Associate Circuit Judge, Division 31, 16th Judicial Circuit (Jackson County)

Mary Frances Weir serves as Associate Circuit Judge, Division 31, of the 16th Judicial Circuit in Jackson County¹. Mary Frances Weir 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.

• Associate Circuit Judge, 16th Judicial Circuit Court, since May 2013; presides over the criminal domestic violence diversion docket for Jackson County¹
• Chair of the Missouri Supreme Court's Commission on Human Trafficking and Domestic Violence¹
• Earlier work as a public defender, family court contract attorney and guardian ad litem; adjunct law professor at UMKC from 2001 to 2021; law degree from Washburn University¹
• Appointed to the 16th Judicial Circuit Court in May 2013 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.