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Hon. S. Margene Burnett
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Hon. S. Margene Burnett has presided over 283 cases in our database. View their complete ruling history and outcome statistics below.
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<p><b>S. Margene Burnett</b> is a judge for Division 7 of the <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Missouri_16th_Judicial_Circuit_Court">Missouri 16th Judicial Circuit Court</a>. Her current term ends on December 31, 2028.</p><p>Burnett ran for re-election for the Division 7 judge of the <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Missouri_16th_Judicial_Circuit_Court">Missouri 16th Judicial Circuit Court</a>. She won in the <a href="/Retention_election"> retention</a> election on <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Municipal_elections_in_Jackson_County,_Missouri_(2022)">November 8, 2022</a>. </p>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Education">Education</span></h2>
<p>Burnett earned her undergraduate degrees from the University of Missouri-Columbia and her <a href="/J.D." class="mw-redirect" title="J.D.">J.D.</a> from the University of Missouri-Kansas City.<sup id="cite_ref-nixon_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nixon-1">[1]</a></sup>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Career">Career</span></h2>
<ul><li><b>2014-Present:</b> Judge, <a href="/Missouri_16th_Judicial_Circuit_Court" title="Missouri 16th Judicial Circuit Court">16th Circuit Court</a></li>
<li><b>2003-2013:</b> Deputy Probate Commissioner, <a href="/Missouri_16th_Judicial_Circuit_Court" title="Missouri 16th Judicial Circuit Court">16th Circuit Court</a></li>
<li><b>1987-2003:</b> Attorney in private practice<sup id="cite_ref-nixon_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nixon-1">[1]</a></sup></li></ul>
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<ul><li><b>2011-2012:</b> President, Missouri Association of Probate & Associate Circuit Judges</li>
<li>UMKC School of Law Alumni Association</li>
<li>Law Foundation of UMKC<sup id="cite_ref-nixon_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nixon-1">[1]</a></sup></li></ul>
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<h5 class="votebox-header-election-type">Missouri 16th Judicial Circuit Court Division 7</h5>
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<p class="results_text"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/S._Margene_Burnett">S. Margene Burnett</a> was retained to <i>Division 7 of the Missouri 16th Judicial Circuit Court</i> on <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Municipal_elections_in_Jackson_County,_Missouri_(2022)">November 8, 2022</a> with 63.1% of the vote.</p>
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<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="2016">2016</span></h3>
<dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/Missouri_local_trial_court_judicial_elections,_2016" title="Missouri local trial court judicial elections, 2016">Missouri local trial court judicial elections, 2016</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl><p>
Missouri held general elections for local judicial offices on November 8, 2016. A primary election took place on August 2, 2016. The filing deadline for those wishing to run in the primary was March 29, 2016. Judges running in a <a href="/Retention" class="mw-redirect" title="Retention">retention</a> election on November 8 had to file by August 23.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2">[2]</a></sup> <a class="mw-selflink selflink">S. Margene Burnett</a> was retained in the Missouri 16th Circuit, Division 7 election with 66.86 percent of the vote. <sup id="cite_ref-list_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-list-3">[3]</a></sup></p><table width="490px" class="bptable gray collapsible" id="collapsibleTable0">
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<td style="text-align:left" colspan="3"><i>Source:</i> <a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://enr.sos.mo.gov/enrnet/default.aspx?eid=750003949"><i>Missouri Secretary of State</i>, "2016 Unofficial General Election Results," accessed November 9, 2016</a></td>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Judicial_selection_method">Judicial selection method</span></h2>
<dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/Partisan_elections" title="Partisan elections">Partisan elections</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl>
<p>The judges of the <a href="/Missouri_Circuit_Courts" title="Missouri Circuit Courts">Missouri Circuit Courts</a> in Clay, Greene, Jackson, Platte, and St. Louis counties and the city of St. Louis are appointed by the governor with the help of a judicial selection commission.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4">[4]</a></sup>
</p><p>The <a href="/Chief_judge" class="mw-redirect" title="Chief judge">chief judge</a> of each court is elected by the circuit and associate judges from among the sitting circuit judges.<sup id="cite_ref-general_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-general-5">[5]</a></sup>
</p><p><b>Qualifications</b><br>
To serve on this court, a judge must be:
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