Missouri general election: November 3, 2026

Who is running for Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, Retention: Judge Lisa White Hardwick in 2026?

Here are the candidates for Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, Retention: Judge Lisa White Hardwick on the November 3, 2026 ballot. This race is on the ballot for voters in Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District.

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.

Lisa White Hardwick

· Incumbent

Judge, Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District

Lisa White Hardwick has served on the Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, since her appointment in May 2001 and was chief judge from 2010 to 2012². Voters in the Western District decide whether to retain her in a yes or no retention vote on the November 3, 2026 ballot¹.

Judge, Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, since May 2001; chief judge 2010 to 2012²
Circuit Judge, 16th Judicial Circuit, January 2000 to May 2001; partner and associate at Shook, Hardy & Bacon, 1985 to 2000²
Elected 2nd District At-Large member of the Jackson County Legislature, 1993 to 2000; bachelor's degree from the University of Missouri and J.D. from Harvard Law School²
Appointed to the Court of Appeals in May 2001 under the Missouri Non-Partisan Court Plan, in which a judicial commission nominates and the governor selects; she 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.

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