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Paul Wilson's Biography

Contact Information

207 West High Street
Jefferson City, MO 65101

Office of the Clerk of the Supreme Court
207 West High Street
Post Office Box 150
Jefferson City, MO 65102

Full Name:

Paul C. Wilson

Gender:

Male

Family:

Wife: Laura; 2 Children: Meredith, Alice

Birth Date:

05/23/1961

Birth Place:

Jefferson City, MO

JD, University of Missouri-Columbia School of Law, 1992

BA, Theatre, Drury College, 1982

Judge, Missouri State Supreme Court, 2012-2021; 2023-present

Chief Justice, Missouri State Supreme Court, 2021-2023

Member, Van Matre, Harrison, Hollis, Taylor and Bacon, Professional Corporation, 2011-2012

Director, Transform Missouri Project, 2009-2010

Senior Counsel, Budget and Finance, Transform Missouri Project, 2009

Deputy Chief of Staff, Litigation, Missouri Attorney General’s Office, 1996-2008

Associate, Sullivan & Cromwell Law Firm, New York, 1994-1996

Law Clerk, Honorable Richard F. Suhrheinrich, United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, 1993-1994

Law Clerk, Honorable Edward D. Robertson Jr., Supreme Court of Missouri, 1992-1993

Member, Missouri Bar Association, 1992-present

Member, Boone County Bar Association

Eagle Scout, Boy Scouts of America

Member, Cole County Bar Association

Elder, First Presbyterian Church

Admitted, Supreme Court of the United States Bar

Awards:

Ray Marvin Award, Executive Committee, National Association of Attorneys General, 2002

Cum Laude Graduate, University of Missouri-Columbia School of Law, 1992

Father's Name:

McCormick

Father's Occupation:

Associate Judge, Cole County Circuit Court

Mother's Name:

Lorna

Mother's Occupation:

Director, Cole County Health Department/State Division of Maternal, Family and Child Health

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