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W. Ann Hansbrough
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2021 - Present
2028
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W. Ann Hansbrough is a judge for Division 2 of the Missouri 6th Judicial Circuit Court. She assumed office in 2021. Her current term ends on December 31, 2028.
Hansbrough ran for re-election for the Division 2 judge of the Missouri 6th Judicial Circuit Court. She won in the retention election on November 8, 2022.
Education
Hansbrough earned both her undergraduate degree and her J.D. from the University of Missouri-Columbia.[1]
Career
Before becoming an associate judge, Hansbrough was an attorney in private practice for close to 30 years. Immediately before her judgeship, she practiced with Stout & Hansbrough, LLC. Before that, she was a partner at Swanson, Midgley, LLC.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: Municipal elections in Platte County, Missouri (2022)
Missouri 6th Judicial Circuit Court Division 2
W. Ann Hansbrough was retained to Division 2 of the Missouri 6th Judicial Circuit Court on November 8, 2022 with 70.7% of the vote.
Retention Vote |
% |
Votes |
|||
| ✔ | Yes |
70.7
|
25,195 | ||
No |
29.3
|
10,428 | |||
Total Votes |
35,623 | ||||
|
|
2020
Missouri 6th Judicial Circuit Court Division 4 Associate Judge, Hansbrough's seat
W. Ann Hansbrough was retained to Division 4 of the Missouri 6th Judicial Associate Circuit Court on November 3, 2020 with 73.5% of the vote.
Retention Vote |
% |
Votes |
|||
| ✔ | Yes |
73.5
|
36,875 | ||
No |
26.5
|
13,298 | |||
Total Votes |
50,173 | ||||
|
|
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] W. Ann Hansbrough was retained in the Missouri 6th Circuit, Division 4, Associate Judge election with 69.37 percent of the vote. [3]
| Missouri 6th Circuit, Division 4, Associate Judge, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Yes votes | |
 W. Ann Hansbrough | 69.37% | |
| 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
W. Ann Hansbrough did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
W. Ann Hansbrough did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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
