Circuit Judge, Division 17, 16th Judicial Circuit (Jackson County)

Cory L. Atkins serves as Circuit Judge, Division 17, of the 16th Judicial Circuit in Jackson County¹. Cory L. Atkins is up for a yes or no retention vote on Nov 3, 2026, and stays on the bench if a majority votes yes³². The Judicial Performance Review committee recommends that the judge should be retained¹.

• Circuit Judge, 16th Judicial Circuit Court, since September 2019¹
• Associate Circuit Judge 2018 to 2019; earlier Assistant Attorney General; clerked for Judge Zel M. Fischer of the Supreme Court of Missouri¹
• Bachelor's from Rockhurst University and law degree from the University of Missouri-Kansas City¹
• Appointed associate circuit judge in 2018 and circuit judge in September 2019, under the Missouri Plan (nominated by a judicial commission, selected by the governor)¹².
• Bar poll: The Judicial Performance Review committee recommends that the judge should be retained.