S. Margene Burnett 16th Judicial Circuit (Jackson County)

Review

100% of the Committee voted Judge Burnett substantially MEETS overall judicial performance standards.

21 Committee members voted “MEETS”
0 Committee members voted “DOES NOT MEET”

Position

Circuit Judge

Evaluation Year

2016

Background

Judge Burnett was appointed as circuit judge in November 2013. Prior to her appointment to Division 7, Judge Burnett was appointed deputy commissioner – Probate Division in 2003 by the judges of the 16th Judicial Circuit in Jackson County.

Judge Burnett has practiced law in Jackson County since 1987. She started her career as an associate with Morris & Larson and later Hillix, Brewer, Hoffhaus, Whittaker & Wright. In 1995, Judge Burnett began her own practice. Immediately prior to her appointment to the Probate Court, Judge Burnett served as respondent’s counsel for the mentally ill and adults who are alleged to be incompetent and incapacitated. Judge Burnett is a graduate of the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law. She earned her bachelors degrees in magazine journalism and political science from the University of Missouri-Columbia.

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