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Zel Fischer
Justice, Missouri Supreme Court
Background: Prior to joining the court, Fischer worked in private practice.
At a glance
- Court
- Missouri Supreme Court
- Position / seat
- Not listed
- Chief justice
- No
- How they joined the court
- Appointed by Gov. Matt Blunt (R) (October 2008); retained by voters in a retention election on November 8, 2022
- Appointed by
- Gov. Matt Blunt (R)
- Appointment date
- October 2008
- Took office
- 2008
- Current term ends
- December 31, 2034
- Next election or retention vote
- Not listed
- Last election
- November 8, 2022
- Party (as listed by Ballotpedia)
- Nonpartisan
- Ballotpedia partisanship estimate
- Mild Republican (2020 study of justices' pre-court partisan activity)
- Education
- Bachelor's: William Jewell College, 1985
- Law: University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law, 1988
- Prior offices
- Not listed
- Profession
- Not listed
- How this court's justices are chosen
- Assisted appointment (Hybrid)A nominating commission screens candidates and sends a shortlist; the governor appoints from it. In many such states, justices later face yes/no retention elections.
Summary of facts listed on Zel Fischer’s Ballotpedia page (retrieved Oct 26, 2026) · Photo: Ballotpedia. “Not listed” means Ballotpedia didn’t list it in a form this site could read; check Ballotpedia for the latest.
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