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# Rick R. Roberts

Missouri 1st Judicial Circuit Court · Judge

## Profile

- Court: Missouri 1st Judicial Circuit Court
- State: Missouri
- Role: Judge
- Service status: former
- 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)
- [Governor Kehoe Announces Judicial Appointment](https://governor.mo.gov/press-releases/archive/governor-kehoe-announces-judicial-appointment-2)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- Appointment: Appointed by Governor Mike Parson on July 17, 2020, after serving as Associate Judge in Clark County since 2010
- Judge of the Missouri 1st Judicial Circuit Court, appointed by Governor Mike Parson on July 17, 2020, to replace the retired Hon
- Associate Judge: 1st Judicial Circuit, Clark County (2010–2020)

### Education



### Additional information

- His appointment in 2020 filled a vacancy caused by the retirement of Judge Gary Dial
- Roberts was first elected as Associate Judge in 2010 and re‐elected in 2014
- Registered as a Republican
- Born in Keokuk, Iowa, Roberts was a resident of Kahoka, Missouri, at the time of his appointment.
- He has a long record of service in both private legal practice and public legal leadership roles