Thea A. Sherry
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Thea Anne Sherry was a circuit court judge for Division 5 of the 21st Circuit Court in Missouri.[1] On February 4, 2011 Sherry was appointed as a new Circuit Judge by Governor Jay Nixon, filling the vacancy created by the retirement of John F. Kintz.[2] Her term expired in 2018.[3][4]
Education
Judge Sherry attended the University of Colorado-Boulder from June 1967 to May 1968 and the University of California-Riverside for her Bachelor of Arts in history from 1968 to 1971. She also attended a summer course at Exeter College in Oxford, England for a graduate course in British History in 1971. Sherry later earned her J.D. from Washington University in 1974.[5]
Career
Sherry worked in a private practice for 17 years and served with the St. Louis County Public Defender's Office for three years prior to her time on the bench. She served as an associate circuit judge for the 21st Circuit Court beginning in 1998. She also works as an adjunct professor of law at Washington University School of Law.[5][2]
Awards and associations
- Member, Supreme Court Family Court Committee
- Judicial fellow, Advanced Science and Technology Adjudication Resource (ASTAR)
- Member, St. Louis County Domestic and Family Violence Council
- Member, Missouri Bar
- Member, Metropolitan St. Louis
- Member, St. Louis County Bar associations
- Member, Lawyers Association and Women Lawyers Association[3]
See also
- News: New Circuit Judge appointed in St. Louis County
- Missouri Circuit Courts
- Judges appointed by Jay Nixon
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ courts.mo.gov, "21st Circuit," accessed September 11, 2013
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Governor Jay Nixon's News Release, "Gov. Nixon appoints Associate Circuit Judge Thea Sherry as new Circuit Judge in St. Louis County," February 4, 2011
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Missouri Secretary of State Website, "Missouri Circuit Court Judges," accessed September 11, 2013
- ↑ "Judge Thea A. Sherry: Professional Background and Legal Expertise," accessed August 31, 2023
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 courts.mo.gov, "Judge Sherry's Judicial Application (2008)," accessed September 11, 2013
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
