Jennifer M. Phillips

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Jennifer M. Phillips
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Missouri 16th Judicial Circuit Court Division 12
Tenure
Present officeholder
Term ends

2028

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 8, 2022

Appointed

February 10, 2015

Education

Bachelor's

University of Missouri

Law

University of Missouri

Jennifer M. Phillips is a judge for Division 12 of the Missouri 16th Judicial Circuit Court. Her current term ends on December 31, 2028.

Phillips ran for re-election for the Division 12 judge of the Missouri 16th Judicial Circuit Court. She won in the retention election on November 8, 2022.

Biography

Phillips received both her undergraduate degree and J.D. from the University of Missouri. From 2002 until her appointment to the 16th Circuit Court in 2015, Phillips served in the Jackson County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office. Her last position before her appointment was as chief trial assistant in the violent crimes unit. Phillips also previously served as legal counsel for the Missouri Department of Revenue.[1]

Elections

2022

See also:  Municipal elections in Jackson County, Missouri (2022)

Missouri 16th Judicial Circuit Court Division 12

Jennifer M. Phillips was retained to Division 12 of the Missouri 16th Judicial Circuit Court on November 8, 2022 with 63.3% of the vote.

Retention
 Vote
%
Votes
Yes
 
63.3
 
115,746
No
 
36.7
 
67,216
Total Votes
182,962

2016

See also: Missouri local trial court judicial elections, 2016

Missouri held general elections for local judicial offices on November 8, 2016. A primary election took place on August 2, 2016. The filing deadline for those wishing to run in the primary was March 29, 2016. Judges running in a retention election on November 8 had to file by August 23.[2] Jennifer M. Phillips was retained in the Missouri 16th Circuit, Division 12 election with 67.94 percent of the vote. [3]

Missouri 16th Circuit, Division 12, 2016
Name Yes votes
Green check mark transparent.pngJennifer M. Phillips67.94%
Source: Missouri Secretary of State, "2016 Unofficial General Election Results," accessed November 9, 2016

Judicial selection method

See also: Partisan elections

The judges of the Missouri Circuit Courts in Clay, Greene, Jackson, Platte, and St. Louis counties and the city of St. Louis are appointed by the governor with the help of a judicial selection commission.[4]

The chief judge of each court is elected by the circuit and associate judges from among the sitting circuit judges.[5]

Qualifications
To serve on this court, a judge must be:

  • a U.S. citizen for at least 10 years;
  • a qualified state voter for at least three years;
  • a resident of the circuit for at least one year;
  • licensed to practice law in the state; and
  • at least 30 years old.[5]

Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Footnotes

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  2. Missouri Secretary of State, "2016 Missouri Election Calendar," accessed December 7, 2015
  3. Emailed candidate list from Missouri Secretary of State's Office on September 20, 2016
  4. Your Missouri Judges, "Missouri Judges: The Non-Partisan Court Plan," accessed March 18, 2019
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