Hon. R. Paul Beard

R. Paul Beard serves as an associate judge for the 18th Judicial Circuit Court in Missouri. He was appointed to the bench in 2005 and subsequently elected in 2006, with a re-election victory in 2014 for a term expiring December 31, 2018. Prior to his judicial appointment, Beard practiced law as a partner at Beard & Associates, LLP from 1997 until 2005. He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from Brigham Young University in 1993 and his Juris Doctor from the University of Missouri – Columbia in 1997.