Hon. Shannon Renee Dougherty

Shannon R. Dougherty is an associate judge serving the 23rd Judicial Circuit Court in Missouri. She was first elected to the court in 2006, taking office in January 2007, and has been re-elected and re-appointed to serve terms through 2018 and 2024. Prior to her judgeship, Dougherty served as a prosecuting attorney for the Jefferson County Prosecuting Attorney's Office from 2001 to 2006 and as a probation and parole officer for the State of Missouri from 1995 to 2001. She earned her Bachelor of Arts from the University of Missouri in 1995 and her Juris Doctor from St. Louis University School of Law in 2002. Dougherty is licensed to practice law in Missouri and has a career spanning more than two decades in the Missouri judicial and criminal justice system.