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Tony Williams
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Tony W. Williams is a judge on the 46th Judicial Circuit Court in Missouri. He was elected in the general election on November 8, 2016.[1]
Williams was an associate judge for the 38th Judicial Circuit Court from 2001 to 2016.
Education
Williams received his undergraduate degree from the College of the Ozarks in 1975 and his J.D. from the University of Tulsa School of Law in 1991.[2]
Career
Before he became a judge, Williams worked as an attorney in private practice and served as an assistant prosecuting attorney for Taney County.[2]
Awards and associations
- 2011: Meritorious award for distinguished community service, College of the Ozarks[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.[3] Tony Williams ran unopposed in the Missouri 46th Circuit general election.[1]
| Missouri Circuit 46, General Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican |  Tony Williams (unopposed) | |
| Source: Missouri Secretary of State, "State of Missouri 2016 General Election," November 8, 2016 | ||
2014
See also: Missouri judicial elections, 2014
Williams ran for re-election to the 38th Judicial Circuit Court.
Primary: He ran unopposed in the Republican primary on August 5, 2014.
General: He won without opposition in the general election on November 4, 2014.
[4][5]
2010
- See also: Missouri judicial elections, 2010
Williams was re-elected to the 38th Judicial Circuit Court. He won the Republican primary, winning 65 percent of the vote. He ran unopposed in the general election.[6]
Judicial selection method
- See also: Partisan elections
The 141 judges of the Missouri Circuit Courts are elected to six-year terms in partisan elections, except in the cities of Springfield, St. Louis, and Kansas City. At the end of their terms, judges must face re-election.[7]
The chief judge of each court is elected by the circuit and associate judges from among the sitting circuit judges.[7]
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.[7]
See also
- Missouri 38th Judicial Circuit Court
- Judicial selection in Missouri
- Courts in Missouri
- Taney County, Missouri
- Local trial court judicial elections, 2016
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 St. Francois County August 2, 2016 Primary Election Filings," Emailed from county clerk on April 2, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 College of the Ozarks, "Subject: The Honorable Tony Williams receives meritorious award for distinguished community service from College of the Ozarks," November 8, 2011
- ↑ Missouri Secretary of State, "2016 Missouri Election Calendar," accessed December 7, 2015
- ↑ Branson Tri-Lakes News, "Several races contested in August primary election," March 28, 2014
- ↑ taneycounty.org, "Election results" accessed November 19, 2014
- ↑ KY3.com, "Elections results from southwest and south central Missouri -- Aug. 3, 2010"
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Missouri," archived October 2, 2014
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
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