Jennifer M. Phillips

Professional career

Education

• Bachelor of Arts in Speech Communication and her J.D. degree from the University of Missouri in Columbia

Additional information

• She successfully won retention in the 2022 election with 63.3% of the vote
• Joined the 16th Judicial Circuit Court by Governor Jay Nixon and took office on March 2, 2015.
• She later joined the Jackson County Prosecutor’s Office as an Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, eventually becoming Chief Trial Assistant of the Violent Crimes Unit, where she supervised attorneys and support staff During her tenure at the prosecutor’s office, she received several accolades, including Victim Advocate of the Year (2007), the Patrick B. Hall Trial Attorney of the Year Award (2008 and 2010), and the Lon O. Hocker Award from the Missouri Bar Association (2011)
• After law school, Phillips began her career in the General Counsel’s office at the Missouri Department of Revenue.
• As a circuit judge, Phillips presides over a variety of cases, drawing on her extensive experience in criminal law and trial practice.