Zel Fischer
Zel Fischer | |
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Chief Justice of the Missouri Supreme Court | |
In office July 1, 2017 – June 30, 2019 | |
Preceded by | Patricia Breckenridge |
Succeeded by | George W. Draper III |
Judge of the Missouri Supreme Court | |
Incumbent | |
Assumed office October 15, 2008 | |
Preceded by | Stephen N. Limbaugh Jr. |
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Born | (1963-04-28) April 28, 1963 (age 61) Hamburg, Iowa, U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Education | William Jewell College (BA) University of Missouri, Kansas City (JD) |
Zel M. Fischer (born April 28, 1963)[1] is an American lawyer who has served as a judge of the Supreme Court of Missouri since 2008. Fischer served a two-year term as chief justice from 2017 to 2019. A native of Watson, he received his undergraduate degree from William Jewell College and his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Missouri-Kansas City. While at William Jewell College he was a member of the Alpha Delta Chapter of Kappa Alpha Order. He was elected as a Republican to serve as Atchison County judge in 2006 after private practice in Atchison, Nodaway and Holt counties for nearly 15 years.
Following the Missouri Plan for the appointment of appellate judges in Missouri, Fischer was one of three candidates proposed to Governor Matt Blunt by the state's Appellate Judicial Committee to replace Judge Stephen N. Limbaugh Jr. Blunt announced his appointment of Fischer on October 15, 2008, on the grounds of the Atchison County, Missouri Courthouse in Rock Port, Missouri. He cited Fischer's judicial philosophy of strict interpretation of the state's constitution and laws as the reason for his selection. He was sworn in as a Supreme Court judge on October 23, 2008.
References
- ^ "Official Manual, State of Missouri 2009–2010" (PDF). Secretary of State of Missouri. p. 230. Retrieved September 27, 2021.
External links
- Ray Scherer (October 16, 2008). "Newest Justice Calls Atchison County Home[usurped]". "St. Joseph News-Press"
- October 25, 2008. "Zel Fischer Informally Sworn in as Judge". "St. Joseph News-Press"
- Judge Zel Fischer on the Missouri Supreme Court website
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Preceded by | Judge of the Missouri Supreme Court 2008–present | Incumbent |
Preceded by | Chief Justice of the Missouri Supreme Court 2017–2019 | Succeeded by |
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- Mike Kehoe, President
- Caleb Rowden, President pro tempore
- Cindy O'Laughlin, Majority Leader
- Doug Beck, Minority Leader
- Dean Plocher, Speaker
- Mike Henderson, Speaker pro tempore
- Jonathan Patterson, Majority Leader
- Crystal Quade, Minority Leader
- Mary Russell, Chief Justice
- Zel Fischer
- Paul C. Wilson
- W. Brent Powell
- Robin Ransom
- Kelly C. Broniec
- Ginger Gooch
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