Hon. R. Brent Elliott

R. Brent Elliott is a Missouri judge serving on the 43rd Judicial Circuit Court, Division 2. Appointed by Governor Jay Nixon on February 1, 2009, he has held the position since then, with his current term set to expire in 2018. Prior to his judgeship, Elliott served nine years as an associate circuit judge for the 43rd Circuit, worked as the prosecuting attorney for DeKalb County, and served as a municipal court judge for Osborn and Stewartsville, continuing to sit on the municipal bench in Osborn. He earned his undergraduate degree from Graceland College and his J.D. from the University of Missouri, and was admitted to the Missouri bar in 1981.