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Missouri Supreme Court
The highest court in Missouri. Who sits on it, how they got there and how long their terms run.
Assisted appointment (Hybrid)How justices are chosenA nominating commission screens candidates and sends a shortlist; the governor appoints from it. In many such states, justices later face yes/no retention elections.
12 yearsTerm length
7Sitting justices
1820Founded
No public decision data available for this court. There is no free, consistently coded source of how each state justice votes in cases, so this site doesn't score state judges.
Justices
Wesley Brent Powell
Chief Justice
Party as listed: Nonpartisan
Took office: 2017
Appointed by Eric Greitens (R)
Photo: Ballotpedia
Kelly C. Broniec
Justice
Party as listed: Nonpartisan
Took office: September 25, 2023
Appointed by Mike Parson (R)
Photo: Ballotpedia
Zel Fischer
Justice
Party as listed: Nonpartisan
Took office: 2008
Appointed by Matt Blunt (R)
Photo: Ballotpedia
Ginger Gooch
Justice
Party as listed: Nonpartisan
Took office: November 1, 2023
Appointed by Mike Parson (R)
Photo: Ballotpedia
Robin Ransom
Justice
Party as listed: Nonpartisan
Took office: June 8, 2021
Appointed by Mike Parson (R)
Photo: Ballotpedia
Mary Rhodes Russell
Justice
Party as listed: Nonpartisan
Took office: 2004
Appointed by Bob Holden (D)
Photo: Ballotpedia
Paul C. Wilson
Justice
Party as listed: Nonpartisan
Took office: 2013
Appointed by Jay Nixon (D)
Photo: Ballotpedia
Source: Ballotpedia, Missouri Supreme Court (retrieved Oct 26, 2026). “Party as listed” is Ballotpedia’s label; many state justices are officially nonpartisan. Photos from each justice’s Ballotpedia page (or Wikimedia Commons where Ballotpedia has none). Click a name for a short profile.