Missouri general election: November 3, 2026

Who is running for 16th Judicial Circuit (Jackson County), Associate Circuit Judge Division 31, Retention: Judge Mary Frances Weir in 2026?

Here are the candidates for 16th Judicial Circuit (Jackson County), Associate Circuit Judge Division 31, Retention: Judge Mary Frances Weir on the November 3, 2026 ballot. This race is on the ballot for voters in 16th Judicial Circuit.

This is a retention vote: voters decide yes or no on keeping this judge for another term. Judges may not promise how they would rule, so we show experience and record instead of issue positions.

Mary Frances Weir

· Incumbent

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.

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