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Mary Elizabeth Phillips

Active judge · U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri

Mary Elizabeth Phillips serves on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri. Appointed by Barack Obama and confirmed Mar 6, 2012 by a 95–2 Senate vote. ABA rating: Well Qualified.

Appointed by
Barack Obama
Confirmed
Mar 6, 2012
Senate vote
95–2
ABA rating
Well Qualified
Born
1969

Appointments

  • Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of MissouriBarack Obama · Mar 6, 2012

Education

  • University of ChicagoB.A., 1991
  • University of ChicagoM.A., 1992
  • University of Missouri School of LawJ.D., 1996

Career

Legislative assistant, U.S. Rep. Patsy Ann Danner ofMissouri, 1993-1994; Assistant prosecutor, Jackson County, Missouri, 1997-2001; Private practice, Leawood, Kansas, 2001-2008; Special prosecutor, Circuit Court of Missouri, Sixteenth Judicial Circuit, 2002-2008; Assistant U.S. attorney, Western District of Missouri, 2008-2009; litigation consultant, 2008; U.S. attorney for the Western District of Missouri, 2009-2012

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