Troy Cardona

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Troy Cardona

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Prior offices

Missouri 23rd Judicial Circuit Court Division 6

Successor: Shannon Dougherty

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Education

Bachelor's

Truman State University, 1984

Law

Northeastern University, 1988

Personal

Religion

Christian: Baptist

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Troy Cardona is the presiding circuit court judge for the 23rd Circuit Court in Missouri, serving Jefferson County. He was elected to the bench in August of 2006 and re-elected in 2012, for a term expiring in 2018.

Education

Cardona graduated summa cum laude in August of 1984 with his B.A. in history from Truman State University, where he was third in his class and a co-salutatorian. He earned his J.D. from the Northeastern University School of Law in May of 1988. He has also received certificates in international studies from Kansai University of International Studies, in 1989, and Hosei University, in 1983. He completed some general education at Jefferson College in 1981 and 1982.

Career

• 2006-2018: Judge, 23rd Circuit Court
• 2005-2006: General attorney, Union Pacific Railroad
• 2003-2006: Adjunct professor, St. Louis University Law School
• 1995-2005: Assistant prosecuting attorney, Jefferson County
• 1993-1995: Attorney, Anderson, Fortus et al & Almond & Brady
• 1989-1993: Assistant public defender, Rolla & Hillsboro
• 1988-1989: Associate attorney, Rush, Moore, Craven & Stricklin
• 1986-1987: Law clerk, U.S. Attorney's Office & Wegmann Law Firm

Awards and associations

• 2010: Mark F. Gartland Memorial Award
• Missouri Bar
• Hawaii State Bar Association
• District of Columbia Bar
• Kansas University Merit Scholarship
• Eigo Dojo Fellowship Program
• Moot Court for Interpreters for Hearing Impaired Individuals
• Criminal Advocacy Project
• Moot Court
• Summa List
• National Dean's List
• Military Order of the World Wars Award for Academic Achievement
• Blue Key National Honor & Service Fraternity
• Former member, Windsor School Advisory Committee
• Windsor Baptist Church
• Vision 2000 Committee

2012 election

Cardona ran unopposed and was re-elected to the 23rd Circuit Court, Division 6.

See also: Missouri judicial elections, 2012

See also

• Missouri Circuit Courts
• Missouri 23rd Judicial Circuit Court
• Jefferson County, Missouri
• Judicial selection in Missouri

External links

• 23rd Circuit
• Troy Cardona campaign page
• "My Blog Judge Troy Cardona and Jefferson County," September 6, 2011

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