Patricia Breckenridge

Judge

Supreme Court of Missouri

2007 - Current

Appointed to Supreme Court in September 2007. Retained in office at the November 2008 general election for a 12-year term expiring December 31, 2020.

Judge

Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District

1990 - 2007

Retained in the general elections in November 1992 and 2004. Served as its chief judge from 1998 to 2000.

Associate Judge

Vernon County, 28th Judicial Circuit

1982 - 1990

Partner

Russell, Brown, Bickel and Breckenridge

1980 - 1982

Assistant Municipal Judge

City of Nevada, Missouri

1979 - 1982

Associate

Russell, Brown and Bickel

1978 - 1980

University of Missouri - Columbia

J.D. | Law

University of Missouri - Columbia

B.S. (1975) | Agricultural Economics

1975

Honors: with honors

Honoree

Women Lawyers' of Greater St. Louis

2008

Legal Leader Award

Daily Record

2005

Woman of Distinction Award

Ozark Area Girl Scout Council

1996

Citation of Merit Alumni Award

University of Missouri-Columbia School of Law

1996

President's Award

The Missouri Bar

1994

Toll Fellow

Council of State Governments

1990

Women Helping Women and Woman of Distinction Awards

Soroptimists of Nevada

1989

Judicial Recognition Award, 2007, Judge of the Year, 1999, Special Achievement Award, 1993-1994

Association of Women Lawyers of Greater Kansas City

Missouri Institute for Justice

Member

Current

Activities: Board of Directors, 2006-present

Supreme Court of Missouri Committees

Member

Current

Activities: Coordinating Commission for Judicial Department Education, 2006-present Chair, Civic Education Committee Appellate Chair Education Annual Forum Sub-Committee Chair, 2005-2008 Appellate Court Education Annual Forum Sub-Committee Chair, 2000-2005 Child Support Guideline Review Sub-Committee, 1997-1999 Joint Committee with The Missouri Bar, Missouri Gender Fairness Implementation Co-Chair, 1993-1997 Represented Missouri at the 2nd National Conference on Gender Bias in the Courts

Lawyers Encouraging Academic Performance (LEAP)

Member

2005 - Current

Activities: Board of Directors, 2005-present

American Judicature Society

Member

1995 - Current

American Bar Foundation

Fellow

1993 - Current

Judicial Orientation

Faculty Member

1992 - Current

American Bar Association, National Association of Women Judges, Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association, Association of Women Lawyers of Greater Kansas City

Member

1990 - Current

Association of Probate and Associate Circuit Judges

Member

1983 - Current

Activities: President, 1990-1991

The Missouri Bar

Member

1978 - Current

Activities: The Missouri Bar Division of Judicial Administration, 1998-2008

The Missouri Bar Foresight Committee

Member

1992 - 1994

Missouri Judicial College

Faculty Member

1990 - 1993

Missouri Task Force on Gender and Justice

Member

1987 - 1993

Presenter

University of Missouri-Kansas City Law School, Missouri Organization of Defense Lawyers, Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys, Missouri Association of Probate and Associate Circuit Judges, Association for Women Lawyers of Greater Kansas City, Midwest Regional Conference for Women, and the Missouri Attorney General on Appellate Practice

Commencement speaker

University of Missouri-Columbia School of Law

2008