Circuit Judge, 6th Judicial Circuit (Platte County), Division 1; Presiding Judge

Myles A. Perry has been a circuit judge in Platte County (6th Judicial Circuit, Division 1) since January 2024 and is the circuit's presiding judge; before that he was a Platte County assistant prosecutor for 21 years¹. He is on the Nov. 3, 2026 ballot for a retention vote (yes or no)³. The Judicial Performance Review committee recommends that he be retained¹.

• Circuit Judge, 6th Judicial Circuit Court (Platte County), Division 1, since January 2024; current Presiding Judge of the circuit¹
• Assistant Prosecuting Attorney and trial team leader, Platte County Prosecuting Attorney's Office, January 2003 to January 2024¹
• Retired from the U.S. Army Reserve in 2019 as a Judge Advocate and former infantry officer, with two tours in Afghanistan¹
• University: Park University (bachelor's); University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law (J.D.)¹
• Appointed to the 6th Judicial Circuit Court in January 2024¹. Under Missouri's Non-Partisan Court Plan, judges are nominated by a judicial commission, selected by the governor, and must stand in a retention election after their first 12 months on the bench and at the end of each term². His name is on the Nov. 3, 2026 ballot for a retention vote³.
• Bar poll: The Judicial Performance Review committee recommends that the judge should be retained.