Judge, Supreme Court of Missouri

Paul C. Wilson has served on the Supreme Court of Missouri since his appointment in December 2012 and was Chief Justice from July 2021 to June 2023². Voters decide whether to retain him in a yes or no retention vote on the November 3, 2026 ballot¹.

• Judge, Supreme Court of Missouri, since December 2012; Chief Justice July 2021 to June 2023²
• Circuit Judge, 19th Judicial Circuit; Assistant Missouri Attorney General; attorney at Van Matre, Harrison, Hollis, Taylor & Bacon and at Sullivan & Cromwell²
• Bachelor's degree from Drury College; J.D. cum laude from the University of Missouri School of Law; law clerk to Missouri Supreme Court Judge Edward D. Robertson Jr. and to U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit Judge Richard F. Suhrheinrich²
• Appointed to the Supreme Court of Missouri in December 2012 under the Missouri Non-Partisan Court Plan, in which a judicial commission nominates and the governor selects; he stands for a yes or no retention vote at the end of each term²³.
• Bar poll: The Judicial Performance Review committee recommends that the judge should be retained.