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Governor appoints associate circuit judge to 24th Judicial Circuit

Staff Report//January 22, 2026//

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Governor appoints associate circuit judge to 24th Judicial Circuit

Staff Report//January 22, 2026//

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Gov. Mike Kehoe announced his latest appointment to the in a news release on Jan. 21. The new appointment, an , will serve in .

, of Farmington, will fill a vacancy in the circuit created by the appointment of Judge to the circuit bench, according to Kehoe’s office.

Murray obtained his J.D. from the University of Missouri and was appointed as an associate circuit judge in the fall of 2024, this publication previously reported.

Smith is an attorney with Lauber Municipal Law who previously worked as an assistant prosecuting attorney for Miller County. He obtained his J.D. from Drake University and a Master of Laws from the American University Washington College of Law.


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