--- title: "Michael S. Wright | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/michael-s-wright-judge-missouri-court-of-appeals-eastern-district-mo" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-07-26" --- # Michael S. Wright Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District · Judge ## Profile - Court: Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District - 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/michael-s-wright-judge-missouri-court-of-appeals-eastern-district-mo", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/michael-s-wright-judge-missouri-court-of-appeals-eastern-district-mo", "name": "Michael S. Wright | KnowJudges", "description": "Michael S. Wright, Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District. 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Wright is currently a judge of the Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, having been appointed in 2023 and re‐elected in 2024, with a term ending in 2036 - Nonpartisan judge of the Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, a role he assumed on September 22, 2023 following the retirement of Judge Sherri B. Sullivan - Before his appellate court appointment, Wright was an associate circuit judge of the 12th Judicial Circuit Court of Missouri from 2014 to 2023. ### Education ### Additional information - He was appointed by then‐Governor Jay Nixon in 2014 and re‐elected in 2018 - Wright is a past president of the Missouri Prosecutors Association and the National District Attorneys Association, and was named Prosecutor of the Year in 2013 by both the Missouri Bar Association and the Missouri Association of Prosecuting Attorneys - The 12th Circuit covers Audrain, Montgomery, and Warren Counties. ## 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.