
Shane T. Alexander Circuit Judge

Recommendations
Substantially MEETS overall judicial performance standards.
Position: Judge for 7th Judicial Circuit
Evaluation year: 2022
Background
Hon. Shane Alexander is a judge for the 7th Judicial Circuit. Alexander’s judicial assignments consist mainly of felony criminal cases and circuit civil cases. He also presides over the grand jury and all three of the 7th Circuit’s treatment courts.
Alexander was an assistant prosecuting attorney for Buchanan and Clay counties, municipal judge for Excelsior Springs, and municipal prosecuting attorney for Smithville. Alexander graduated from the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law and was admitted to The Missouri Bar in 1997.
Alexander is a member of the Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association and Clay County Bar Association.