Thomas P. Redington
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Tom Redington is an associate judge of the 2nd Circuit Court in Missouri, serving Knox County. He was appointed by Governor Jay Nixon (D) on January 15, 2014, to fill the seat of William Alberty, who was required to retire due to age.[1][2] Redington was elected to a full four-year term in 2014.[3] He was retained in 2018.[4]
Education
Redington earned his bachelor's degree in political science at Quincy University in 1979. He earned his J.D. at the University of Seattle School of Law in 1982.[1][2][5]
Career
- 2014-Present: Associate judge, 2nd Circuit Court
- 1996-2014: Prosecuting attorney, Marion County
- 1982-2014: Attorney in private practice[1][5]
Awards and associations
- 2013: President, Hannibal Council on Alcohol and Drug Abuse
- Board of directors, Hannibal Council on Alcohol and Drug Abuse
- Board member, Missouri Association of Drug Court Professionals[1]
Approach to the law
Redington was quoted in the Kirksville Daily Express:
| “ | I've been a prosecuting attorney for 17 years. I would say that would sum up my judicial philosophy.[6] | ” |
| —Tom Redington[2] | ||
See also
- Missouri 2nd Judicial Circuit Court
- Courts in Missouri
- Judicial selection in Missouri
- Knox County, Missouri
- Marion County, Missouri
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Office of Missouri Governor Jay Nixon, "Gov. Nixon appoints Marion County prosecuting attorney Tom Redington as new associate circuit judge for Knox County," January 7, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 KirksvilleDailyExpress.com, "Nixon appoints new Knox judge," January 16, 2014
- ↑ Missouri Blue Book 2015-2016, "Associate Circuit Judges," accessed April 1, 2016
- ↑ Missouri Blue Book 2019-2020, "Judical Branch—Associate Circuit Judges," accessed February 27, 2020 (page 279)
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Quincy Herald-Whig, "Governor names Marion County's top prosecutor as Knox County judge," January 15, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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
