Mary Rhodes Russell
| Mary Rhodes Russell | |
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| Current Court Information: | |
| Missouri Supreme Court | |
| Title: | Judge |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | Bob Holden |
| Active: | 2004-2018 |
| Past post: | Missouri Court of Appeals |
| Past chief: | 1999-2000 |
| Past term: | 1995-2004 |
| Past position: | Judge |
| Personal History | |
| Bachelors: | Truman State University, 1980 |
| Law School: | University of Missouri-Columbia, 1983 |
Mary R. Russell is a judge on the Missouri Supreme Court. She was appointed to the Supreme Court in September 2004 by Governor Bob Holden, and retained in 2006; her current term ends December 31, 2018.
Education
Russell received a B.A./B.S. from Truman State University in 1980 and her J.D. from the University of Missouri-Columbia in 1983.[1]
Career
After graduating from law school, Russell clerked for George Gunn, of the Missouri Supreme Court. Next she joined the firm of Clayton & Rhodes Law Office, where she worked from 1984 to 1995. Rhodes was appointed to the Missouri Court of Appeals in 1995, serving as chief justice from 1999-2000.[2]
Awards and Associations
For a complete list of Judge Russell's accomplishments, please visit: Judge Russell's Biography
- 2008 Women's Justice Award, The Daily Record
- 2007 Rotarian of the Year
- 2007 Zonta "Woman of Achievement" Jefferson City
- 2003 Woman of the Year, Women Lawyers Association of St. Louis
- 1995-present Lawyers' Association of St. Louis
- 1995-present National Association of Women Judges
- 1992-present Women Lawyers Association of St. Louis
- 2006-present Master, Elwood L. Thomas Inn of Court[2]
External links
- Your Missouri Courts, Judge Mary R. Russell
- Project Vote Smart, Judge Mary Rhodes Russell (MO)
- BNET.com, "Rethinking retrospection: Missouri Supreme Court's sex offender", January 18, 2010
- St. Louis Business Journal, "Mo. Supreme Court rules in favor of Arnold in eminent domain case", March 18, 2008
References
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| Current |
Laura Denvir Stith • Patricia Breckenridge • Richard Teitelman • Mary Rhodes Russell • Zel Fischer • George Draper • Paul C. Wilson • | ||
| Former | Michael Wolff • William Ray Price • Stephen N. Limbaugh, Jr. • William D. Benton • John Collet • Andrew Jackson Higgins • | ||
