Mary Rhodes Russell

For other people named Mary Russell, see Mary Russell (disambiguation).

Mary Rhodes Russell

Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Missouri
Incumbent
Assumed office July 1, 2013
Preceded by	Richard B. Teitelman
Judge of the Supreme Court of Missouri
Incumbent
Assumed office 2004
Appointed by	Bob Holden
Preceded by	William Duane Benton
Personal details
Born	(1958-07-28) July 28, 1958 Hannibal, Missouri, U.S.^[1]
Spouse(s)	Jim Russell
Alma mater	Truman State University University of Missouri School of Law
Religion	Episcopal

Mary Rhodes Russell (born July 28, 1958, Hannibal, Missouri) is a judge of the Supreme Court of Missouri. She served a two-year term as chief justice from July 2013 through June 2015. She was appointed to the Supreme Court in 2004 by Governor Bob Holden, a Democrat.

In 1980 she graduated summa cum laude from Northeast Missouri State University and received her law degree in 1983 from the University of Missouri. She served as a law clerk for George Gunn at the Supreme Court of Missouri, before entering private practice in Hannibal.

She served on the Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, from 1994 to 2004 and was its chief judge from 1999 to 2000.

References

↑ Official Manual of Missouri, 2009-2010

External links

Mary Rhodes Russell on the Missouri Supreme Court website

Legal offices
Preceded by Richard B. Teitelman	Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Missouri 2013–present	Incumbent
		Incumbent
Preceded by William Duane Benton	Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Missouri 2004–present

The Supreme Court of Missouri

Current judges	L.D. Stith Vacant M.R. Russell P. Breckenridge Z. Fischer G.W. Draper, III P. Wilson

All judges	List of all judges

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Italics indicate appointed supreme courts. 1. Chief Justice Tittle is Rotated. 2. Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals, Presiding Judge David B. Lewis 3. Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, Presiding Judge Sharon Keller

Current statewide political officials of Missouri

U.S. Senators	Claire McCaskill Roy Blunt

State government	Jay Nixon, Governor Peter Kinder, Lieutenant Governor Jason Kander, Secretary of State Chris Koster, Attorney General Clint Zweifel, Treasurer Nicole Galloway, Auditor

Senate	Peter Kinder, President Tom Dempsey, President pro tempore Ron Richard, Majority Leader Joseph Keaveny, Minority Leader

House	John Diehl, Speaker Denny Hoskins, Speaker pro tempore Todd Richardson, Majority Leader Jacob Hummel, Minority Leader

Supreme Court	Laura Stith Vacant Mary Russell Patricia Breckenridge Zel Fischer George Draper Paul Wilson Chief Justice title rotated among the judges

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