Panel for Mountjoy Vacancy
Thursday, November 3, 2022
The 31st Circuit Judicial Commission conducted two days of public hearings, interviewed
eighteen applicants, and selected a panel of three nominees for the position of Circuit Judge of
the 31 st Judicial Circuit, created by the retirement of Judge Thomas E. Mountjoy. The nominees
are: Joshua B. Christensen, an attorney with Kutak Rock LLP. Kaiti Greenwade, the Prosecuting Attorney of Dade County, Missouri, and an attorney with Greenwade Law Firm. T. Todd Myers, an Associate Circuit Judge of Greene County, Missouri. The Commission believes these three candidates, chosen from a field of extremely qualified individuals, possess those qualities essential to the fair and efficient administration of justice. The Commission is confident that all of these individuals are capable of serving well and honorably if selected by the Governor. Pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 10.20, the Commission
notes the final votes received by each nominee after three hours of deliberation and four rounds
of balloting were: Joshua B. Christensen received five votes, Kaiti Greenwade received five
votes, and T. Todd Myers received five votes. The complete applications for the three nominees will be posted on the Missouri Courts website at www.courts.mo.gov .
The Commission has submitted the panel to Governor Michael Parson, who will have
sixty days to appoint one of the nominees as Circuit Judge.
The Commission is chaired by Chief Judge Jack Goodman of the Missouri Court of
Appeals, Southern District, and is composed of attorneys Deborah Dodge and Kurt Larson, and
lay members Kim Hancock and Dr. Fred McQueary.
Contact Person: Mr. Craig Street
Clerk of the Court
Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District
300 Hammons Parkway, Suite 300
Springfield, MO 65806
Craig.Street@courts.mo.gov
(417)-895-6811
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