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Thomas J. Frawley
Thomas J. Frawley is a former circuit court judge for the 22nd Circuit Court in Missouri, serving St. Louis. He was appointed to the 22nd Circuit Court in September 1991 and was retained in 1992, 1998, 2004, 2010, and 2016. He retired from the bench in February 2017.[1][2][3]
Education
Frawley graduated from Hamilton College in Clinton, New York, and received his J.D. from the University of Missouri-Columbia School of Law.[1][2]
Career
- 1991-2017: Judge, 22nd Circuit Court
- 1998-2008: Administrative judge, Family court, 22nd Circuit Court
- 1972-1991: Attorney in private practice[1][2]
Awards and associations
- 2007-2010: Coordinating Board for Early Childhood, State of Missouri
- 2007: Family Service Award, Provident Inc.
- 2005: World of Children Honoree, Progressive Youth Connection
- 2004: Advocacy Award, City of St. Louis Mental Health Board
- 2003: President’s Advocacy Award, NBA ECHO Emergency Children’s Home, St. Louis
- 2003: Outstanding Leader Award for Governmental Leadership, St. Louis Children’s Agenda, Vision for Children at Risk
- 2003: Missouri Supreme Court Commission on Children's Justice
- 2002: Juvenile Court/Juvenile Division Police Department Cooperative, St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department
- 2000: Champion of Kids, Kids-in-the-Middle
- 1999: Best Interest of the Child, Optimist Club, St. Louis
- 1998: Person of the Year, Missouri Coalition Against Domestic Violence, St. Louis Metropolitan Region
- 1997: Equal Justice Award, Legal Services of Eastern Missouri
- 1997: Judge of the Year, Missouri Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) Association
- 1996-2000: St. Louis Family Violence Council, Executive Advisory Board President
- 1995-2005: Chair, Family Court Committee, Missouri Supreme Court
- 1992-2003: Parish Council, St. Roch Catholic Church
- 1989-1996: Waterman Place Trustee
- 1987-1991: 21st Judicial Circuit Bar Committee
- 1978-1983: Young Lawyers Executive Committee
- Member, U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services National Advisory Board of the National Quality Improvement Center on Differential Response in Child Protective Services, American Humane Association
- Missouri Bar
- Legal Advocates for Abused Women, Professional Panel[1][4][2]
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.[5] Thomas J. Frawley was retained in the Missouri 22nd Circuit, Division 22 election with 61.48 percent of the vote. [6]
| Missouri 22nd Circuit, Division 22, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Yes votes | |
 Thomas J. Frawley | 61.48% | |
| Source: Missouri Secretary of State, "2016 Unofficial General Election Results," accessed November 9, 2016 | ||
2010
- See also: Missouri judicial elections, 2010
Frawley was retained on November 2, 2010, receiving 71.9 percent of the vote.[7]
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.[8]
The chief judge of each court is elected by the circuit and associate judges from among the sitting circuit judges.[9]
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.[9]
Recent news
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See also
- Missouri Circuit Courts
- Missouri 21st Judicial Circuit Court
- Missouri 22nd Judicial Circuit Court
- Saint Louis City, Missouri
- Saint Louis County, Missouri
- Judicial selection in Missouri
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 The Missouri Bar, "Thomas J. Frawley," accessed April 6, 2017
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 22nd Circuit Court, "Judge Thomas Frawley," accessed April 6, 2017
- ↑ Missouri Courts, "22nd Circuit Commission Seeks Applicants for Frawley Circuit Judge Vacancy in St. Louis City," December 15, 2016
- ↑ 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"
- ↑ Your Missouri Judges, "Missouri Judges: The Non-Partisan Court Plan," accessed March 18, 2019
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 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
