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# Tom Smith

Missouri 21st Judicial Circuit Court · Associate Circuit Judge

## Profile

- Court: Missouri 21st Judicial Circuit Court
- State: Missouri
- Role: Associate Circuit Judge
- Service status: expected
- Appointment: Appointed on August 11, 2026. [Missouri 21st Judicial Circuit Court](https://knowjudges.com/kyj/court/mo/21st-judicial-circuit-court)

## Summary

Tom Smith — Missouri 21st Judicial Circuit Court

## Biography

### Professional career

- Appointed Associate Circuit Judge to the 21st Judicial Circuit in Missouri by Governor Mike Kehoe in August 2026
- Appointed on 2026-08-11 as Associate Circuit Judge for Missouri 21st Judicial Circuit Court
- Currently assistant prosecuting attorney for St. Louis County and co‐director of the Washington University School of Law Prosecutors Clinic
- Assistant prosecuting attorney, St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office
- Previously assistant attorney general, Missouri Attorney General’s Office
- Tom Smith KC was appointed Deputy Judge of the High Court, Chancery Division by Lord Chief Justice Lord Burnett of Maldon

### Education

- in Theatre — University of Missouri — B.A.
- in Religious Studies — University of Missouri — B.A.
- Washington University School of Law — J.D.

### Additional information


## Sources

- [Governor Kehoe Announces Appointment to 21st Judicial Circuit](https://oembed-governor.mo.gov/press-releases/archive/governor-kehoe-announces-appointment-21st-judicial-circuit-1)

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