Laura Stith's Biography
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Full Name:
Laura Denvir Stith
Gender:
Female
Family:
Husband: Donald; 3 Children
Birth Date:
10/30/1953
Birth Place:
St Louis, MO
Attended, Institute of European Studies, University of Madrid
JD, Law, Georgetown University Law Center, 1978
BA, Political Science/Social Psychology, Tufts University, 1975
Justice, Missouri State Supreme Court, 2001-2021
Chief Justice, Missouri State Supreme Court, 2007-2009
Former Vice-Chair, Civil Practice and Procedure Committee, Missouri Bar Association
Former Chair, Civil Practice and Procedure Committee, Missouri Bar Association
Chair, Gender and Justice Joint Committee, The Missouri Bar/Supreme Court of Missouri
Former Vice-Chair, Tort Law Committee, Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association
Judge, Missouri State Supreme Court, 2001-present
Co-Founder/Member, Appellate Practice Group
Chief Justice, Missouri State Supreme Court, 2007-2009
Partner, Shook, Hardy and Bacon, 1984-1994
Associate, Shook, Hardy and Bacon, 1980-1984
Law Clerk, Supreme Court of Missouri Judge Robert E. Seiler, 1978-1979
Iglauer Fellowship Intern, United States Senator Thomas Eagleton, 1973
Missouri Fellow, American Bar Foundation, 2004-present
Member, Missouri Bar Association, 1978-present
Member, American Bar Association
Former President, Association for Women Lawyers of Greater Kansas City
Member, Association for Women Lawyers of Greater Kansas City
Former Member, Board of Directors, Association for Women Lawyers of Greater Kansas City
Member, Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association
Third-year Editor, Law and Policy in International Business Journal, Georgetown University Law Center
Founding Director, Lawyers Encouraging Academic Performance
Speaker, Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys (MATA)
Gender Bias Programs Speaker, Missouri New Judges School
Speaker, Missouri Organization of Defense Lawyers (MODL)
Mentor/Tutor, Saint Vincents Operation Breakthrough
Awards:
Magna Cum Laude Graduate, Tufts University, 1975
Joseph Stevens Aspire to Excellence Award, Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association, 2009
National Merit Scholar, Tufts University
Magna Cum Laude Graduate, Georgetown University Law Center, 1978
Just Because You Can Measure Something, Does it Really Count?, Duke Law Journal, 2009
Distinguished Non-Alumnus Award, University of Missouri-Columbia School of Law, 2006
Publications:
Contrast of State and Federal Court Authority to Grant Habeas Relief, Valparaiso Law Review, 2004
Spouse's Occupation:
Shareholder, McDowell, Rice, Smith and Buchanan, Professional Corporation