Mark A. Styles Jr.

Professional career

• Before becoming a judge, Styles held the role of Deputy Probate Commissioner for Jackson County from October 2014
• Previously a senior associate attorney at Hardwick Law Firm

Education

Additional information

• Appointed: July 29, 2016, by Governor Jay Nixon to fill the vacancy left by the retirement of Judge Kathleen A. Forsyth
• overseeing probate estate administration.
• handling probate, estate planning, guardianship, conservatorship, and complex civil litigation.
• Mark A. Styles, Jr. is a Circuit Judge for Division 19 of the Missouri 16th Judicial Circuit Court, serving as the Family Court Administrative Judge
• He also worked for the Jackson County Public Administrator’s Office, managing probate estates and related legal matters
• Judge Styles serves on the Budget Committee and Executive Committee of the 16th Circuit.
• He is active in statewide judicial associations, teaching judges on legal topics, and providing civic education to law enforcement and the public.