, 2016
- ↑ Lee's Summit Tribune, "The Honorable Sandra C. Midkiff To Retire," July 18, 2020
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Judge Midkiff's performance evaluation from the Appellate Judicial Performance Evaluation Committee (dead link)
- ↑ Missouri Secretary of State, "2016 Missouri Election Calendar," accessed December 7, 2015
- ↑ Missouri Secretary of State, "2010 General Election results"
- ↑ Your Missouri Judges, "Missouri Judges: The Non-Partisan Court Plan," accessed March 18, 2019
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 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
