Jackson County, Missouri (Judicial)

Jackson County is within the 16th Judicial Circuit. The people of Jackson County are served by a circuit court and fifteen municipal courts.

The United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri has jurisdiction in Jackson County. Appeals from the Western District go to the United States Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit.

Judges

Jackson County, Missouri

Circuit Court

Missouri 16th Judicial Circuit Court

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Office	Name	Party	Date assumed office	Date term ends
Missouri 16th Judicial Circuit Court Division 1	Sarah A. Castle	Nonpartisan		December 31, 2028
Missouri 16th Judicial Circuit Court Division 2	Kenneth R. Garrett	Nonpartisan	2013	December 31, 2026
Missouri 16th Judicial Circuit Court Division 3	Jerri J. Zhang	Nonpartisan	2021	December 31, 2028
Missouri 16th Judicial Circuit Court Division 4	Vacant
Missouri 16th Judicial Circuit Court Division 5	Jim Kanatzar	Nonpartisan		December 31, 2024
Missouri 16th Judicial Circuit Court Division 6	J. Dale Youngs	Nonpartisan		December 31, 2028
Missouri 16th Judicial Circuit Court Division 7	S. Margene Burnett	Nonpartisan		December 31, 2028
Missouri 16th Judicial Circuit Court Division 8	Bryan Round	Nonpartisan		December 31, 2028
Missouri 16th Judicial Circuit Court Division 9	Joel Fahnestock	Nonpartisan		December 31, 2028
Missouri 16th Judicial Circuit Court Division 10	Marty Seaton	Nonpartisan	2023	December 31, 2024
Missouri 16th Judicial Circuit Court Division 11	Adam L. Caine		2020	December 31, 2028
Missouri 16th Judicial Circuit Court Division 12	Jennifer M. Phillips	Nonpartisan		December 31, 2028
Missouri 16th Judicial Circuit Court Division 13	Charles H. McKenzie	Nonpartisan		December 31, 2024
Missouri 16th Judicial Circuit Court Division 14	Vacant
Missouri 16th Judicial Circuit Court Division 15	Jalilah Otto	Nonpartisan		December 31, 2024
Missouri 16th Judicial Circuit Court Division 16	Jessica Agnelly Krawczyk	Nonpartisan		December 31, 2024
Missouri 16th Judicial Circuit Court Division 17	Cory Atkins	Nonpartisan		December 31, 2026
Missouri 16th Judicial Circuit Court Division 18	Kevin D. Harrell	Nonpartisan	2012	December 31, 2026
Missouri 16th Judicial Circuit Court Division 19	Mark Styles Jr.	Nonpartisan		December 31, 2024

Associate judges

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Office	Name	Party	Date assumed office	Date term ends
Missouri 16th Judicial Circuit Court Division 25 Associate Judge	Abbie Rothermich		2023	December 31, 2026
Missouri 16th Judicial Circuit Court Division 26 Associate Judge	R. Travis Willingham	Nonpartisan	2020	December 31, 2026
Missouri 16th Judicial Circuit Court Division 27 Associate Judge	Kea Bird-Riley	Nonpartisan	March 1, 2021	December 31, 2026
Missouri 16th Judicial Circuit Court Division 28 Associate Judge	Jeffrey C. Keal	Nonpartisan	2013	December 31, 2024
Missouri 16th Judicial Circuit Court Division 29 Associate Judge	Janette Kay Rodecap	Nonpartisan	2014	December 31, 2024
Missouri 16th Judicial Circuit Court Division 30 Associate Judge	Lauren Barrett	Nonpartisan	2023	December 31, 2024
Missouri 16th Judicial Circuit Court Division 31 Associate Judge	Mary F. Weir	Nonpartisan		December 31, 2026
Missouri 16th Judicial Circuit Court Division 32 Associate Judge	Kyndra Stockdale	Nonpartisan	2019	December 31, 2024
Missouri 16th Judicial Circuit Court Division 33 Associate Judge	Jeffrey L. Bushur	Nonpartisan		December 31, 2026
Missouri 16th Judicial Circuit Court Division 34 Associate Judge	Susan Long	Nonpartisan		December 31, 2026

Kansas City Municipal Court

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Office	Name
Kansas City Municipal Court	Katherine Bromfield Emke
Kansas City Municipal Court	Corey Carter
Kansas City Municipal Court	Michael Heffernon
Kansas City Municipal Court	Anne LaBella
Kansas City Municipal Court	Shayla Marshall
Kansas City Municipal Court	Martina Peterson
Kansas City Municipal Court	Courtney Wachal
Kansas City Municipal Court	Todd Wilcher

Elections

See also: Missouri judicial elections

Missouri is one of 43 states that hold elections for judicial positions. To learn more about judicial selection in Missouri, click here.

• Missouri local trial court judicial elections, 2024
• Missouri local trial court judicial elections, 2023
• Missouri local trial court judicial elections, 2022
• Missouri local trial court judicial elections, 2021
• Missouri local trial court judicial elections, 2020
• Missouri local trial court judicial elections, 2019
• Missouri local trial court judicial elections, 2018
• Missouri local trial court judicial elections, 2017
• Missouri local trial court judicial elections, 2016
• Missouri judicial elections, 2014
• Missouri judicial elections, 2012
• Missouri judicial elections, 2010

Election rules

Partisan election

Trial judges who were elected in partisan elections may seek re-election at the end of their terms. They must run as a Republican, Democrat, or an independent. Partisan elections decide the majority of Missouri's judges. Judges first run in a party primary in August, with the winner of each primary moving on to the general election.

Candidates who run unopposed are not printed on the official ballot.

Retention election

Judges on the supreme court and appellate courts are subject to the nonpartisan court plan and run for retention. Trial judges in five counties also run for retention in accordance with this plan. Those counties are St. Louis, Jackson, Clay, Platte and Greene.

See also

• Missouri counties
• Courts in Missouri
• Judicial selection in Missouri

External links

Missouri Courts.gov, "Kansas City Municipal Division, Judicial Circuit 16," accessed May 29, 2014 Missouri Courts.gov, "Blue Springs Municipal Division, Judicial Circuit 16," accessed May 29, 2014 Missouri Courts.gov, "Buckner Municipal Division, Judicial Circuit 16," accessed May 29, 2014 Missouri Courts.gov, "Grain Valley Municipal Division, Judicial Circuit 16," accessed May 29, 2014 Missouri Courts.gov, "Grandview Municipal Division, Judicial Circuit 16," accessed May 29, 2014 Missouri Courts.gov, "Greenwood Municipal Division, Judicial Circuit 16," accessed May 29, 2014 Missouri Courts.gov, "Independence Municipal Division, Judicial Circuit 16," accessed May 29, 2014 Missouri Courts.gov, "Jackson County Municipal Division, Judicial Circuit 16," accessed May 29, 2014

Missouri Courts.gov, "Lake Lotawana Municipal Division, Judicial Circuit 16," accessed May 29, 2014 Missouri Courts.gov, "Lake Tapawingo Municipal Division, Judicial Circuit 16," accessed May 29, 2014 Missouri Courts.gov, "Lee's Summit Municipal Division, Judicial Circuit 16," accessed May 29, 2014 Missouri Courts.gov, "Lone Jack Municipal Division, Judicial Circuit 16," accessed May 29, 2014 Missouri Courts.gov, "Oak Grove Municipal Division, Judicial Circuit 16," accessed May 29, 2014 Missouri Courts.gov, "Raytown Municipal Division, Judicial Circuit 16," accessed May 29, 2014 Missouri Courts.gov, "Sugar Creek Municipal Division, Judicial Circuit 16," accessed May 29, 2014

Footnotes

Missouri courts

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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