Hon. Daniel G. Pelikan

Daniel Pelikan is a Missouri circuit court judge serving the 11th Judicial Circuit Court, Division 7. He has served as an associate judge from 1998 until 2006, when he was elected as a circuit judge. Pelikan earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Missouri, Columbia, and a J.D. from St. Louis University Law School in 1984. Throughout his judicial career, he has received several community awards, including the Community Living’s Community Volunteer of the Year Award (2013), the Guardian Angel Award from St. Louis Crisis Nursery (2008), and the Silver Beaver Award from the Boy Scouts of America (2012). He has successfully been re-elected to the bench, notably in 2012, defeating Associate Judge Terry R. Cundiff in the primary. Pelikan continues to serve the court until his term ends in 2018.