Which Missouri judges are up for election? Dozens seek new terms

[RandySF]

ST. LOUIS – More than 70 nonpartisan judges are on Missouri ballots for the Nov. 5, 2024 general election. At least two of them will be on every ballot statewide.

The Missouri Bar serves tens of thousands of the state’s practicing attorneys. Their non-partisan independent committee is called “The Missouri Judicial Performance Review.” It was created in 1944 by order of the Missouri Supreme Court.

For decades, the committee has reviewed the performance of nonpartisan judges up for retention. If a judge has recently finished serving on the bench for at least a year or nears the end of a term, he or she is up for retention in the next closest general election so long as the committee gives a recommendation.

The committee considers a variety of information about each judge, including lawyers’ ratings of judges, jurors’ ratings of some trial judges, and written opinions from judges. A recommendation from the committee determines that the judge substantially meets the overall judicial performance standard and will appear on the next general election ballot.



https://www.ozarksfirst.com/news/which-missouri-judges-are-up-for-election-dozens-seek-new-terms/

[Tadams01KC]

1. Not these two

Kelly Broniec and Ginger Gooch
Mo Supreme Court justices that tried to kick reproduction freedom amendment off the ballot

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2. North St. Louis County - any judges to be wary of?

I pre-mark my sample ballot so I'm not taking forever to read amendments and ballot initiatives as I'm voting in the location - I'm planning to vote in-person absentee between 10/22 and Election Day, so I try to research and parse out all the language.

Judges are harder to research. I see the previous message that Broniec and Gooch are anti reproductive freedoms so I've marked them NO.

I'm sorry to say that I kind of look at judge headshots and try to get a general empathic "read" on the judges demeanor, but especially with reproductive rights this isn't always the best method.

Any other Judges to be wary of?