Kurt S. Odenwald Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District
Review
Judge Odenwald substantially MEETS overall judicial performance standards.
Position
Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District
Evaluation Year
2020
Background
Judge Kurt Odenwald was appointed to the Missouri Court of Appeals – Eastern District in 2007. He graduated magna cum laude from the University of Missouri-St. Louis with a bachelor of arts in political science and obtained his J.D. cum laude from Saint Louis University Law School.
Before his appointment to the Missouri Court of Appeals for the Eastern District of Missouri, Judge Odenwald served as a St. Louis County councilman for 17 years. Judge Odenwald was in private practice for nearly 30 years before being appointed to the appellate court.
Judge Odenwald is a member of the State Judicial Records Committee, the Appellate Education Committee and the Public Information Committee. He is also a member of The Missouri Bar, the American Bar Association and the Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis.