Governor appoints judge to Missouri Supreme Court

Governor Greitens has appointed Judge Brent Powell to serve on the Supreme Court of Missouri.

“In his years on the bench, Judge Brent Powell has established himself as an outstanding jurist,” Governor Greitens said. “He has received high marks for being humble, fair-minded, and of the highest integrity. I am confident Judge Powell will be committed to strengthening and improving our court system and guarding the rule of law as a judge on our state’s highest court.”

Judge Powell has been a Circuit Judge in Jackson County since 2008 and currently serves on the Missouri Supreme Court Committee on Procedures in Criminal Cases, the Missouri Advisory Sentencing Commission, the Missouri Supreme Court Committee on Access to Family Courts and the Missouri Supreme Court Trial Judge Education Committee.

Judge Powell has a law degree from the University of Missouri School of Law and an undergraduate degree in political science from William Jewell College.