--- title: "Margaret Palmietto | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/margaret-palmietto-judge-missouri-30th-judicial-circuit-court-mo" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-07-26" --- # Margaret Palmietto Missouri 30th Judicial Circuit Court · Judge ## Profile - Court: Missouri 30th Judicial Circuit Court - State: Missouri - Role: Judge - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-07-26 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Before you appear - Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed. - Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance. - Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding. ## Courtroom Rules ### media equipment advance approval Scope: statewide Missouri Court Operating Rule 16 requires advance approval for media equipment used for courtroom coverage and allows the judge to control the number and setup of media personnel and equipment. Evidence excerpt: Failure to obtain advance approval for equipment may preclude its use in the proceeding. [Missouri Court Operating Rule 16.04, Technical](https://www.courts.mo.gov/page.jsp?id=354) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ### device use in courtroom Scope: statewide Missouri courtroom device use for media coverage is not generally permitted unless authorized by the operating rule, a local court rule, or the judge presiding in the proceeding. Evidence excerpt: No person may use any device capable of media coverage in a courtroom or court clerk's office unless specifically authorized [Missouri Court Operating Rule 16.04, Technical](https://www.courts.mo.gov/page.jsp?id=354) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ### audio video recording Scope: statewide Missouri allows limited video and audio recording for media coverage under COR 16 technical limits, subject to judicial approval and courtroom controls. Evidence excerpt: Not more than one videographer, using a single device, shall be permitted in the courtroom during a judicial proceeding at any time. [Missouri Court Operating Rule 16.04, Technical](https://www.courts.mo.gov/page.jsp?id=354) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ## Sources - [Official profile](https://www.sos.mo.gov/cmsimages/bluebook/2025-2026/5_Judicial.pdf) - [Official roster](https://www.sos.mo.gov/cmsimages/bluebook/2025-2026/5_Judicial.pdf) - [Missouri Secretary of State Official Manual official judicial roster](https://www.sos.mo.gov/cmsimages/bluebook/2025-2026/5_Judicial.pdf) - [Missouri Court Operating Rule 16.04, Technical](https://www.courts.mo.gov/page.jsp?id=354) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/margaret-palmietto-judge-missouri-30th-judicial-circuit-court-mo", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/margaret-palmietto-judge-missouri-30th-judicial-circuit-court-mo", "name": "Margaret Palmietto | KnowJudges", "description": "Margaret Palmietto, Missouri 30th Judicial Circuit Court. 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Brown - Palmietto became an Administrative Law Judge in the Missouri Division of Workers’ Compensation in 1994, later serving as Chief Administrative Law Judge from 1994 to 2005 and again from 2009 to 2015 - Began her legal career in private practice from 1988 to 1989 and then held the role of an Assistant Prosecuting Attorney in Greene County from 1990 to 1994 ### Education - University of Missouri – Columbia in — J.D. (1988) - Bachelor’s degree in History from Missouri State University in 1984 ### Additional information - She has been retained in 2018 and 2022. - In 2018, Judge Palmietto stepped down from a high-profile case involving an assault on a law enforcement officer, following controversy over pre-trial rulings and motions for recusal. - The case was subsequently reassigned to another judge - Her judicial assignments include criminal hearings, civil cases, landlord-tenant disputes, small claims, ex parte orders of protection, and family court matters, as well as reviewing decisions of the Family Court Commissioner - She has also served on the Roundtree School Site Council and other local boards - She is active in her community through Saint Elizabeth Ann Seaton Catholic Church, Kids Chance, Springfield Ballet, and Friends of the Springfield Greene County Library. - Judge Palmietto is a member of the Missouri Bar, Springfield Metropolitan Bar Association, and Southern Missouri Women Lawyers Association. - Judge Palmietto has been evaluated positively by judicial committees, with 100% of the committee voting that she substantially meets overall judicial performance standards. ## Published courtroom rules ### Shared court rules - [Missouri Court Operating Rule 16.04, Technical](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-b0a3408119d84bbcc3619511) — Scope is limited to the court class in the source claim. Shared court context only; case-type restrictions, exceptions, later amendments and case orders apply. This is not a personal preference or a complete rules inventory. [Official source](https://www.courts.mo.gov/page.jsp?id=354). Collected 2026-07-26.