Apply for appellate district vacancies on Board of Governors
The Missouri Bar Board of Governors is accepting applications to fill current board vacancies in the Southern and Western Appellate Districts for the 2024-2025 bar year. The Missouri Bar must receive letters of application by Oct. 15.
Who Is eligible to apply?
Any person who is in good standing and enrolled to vote in either the Southern or Western Appellate District may apply. A lawyer must be employed or maintain their principal law office full-time in the applicable appellate district to be eligible to apply for the board vacancy.
The Southern Appellate District includes the following counties: Barry, Barton, Bollinger, Butler, Camden, Carter, Cedar, Christian, Crawford, Dade, Dallas, Dent, Douglas, Dunklin, Greene, Hickory, Howell, Iron, Jasper, Laclede, Lawrence, Maries, McDonald, Mississippi, New Madrid, Newton, Oregon, Ozark, Pemiscot, Phelps, Polk, Pulaski, Reynolds, Ripley, Scott, Shannon, St. Clair, Stoddard, Stone, Taney, Texas, Wayne, Webster, and Wright.
The Western Appellate District includes the following counties: Adair, Andrew, Atchison, Bates, Benton, Boone, Buchanan, Caldwell, Callaway, Carroll, Cass, Chariton, Clay, Clinton, Cole, Cooper, Daviess, De Kalb, Gentry, Grundy, Harrison, Henry, Holt, Howard, Jackson, Johnson, Lafayette, Linn, Livingston, Macon, Mercer, Miller, Moniteau, Morgan, Nodaway, Pettis, Platte, Putnam, Randolph, Ray, Saline, Schuyler, Sullivan, Vernon, and Worth.
In accordance with Rule 7.03, members filling appellate district seats have unique experience and knowledge or represent diverse elements of the bar within the state of Missouri including, but not limited to, age, race, gender, sexual orientation, disability, geography, and areas and types of practice.
How will the selection process work?
Letters of application will be distributed to the members of the Board of Governors for review and consideration. At a duly called meeting, the Board of Governors will select applicants to fill the vacancies by a majority vote.
What is the duration of the term?
The applicants elected by the board shall serve for the remainder of the regular term, which will expire with the adjournment of the annual meeting of The Missouri Bar in September 2025. If eligible to be elected under Supreme Court Rule 7.07, the applicant will be able to submit a nominating petition between Jan. 1, 2025 and June 20, 2025, for election to a full two-year term representing the appellate district for which the petition was submitted.
What should be included in the letter of application?
Applicants should provide a complete description of their qualifications to fill the vacancy. Letters of application can be sent by mail or electronically by using the form below.
What is the application deadline?
An individual’s letter of application must be received by The Missouri Bar no later than Oct. 15, 2024.
Where should the letter of application be sent?
Interested lawyers can apply electronically using this online form or by mailing letters of application to the address below:
The Missouri Bar Attn: Executive Director
Re: Board Appellate District Vacancy
PO Box 119, 326 Monroe St.
Jefferson City, MO 65102