Hon. Lynette B. Veenstra

Lynette B. Veenstra is an associate judge serving the 44th Judicial Circuit Court in Missouri. She has been on the bench since her election in 2002 and has been re-elected in 2006, 2010, 2014, and 2018. Prior to her judicial appointment, Veenstra practiced law privately from 1993 to 2002. She earned her Bachelor of Arts from Southwest Missouri State University in 1990 and her Juris Doctor from Vanderbilt University School of Law in 1993. Veenstra’s career is marked by her successful campaigns, including a narrow victory in the 2014 Republican primary and an unopposed general election that same year. She is licensed to practice law in Missouri.