Patricia Breckenridge
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TOCnestright}} Patricia Breckenridge is an associate justice of the Missouri Supreme Court. She was appointed to this position in 2007 by then-governor Matt Blunt, from a list of three candidates submitted to him by the Appellate Judicial Commission to serve on the Missouri Supreme Court.[1]
Breckenridge was subsequently retained in her post on the court in the November 4, 2008 general election in Missouri, winning 73% of the retention vote.[2] Her current term ends in 2016.
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Legal background
Judge Breckenridge received her Bachelor of Science from the University of Missouri-Columbia and went on to get her Juris Doctor from the University of Missouri-Columbia. She was later appointed by Governor Kit Bond in 1982 as an associate circuit judge in Vernon County in the 28th Judicial Circuit; elected to that position in 1982, 1986 and 1990. She was then appointed in December 1990 to the Court of Appeals by John Ashcroft and retained in office at the general elections in November 1992 and 2004.[3]
Associations
- Member of Association of Probate and Associate Circuit Judges (served as president, 1990-1991)
- Fellow of the American Bar Foundation
- Vernon County, Kansas City Metropolitan, Missouri and American bar associations[3]
Civic activities
- Member, United Methodist Church
- Council of State Governments' Toll Fellow
- Served from 1990 to 1993 as a member of the Missouri Task Force on Gender and Justice
- Co-chair of the Missouri Gender Fairness Implementation Committee from 1993 to 1997 [3]
2007 investiture
Breckenridge takes her oath as the new Supreme Court Judge of Missouri. Colleges, friends and family gather to appreciate her services. "I heard many people talk about her excellence as a jurist, long experience on the bench, attention to detail, and ability to put aside personal views and rule based on the law and the facts before her," Stith said.[4]
External links
References
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The Missouri Project on Judgepedia
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