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# Ashley Garrett

Missouri 16th Judicial Circuit Court · Associate Circuit Judge

## Profile

- Court: Missouri 16th Judicial Circuit Court
- State: Missouri
- Role: Associate Circuit Judge
- Service status: expected
- Appointment: Appointed on October 1, 2026. [Missouri 16th Judicial Circuit Court](https://knowjudges.com/kyj/court/mo/missouri-16th-judicial-circuit-court)

## Summary

Ashley Garrett — Missouri 16th Judicial Circuit Court

## Biography

### Professional career

- Appointed by Governor Mike Kehoe on October 1, 2026, as Associate Circuit Judge for Jackson County in Missouri’s 16th Judicial Circuit, to fill the vacancy created by Judge Susan E. Long’s retirement
- Senior attorney at Sanders, Warren and Russell, LLP, at the time of her judicial appointment

### Education

- in English — Clark Atlanta University — B.A.
- University of Arkansas School of Law — J.D.

### Additional information

- Previously served as an assistant public defender in the Missouri Public Defender System.
- Previously served as deputy county counselor for Jackson County.
- Committee member and mentor for the Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Foundation’s Student Law Academy 20‐year member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority (Community involvement).
- Garrett is also active in legal and community organizations, including the Eastern Jackson County Bar Association and the Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association

## Sources

- [Governor Kehoe Announces Two Judicial Appointments](https://governor.mo.gov/press-releases/archive/governor-kehoe-announces-two-judicial-appointments-5)

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