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Joshua Michael Divine
Active judge · U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri
Joshua Michael Divine serves on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri. Appointed by Donald J. Trump and confirmed Jul 22, 2025 by a 51–46 Senate vote. ABA rating: Well Qualified.
- Appointed by
- Donald J. Trump
- Confirmed
- Jul 22, 2025
- Senate vote
- 51–46
- ABA rating
- Well Qualified
- Born
- 1990
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of MissouriDonald J. Trump · Jul 22, 2025
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of MissouriDonald J. Trump · Jul 22, 2025
Education
- University of Northern ColoradoB.S., 2012
- Yale Law SchoolJ.D., 2016
Career
Law clerk, Hon. William J. Pryor, Jr., U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, 2016-2017; Deputy solicitor general, State of Missouri, 2017-2019; Deputy counsel, U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri, 2019-2020; Law clerk, Hon. Clarence Thomas, Supreme Court of the United States, 2020-2021; Chief counsel, U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri, 2021-2022; Solicitor general and director of special litigation, State of Missouri, 2023-2025
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