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David Gregory Kays
Active judge · U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri
David Gregory Kays serves on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri. Appointed by George W. Bush and confirmed Jun 10, 2008. ABA rating: Qualified.
- Appointed by
- George W. Bush
- Confirmed
- Jun 10, 2008
- ABA rating
- Qualified
- Born
- 1962
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of MissouriGeorge W. Bush · Jun 10, 2008
Education
- Southwest Missouri State University (now Missouri State University)B.S., 1985
- University of Arkansas School of LawJ.D., 1987
Career
Private practice, Missouri, 1988-1989; Assistant public defender, Springfield, Missouri, 1989; Assistant prosecutor, Laclede County, Missouri, 1988-1991; chief assistant prosecutor, 1989-1991; Prosecutor, Laclede County, Missouri, 1991-1995; Adjunct faculty, Drury University, 1991-2004; Judge, Circuit Court of Missouri, Twenty-Sixth Judicial Circuit, 1995-2008; assocate circuit judge, 1995-2004; presiding judge, 2005-2008
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