Mary Rhodes Russell
Mary Rhodes Russell | |
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| Judge of the Supreme Court of Missouri | |
| Assumed office 2004 | |
| Appointed by | Bob Holden |
| Preceded by | Duane Benton |
| Chief Justice of Missouri | |
| In office July 1, 2013 – June 30, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Richard B. Teitelman |
| Succeeded by | Patricia Breckenridge |
| Judge of the Missouri Court of Appeals for the Eastern District | |
| In office 1994–2004 | |
| Appointed by | Mel Carnahan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 28, 1958 Hannibal, Missouri, United States[1] |
| Spouse(s) | Widow |
| Alma mater | Truman State University University of Missouri School of Law |
Mary Rhodes Russell (born July 28, 1958) 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.
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 served as chief judge from 1999 to 2000.
References[]
- ^ Official Manual of Missouri, 2009-2010
External links[]
- Mary Rhodes Russell on the Missouri Supreme Court website
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