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Wesley Brent Powell Chief Justice
Chief Justice, Missouri Supreme Court
Background: Before becoming a judge, Powell worked as an Assistant United States Attorney in Kansas City and an Assistant Prosecutor in the Platte County Prosecutor’s office.
At a glance
- Court
- Missouri Supreme Court
- Position / seat
- Not listed
- Chief justice
- Yes
- How they joined the court
- Appointed by Gov. Eric Greitens (R) (April 25, 2017); retained by voters in a retention election on November 6, 2018
- Appointed by
- Gov. Eric Greitens (R)
- Appointment date
- April 25, 2017
- Took office
- 2017
- Current term ends
- December 31, 2030
- Next election or retention vote
- Not listed
- Last election
- November 6, 2018
- Party (as listed by Ballotpedia)
- Nonpartisan
- Ballotpedia partisanship estimate
- Mild Republican (2020 study of justices' pre-court partisan activity)
- Education
- Bachelor's: William Jewell College
- Law: University of Missouri School of Law, 1996
- Prior offices
- Not listed
- Profession
- Not listed
- How this court's justices are chosen
- Assisted appointment (Hybrid)A nominating commission screens candidates and sends a shortlist; the governor appoints from it. In many such states, justices later face yes/no retention elections.
Summary of facts listed on Wesley Brent Powell’s Ballotpedia page (retrieved Oct 26, 2026) · Photo: Ballotpedia. “Not listed” means Ballotpedia didn’t list it in a form this site could read; check Ballotpedia for the latest.
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