Carolyn C. Whittington
Carolyn C. Whittington was a circuit court judge for the 21st Circuit Court in Missouri.[1] She has been a circuit judge since 2002.[2] Judge Whittington retired from the bench in 2018.
Education
Whittington received a bachelor's degree in journalism from Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, and her J.D. from St. Louis University.[2][3]
Career
- 2002-2018: Judge, 21st Circuit Court
- 1992-2002: Associate circuit judge, 21st Circuit Court
- 1987-1992: Attorney in private practice
- 1980-1987: Assistant county counselor, St. Louis County, Missouri[2][3]
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.[4] Carolyn C. Whittington was retained in the Missouri 21st Circuit, Division 7 election with 61.03 percent of the vote. [5]
| Missouri 21st Circuit, Division 7, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Yes votes | |
 Carolyn C. Whittington | 61.03% | |
| Source: Missouri Secretary of State, "2016 Unofficial General Election Results," accessed November 9, 2016 | ||
2010
- See also: Missouri judicial elections, 2010
Whittington was retained to the circuit court on November 2, 2010, receiving 62.6 percent of the vote.[6][2][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]
Noteworthy cases
Ferguson shooting (2014)
Whittington was assigned to oversee the grand jury following the 2014 shooting of Mike Brown by Police Officer Darren Wilson in Ferguson, Missouri.[10]
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Your Missouri Courts, "21st Circuit," accessed October 2, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Judge Whittington's performance evaluation from The 21st Judicial Performance Evaluation Committee
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Whittington Bio
- ↑ 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"
- ↑ Missouri Secretary of State, Candidates for the General Election
- ↑ Your Missouri Judges, "Missouri Judges: The Non-Partisan Court Plan," accessed March 18, 2019
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedgeneral - ↑ St. Louis Post-Dispatch, "Court: Judge hasn't agreed to release Ferguson grand jury evidence if no indictment," November 23, 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
