REGISTER OF CIRCUIT COURT OFFICIALS
CIRCUIT JUDGES
REGISTER OF OFFICE HOLDERS - GREENE COUNTY, MISSOURI
NAME |
PARTY |
OFFICE |
TERM |
Hiram McLaughlin |
Republican |
Judge - Division 1 |
1947 - 1949 |
William R Collinson |
Democrat |
Judge - Division 1 |
1949 - 1965 Resigned |
Douglas W Greene |
Republican |
Judge - Division 2 |
1961 - 1975 Resigned |
Jack Aton Powell |
Democrat |
Judge - Division 1 |
1965 - 1984 Died in office |
James H Keet |
Democrat |
Judge - Division 3 |
1965 - 1984 Resigned |
John Crow |
Republican |
Judge - Division 2 |
1975 - 1933 Resigned |
Glen Burkhart |
Republican |
Judge - Division 4 |
1976 - 1977 |
Max Bacon |
Democrat |
Judge - Division 4 |
1977 - 1988 Resigned |
J A Appelquist |
Republican |
Judge - Division 2 |
1983 - |
David P Anderson |
Republican |
Judge - Division 1 |
1984 - |
Donald E Bonacker |
Republican |
Judge - Division 3 |
1984 - |
Thomas K McGuire |
Republican |
Judge - Division 4 |
1988 - |
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CIRCUIT JUDGES
NAME |
RESIDENCE |
OFFICE |
DATE IN OFFICE |
POLITICS |
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Orin Patterson |
Springfield, MO |
Circuit Judge - Division 2 |
1919 - 1924 |
Republican |
|
Warren L White |
Springfield, MO |
Circuit Judge - Division 2 |
1925 - 1960 |
Democrat |
|
John Schmook |
Springfield, MO |
Circuit Judge - Division 1 |
1929 - 1934 |
Republican |
|
Guy D Kirby |
Springfield, MO |
Circuit Judge - Division 1 |
1935 - 1946 |
Democrat |
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CRIMINAL JUDGES
REGISTER OF OFFICE HOLDERS - GREENE COUNTY, MISSOURI
NAME |
RESIDENCE |
OFFICE |
DATE IN OFFICE |
POLITICS |
J J Gideon |
Springfield, MO |
Criminal Judge |
1893 - 1896 |
Republican |
C B McAfee |
Springfield, MO |
Criminal Judge |
1897 - 1900 |
Democrat |
J J Gideon |
Springfield, MO |
Criminal Judge |
1901 - 1904 |
Republican |
A W Lincoln |
Springfield, MO |
Criminal Judge |
1903 - 1909 |
Republican |
Circuit Court and Criminal Court combined and divided into Divisions 1 and 2
CIRCUIT JUDGES
RESIDENCE |
OFFICE |
DATE IN OFFICE |
POLITICS |
|
Foster T Wright |
Springfield, MO |
Circuit Judge |
1837 |
|
W F Geiger |
Springfield, MO |
Circuit Judge |
1873 |
|
W D Hubbard |
Springfield, MO |
Circuit Judge |
1887 - 1892 |
|
James T Neville |
Springfield, MO |
Circuit Judge |
1893 - 1910 |
Republican |
Alfred Page |
Springfield, MO |
Circuit Judge - Division 2 |
1909 - 1912 |
Republican |
Guy Kirby |
Springfield, MO |
Circuit Judge - Division 1 |
1911 - 1928 |
Democrat |
Arch A Johnson |
Springfield, MO |
Circuit Judge - Division 2 |
1913 - 1913 |
Democrat |
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CIRCUIT CLERKS
REGISTER OF OFFICE HOLDERS - GREENE COUNTY, MISSOURI
NAME |
RESIDENCE |
OFFICE |
DATE IN OFFICE |
POLITICS |
Guy C Gibbs |
Springfield, MO |
Circuit Clerk |
1927 - 1934 |
Democrat |
(Deceased) |
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Josephine Gibbs |
Springfield, MO |
Circuit Clerk |
1934 |
Democrat |
Jack McKee |
Springfield, MO |
Circuit Clerk |
1935 - |
Ousted by Democrat |
James S Johnson |
Springfield, MO |
Circuit Clerk |
1935 - 1942 |
Republican |
James S Johnson |
Springfield, MO |
Circuit Clerk |
1943 - 1946 |
Republican |
BH Harry Nicholson |
Springfield, MO |
Circuit Clerk |
1947 - 1970 |
Republican |
Troy Garrison |
Springfield, MO |
Circuit Clerk |
1971 - 1972 |
Republican |
(Died In Office) |
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Melvin Payne |
Springfield, MO |
Circuit Clerk |
1972 - 1973 |
Democrat |
(Appointed) |
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Michael A Carr |
Springfield, MO |
Circuit Clerk |
1973 - |
Republican |
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CIRCUIT CLERKS
REGISTER OF OFFICE HOLDERS - GREENE COUNTY, MISSOURI
NAME |
RESIDENCE |
OFFICE |
DATE IN OFFICE |
POLITICS |
Charles T Bullock |
Springfield, MO |
Circuit Clerk |
1833 - Resigned |
|
C D Terrell |
Springfield, MO |
Circuit Clerk |
1838 - 1839 |
|
John C Farmer |
Springfield, MO |
Circuit Clerk |
1839 - 1340 |
|
Joshua Davis |
Springfield, MO |
Circuit Clerk |
1840 - 1853 |
|
A G McCracken |
Springfield, MO |
Circuit Clerk |
1854 - 1859 |
|
F J Abernathy |
Springfield, MO |
Circuit Clerk |
1860 - 1861 |
|
J W D L F Mack |
Springfield, MO |
Circuit Clerk |
1861 - 1862 |
|
M J Humble |
Springfield, MO |
Circuit Clerk |
1862 - 1866 |
|
John L Lisenby |
Springfield, MO |
Circuit Clerk |
1866 - 1871 |
|
R A Mack |
Springfield, MO |
Circuit Clerk |
1872 - 1874 |
|
J H Payne |
Springfield, MO |
Circuit Clerk |
1875 - 1878 |
|
J R Ferguson |
Springfield, MO |
Circuit Clerk |
1879 - 1886 |
|
W W Donham |
Springfield, MO |
Circuit Clerk |
1887 - 1894 |
|
J M Yarbrough |
Springfield, MO |
Circuit Clerk |
1895 - 1902 |
Republican |
T A Nicholson |
Springfield, MO |
Circuit Clerk |
1903 - 1910 |
Republican |
Sam A Reed |
Springfield, MO |
Circuit Clerk |
1911 - 1918 |
Republican |
James C Hale |
Springfield, MO |
Circuit Clerk |
1919 to 1926 |
Repub1ican |
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CRIMINAL CLERKS
REGISTER OF OFFICE HOLDERS - GREENE COUNTY, MISSOURI
NAME |
RESIDENCE |
OFFICE |
DATE IN OFFICE |
POLITICS |
Ed L Yancey |
Springfield, MO |
Criminal Clerk |
1893 - 1894 |
|
George W Campbell |
Springfield, MO |
Criminal Clerk |
1895 - 1898 |
Republican |
Ellis Paxson |
Springfield, MO |
Criminal Clerk |
1899 - 1902 |
Republican |
George W Arnold |
Springfield, MO |
Criminal Clerk |
1903 - 1905 |
Republican |
(Deceased) |
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Josiah Harrell |
Springfield, MO |
Criminal Clerk |
1906 |
Democrat |
B C Holmes |
Springfield, MO |
Criminal Clerk |
1907 - 1914 |
Republican |
Roy L Arnold |
Springfield, MO |
Criminal Clerk |
1915 - 1922 |
Republican |
Carl W Wingo |
Springfield, MO |
Criminal Clerk |
1923 - 1926 |
Republican |
Office of Criminal Clerk Abolished in 1926
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OFFICE OF ASSOCIATE CIRCUIT JUDGE
REGISTER OF OFFICE HOLDERS - GREENE COUNTY, MISSOURI
NAME |
PARTY |
OFFICE |
TERM |
Tom McGuire |
Republican |
Associate Circuit Judge I |
1979 - 1988 Resigned |
Louren G Davidson |
Republican |
Associate Circuit Judge II |
1979 - 1981 Resigned |
Don Clough |
Democrat |
Associate Circuit Judge III |
1979 - 1982 |
George J Donegan |
Republican |
Associate Circuit Judge II |
1981 - 1987 |
David P Anderson |
Republican |
Associate Circuit Judge III |
1983 - 1984 |
J Miles Sweeney |
Republican |
Associate Circuit Judge III |
1984 - |
Dan Conklin |
Republican |
Associate Circuit Judge II |
1987 - |
Winston Davis |
Republican |
Associate Circuit Judge I |
1988 - |
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JUDGE OF THE MAGISTRATE COURT
REGISTER OF OFFICE HOLDERS - GREENE COUNTY, MISSOURI
NAME |
PARTY |
OFFICE |
TERM |
W K Webb |
Republican |
Magistrate Judge - 1st Division |
1947 - 1950 |
Thomas H Gideon |
Republican |
Magistrate Judge - 2nd Division |
1947 - 1955 |
Thomas Coppage |
Democrat |
Magistrate Judge - 1st Division |
1951 - 1952 |
H L Teaff |
Republican |
Magistrate Judge - 1st Division |
1953 - 1954 |
Orville Kerr |
Republican |
Magistrate Judge - 1st Division |
1955 - 1978 |
Ernest C Hamlin |
Democrat |
Magistrate Judge - 2nd Division |
1955 - 1958 |
E A Ed Barbour |
Democrat |
Magistrate Judge - 2nd Division |
1959 - 1970 |
Louren G Davidson |
Republican |
Magistrate Judge - 2nd Division |
1971 - |
Richard L Franks |
Democrat |
Magistrate Judge - 3rd Division |
1971 - 1974 |
Winston Davis |
Republican |
Magistrate Judge - 3rd Division |
1974 |
Max E Bacon |
Democrat |
Magistrate Judge - 3rd Division |
1975 - 1976 |
Thomas K McGuire |
Republican |
Magistrate Judge - 3rd Division |
1977 - 1978 |
Thomas K McGuire |
Republican |
Magistrate Judge - 1st Division |
1979 |
Don Clough |
Democrat |
Magistrate Judge - 3rd Division |
1979 |
On January 1, 1979 Office of Magistrate Judge was changed to Associate Circuit Judge
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OFFICE OF MAGISTRATE CLERK
REGISTER OF OFFICE HOLDERS - GREENE COUNTY, MISSOURI
NAME |
PARTY |
OFFICE |
TERM |
Joe Skidmore |
Democrat |
Magistrate Clerk |
1959 - 1966 |
Troy Garrison |
Republican |
Magistrate Clerk |
1967 - 1970 |
Estle Hamilton |
Republican |
Magistrate Clerk |
1971 - 1978 |
Office Abolished on January 1, 1979 By Act of General Assembly
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